Technical Business Analyst, Business Analyst

Alpha Omega is an award-winning Federal IT Solutions provider. Since its inception in September 2016, we have grown from a start-up to a $100m / year business.

Alpha Omega's growth stems from our mission focus : to make the US Government the best in the world . We achieve that via advanced capabilities in the areas of Design & Product Management, DevSecOps & Cloud Engineering, Intelligent Automation, and Cybersecurity.

Our consistent growth has fostered a series of accolades including Inc. 5000 and Washington Technology's Fast 50 awards for five consecutive years, Virginia Business Best Places to Work ten years in a row, and Maryland Technology Council's 2022 Government Contract of the Year over $50 Million Dollars award, to name a few.

We are seeking passionate federal IT professionals to join our team.

Come support our nation's government agencies and make a difference!

Why Us?

We have H.E.A.R.T. ! Alpha Omega's Core Values - (H) harmony, (E) engagement, (A) accountability, (R) resourcefulness, and (T) tenacity - collectively are an acrostic reminder of the values that guide the work we do.

We foster a culture that recognizes and rewards hard work. Our H.E.A.R.T. program invites colleagues and managers from across the organization to recognize each other for living out our core values.

Spotlighted employees enjoy a detailed nomination about their core-values-aligned actions which are then shared with their manager.

Ready to embark on a rewarding, challenging, and fulfilling career in the Federal IT Solutions space?

Come grow with us!

Job Title : Technical Business Analyst

Work Location : Remote

Clearance Required : DHS Public Trust EOD

Position Description / Scope of Work :

Alpha Omega is seeking a Technical Business Analyst to support an IT portfolio for one of our clients.The selected candidate will, at a minimum, fulfill the responsibilities below.

Responsibilities :

• Collaborate directly with Agile Development Team, consisting of client leadership, the Developers, Designers, and additional Agile Business Analysts,
• Decompose and document large initiatives into smaller features and user stories
• Write user stories that clearly describe the desired business outcome and contain non-prescriptive - but testable - Acceptance Criteria that enables teams to define the best solution.
• Manage the backlog based on priorities and assign user stories based on capacity
• Present documented features and user stories to stakeholders for feedback.
• Triage and resolve potential user incidents involving interacting with end-users
• Facilitate and lead meetings with various internal and external stakeholders
• Support the QA team with performing additional testing as necessary

Required Skills / Experience :

• 3-5 Years of experience as an Agile Business Analyst or Product Owner
• Knowledge of various agile business analysis techniques including interviewing, brainstorming, problem discovery, and MVP identification.
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders at varied levels
• Experience in supporting business and project teams in translating complex business needs into user stories
• Ability to test user stories against acceptance criteria
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and proven ability to ask probing questions to business team members
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities effectively
• Experience using JIRA and Confluence
• 508 or Functional Testing experience

Desired Skills :

• Experience working in an environment leveraging the SAFe framework.
• Active or recent previous DHS experience HIGHLY desired.
• At least 1 year of experience in Product Management and / or Product Development
• Proven track record of delivering data driven solutions with a customer-first mindset
• Expertise in transforming and building end-to-end environments using DevOps to integrate, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and operate multiple systems

Required Certification(s) :

Certified Product Owner (or Certified Scrum Master)

Desired Certification(s) :

• Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner
• SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager

Required Education :

Bachelor's Degree in Business or an IT related field, which can be substituted for technical certifications or relevant experience

Alpha Omega Integration, LLC (Alpha Omega) is committed to the development of a creative, diverse, and inclusive work environment.

In accordance with the law and our organizational values, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as "protected status)".

Final hiring decisions at Alpha Omega will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities.

Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQIA, women, people over 40, and differently-abled folks are strongly encouraged to apply.

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Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)