Business Analyst (DISA)

Horizon Industries Limited (Horizon) is a dynamic IT and Management Consulting firm based in the Washington, DC area, founded in 1996. They provide full-cycle IT consulting and management support in both private and public sectors. Horizon prides itself on a diverse, employee, and family-centric culture.

What Your Day-to-Day Will Look Like / Duties:

• Review user stories in backlog; gain a solid understanding of the changes needed.
• Collaborate with Product Owners to understand user stories and updates needed.
• Document acceptance criteria for user stories and bug tickets.
• Help Developers understand the user stories and acceptance criteria, and lead discussions of new functionality.
• Test user stories and ensure that testing is appropriately documented, with evidence recorded.
• Serve as Scrum Master and lead daily scrums.
• Develop an agenda for backlog grooming sessions; get concurrence with Product Owners.
• Lead backlog grooming sessions with Product Owners.
• Lead demo day and introduce stories to the Product Owners.
• Train stakeholders on new functionality.
• Document business processes and changes.
• Update requirements documentation.
• Update user manuals.

What We Would Like to See on Your Resume / Required Skills:

• Provide detailed, comprehensive, testable, and traceable process components in formats including Business Requirements, Functional Requirements, Data Requirements, System Software Specifications, and Use Cases.
• Provide business process and system analysis, design, improvement, and implementation support.
• Translate business process needs into technical requirements, provide change management and training support.
• The ability to communicate organizational and strategic planning for both technical and functional environments.
• 5 years of current experience in business process and system analysis, design, improvement, implementation, change management, and training support.
• Desired: UI/UX experience with software applications.
• Experience in Agile and JIRA is required.
• Nice to have: Scrum Master certification.
• Plus: Any testing-related certification.

Education:

A Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as software engineering, information systems, computer science, business, etc.

Why You Will Succeed at Horizon:

Horizon works at the forefront of new Appian features and development practices, supporting employees with training and certification in the latest tools. They invest in their employees' growth and success.

Why You Will Love Working with Us / Perks:

• A comprehensive benefits package including healthcare (medical, dental, vision, and disability).
• A 401(k) program where you are 100% vested from day one with an employer match after 90 days.
• An Educational Assistance program.
• A Student Loan Repayment Program.
• A Gym Reimbursement Program.
• Paid Time Off.
• Dynamics, a passionate, multi-disciplinary team of creative minds to work with.