Senior Business Analyst - Remote

The Work:  ICF seeks an energetic and curious Business Analyst to guide development of a user facing, web-based data collection tool, as well as a portfolio of business intelligence products.  Job Location: Remote within the United States.This position requires that the job be performed in the United States. If you accept this position, you should note that ICF does monitor employee work locations and blocks access from foreign locations/foreign IP addresses, and also prohibits personal VPN connections. Our core work hours are 10am - 4pm Eastern Time with the option to start earlier or work later depending on your time zone. You may be asked to travel for a conference, for PI-Planning twice a year, or to another ICF location for collaboration once a quarter. What You Will Do:Collaborate with stakeholders to understand operational responsibilities and business needs.Analyze current processes and identify opportunities for improvement.Develop hypotheses and design experiments to validate proposed solutions.Recommend tools and technologies aligned with program goals.Participate in Program Increment Planning and contribute to thematic roadmaps.Typical projects include development of client-centric business intelligence dashboards and reportsEnsure the product team delivers value iteratively using agile and SAFe practices.Duties will also include participating in release and sprint planning, obtaining tech approaches and levels of effort (LOE) for proposed enhancements or new work, presenting LOEs to client and PO to help prioritize releases, liaising between client(s), developer(s), and quality assurance tester(s), to ensure satisfaction and understanding. Plan stories for releases and sprints; participate in release planning, baselining, and development Liaising between client(s), developer(s), and quality assurance tester(s); answering developer questionsAssist scrum masters and tech leads in eliminating delays and blocks to developers Breaking down Epics into functional user stories and ordering them in a way that makes sense to the product team and meets business user needs Ensuring user stories include acceptance criteria and labels that reasonably cover all areas necessary for complete testing of the functionality Help in leading refinement, and sprint planning meetings to ensure work is matched and complements each developer's strengths and objectives Working with tech leads to help identify patterns in defects and work out processes to ensure there are no reopen defects. What You Will Bring With You: Bachelor’s degree; or equivalent (applicants can substitute one year of related experience for one year of education)5+ years of experience in a Business Analyst roleCandidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Candidate must reside in the U.S., be authorized to work in the U.S., and all work must be performed in the U.S. Candidate must have lived in the U.S. for three (3) full years out of the last five (5) years What We Would Like You To Bring With You: U.S. Citizenship or Green Card is highly prioritized due to federal contract requirementsScrum or other Agile certification Master’s degree preferredAbility to self-organize, priorities and conduct research on multiple projects under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Prior experience in consulting or healthcare is an advantage but not essential. Professional Skills:Independently interacting with clients on technical/functional topics, work performance and task schedule to proactively identify potential follow-on opportunities, challenging assumptions and identifying growth opportunitiesLeading client-specific initiatives from Tech Approach and LOE through delivery, including client demos Good leadership and team-working skills. Highly effective analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interface effectively at all levels of the business. Organized, detailed oriented and able to prioritize and multi-task. #DMX-HES Working at ICFICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer.Together, our employees are empowered to share theirexpertiseand collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEOpolicy.We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals withsincerely heldreligious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To requestan accommodation,please email Cand