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Alexandria, VA PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEMAIL AVAILABLESr. Business Analyst Agile Business Analyst/ SCRUM MasterPROFESSIONAL SUMMARYResults-oriented Sr. Business Analyst with experience with proven expertise in requirements gathering, process improvement, system development, system Maintaince, and facilitating seamless collaboration between business stakeholders and technology teams on Agile-SCRUM and Traditional waterfall development environment.Strong skills in leading requirement identification, defining business requirements, and develop detail technical requirements for development.Experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with in-depth knowledge of industry best practices.Strong analytical skills breaking down system and process problems and ability to partner with business users on recommend solutions.Experience conducting and leading business requirement gathering sessions, decomposing abstract ideas into details, and identifying and communicating risks.Experience in facilitating group discussions to elicit requirements in Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions.Expertise in working with developers and the QA team to ensure comprehension and feasibility of requirements.Experience with recognized project management and software lifecycle tools including JIRA and ConfluenceOutstanding written and oral communication skills, with experience presenting technical topics in business-oriented fashion to non-technical audiences.Highly motivated self-starter with intellectual curiosity and creative problem-solving skills.EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONB.Sc. Information Systems and technology, Addis Ababa UniversityCertified Cloud PractitionerCertified Scrum masterTECHNICAL SKILLSOperating system (Unix, Linux and windows)Database: Oracle, SQL ServerProgramming language: Python, Java, SQL, HTMLSCRUM Tools: Jira, ConfluenceDevOps: Jenkins, GitHubUse Case documentation, Business Process Mapping, Workflow Analysis.Product Backlog Refinement, User Acceptance Criteria.CMMI, GDP, and Quality Assurance (QA) standards.Risk Analysis, GAP analysis and Peer ReviewsWork ExperiencesL3Harris, Washington, DC 11/2021- PresentSr. Business Analyst/ SCRUM MasterPartner with Product Owner to understand and prioritize key success factors and critical business needsElicit and clearly document functional business and systems requirements.Write effective user stories with clear acceptance criteria focused on business value that are understood by the technical teamCoached team members and stakeholders on Agile principles and practices improving collaboration, communication, and transparency.Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring adherence to the Scrum framework.Reduce blockers and increased the team's ability to deliver high-quality features based on roadmap.Communicate sprint progress to team and management using burndown and velocity charts.Support Product Owner and technical team with backlog creation, user story prioritization and estimation of tasks.Groomed user stories and worked with Product Owner to create roadmap and prioritize backlog.Convert business requirements into epics, features, user stories and acceptance criteria using JIRA and Confluence.Assess business process and system inefficiencies to identify opportunities for improvement.Act as a liaison and facilitator between customers, developers, and QA testers.Work directly with product managers and project to understand the current business process and perform gap analysis on existing system.Work with Product Owner with user story prioritization before the sprint planning meeting.Interact with business owners, SMEs, and management team to identify the scope of the project and to prepare use case, user story, and activity diagrams to further develop technical requirements.Facilitate and manage meeting sessions with business owners, business system owners, development team, testing team, and process control team.Facilitate defect review meetings involving all stakeholders to review defects, identify severity and set priorities as per client requirements, ensuring accuracy and conform to deadlines.Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) by organizing user testing sessions, creating test plans and test cases, contribute to the testing phase of a projectPerform task decomposition, delegated tasks, and monitored project milestones using SharePoint and JIRA.Create training guides and documents that include instructions on how to use the system.United Healthcare, Arlington, VA 08/2019- 11/2021Business AnalystWorked with stakeholders, Product Owner and solution delivery teams to elicit, analyze,translate and document requirements.Facilitated requirements Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions, lead requirements analysis and verification, ensuring that requirement statements are complete, consistent, traceable, feasible, unambiguous, and testable.Worked stakeholders to define and track product roadmap.Create and manage documentation of project in confluence.Worked with the QA to develop test plans and test cases for functional and integration testing.Maintained the requirements traceability matrix to track requirements coverage.Worked closely with the stakeholders to analyze complex business processes and business requirements.Tracked defects and facilitated defect review meetings with team leads.Documented any issues or defects and eventually got the sign off from the right parties.Manually verified the validity of the failed test cases.Worked closely with project manager, stakeholders, and business analyst to define test scope, gap analysis, risk analysis, and test dependency.Designed and developed test scenarios and test cases based on business requirements, technical specifications, and use cases.African Union Commission 05/2016 08/2019Program AnalystCoordinated and managed program logistics, including scheduling, travel arrangements, and budget tracking.Developed and maintained program databases, tracking systems, and filing systems, ensuring accurate record-keeping and easy accessibility to information.Created and distributed program materials, including meeting agendas, reports, and presentations,Facilitated communication between program staff, volunteers, and external partners, ensuring smooth coordination of program activities.Conducted research and analyzed data to support program development and implementation, resulting in improved program outcomes.Participated in program planning and evaluation activities, contributing to the development of program goals, objectives, and strategies.Provided administrative support to program managers, including scheduling meetings, drafting correspondence, and preparing reports.Managed program social media accounts and email campaigns, increasing program visibility and engagement with stakeholders.Trained and supervised program interns and volunteers, ensuring they were well-equipped to contribute to program activities.Collaborated with other departments and programs within the organization to share resources, knowledge, and best practices, resulting in increased organizational efficiency and effectiveness. |
