Sr. Business Analyst (Remote)

Overview: GovCIO is currently seeking a Sr. Business Analyst to join a cross\-functional team dedicated to delivering impactful features. This position is fully remote and available to candidates within the Continental United States (CONUS). Responsibilities: Coordinates with business and technology teams, ascertaining system requirements, such as program functions, output requirements, input data acquisition, and system techniques and controls. Provides technical/functional expertise in identifying, evaluating, developing, and supporting systems. They have the business knowledge and perspective of a particular business and the IT needs of that customer. Requires knowledge of computer system capabilities, business processes, and workflows. * Partner with Project Managers, Scrum Masters, developers, testers, architects, and VA stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business and functional requirements * Participate as an active member of Agile Scrum or SAFe delivery teams, supporting Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Daily Standups * Conduct requirements elicitation sessions, stakeholder interviews, and product elaboration workshops to understand business needs and technical impacts * Develop Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), Functional Requirements Specifications (FRS), Requirements Specification Documents (RSDs), process flows, and supporting documentation * Create and maintain well\-written user stories with clear, complete, and testable acceptance criteria * Support backlog grooming by refining user stories, identifying dependencies, clarifying business rules, and preparing work items for development * Analyze business processes and identify impacts across multiple interconnected applications and systems. * Work directly with VA stakeholders to clarify requirements, answer functional questions, and support solution development * Collaborate closely with development and QA teams throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to ensure requirements are accurately implemented and validated * Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), requirements traceability, defect triage, and release readiness activities * Maintain requirements, user stories, documentation, and project artifacts within Jira, Confluence, and related Agile tools * Continuously build knowledge of VA business processes, enterprise applications, and modernization initiatives * Develop checklists for workstreams to be used during elaboration sessions to ensure that all impacted functions are identified and discussed * Approach to AS\-IS and TO\-BE workflows and validation process with stakeholders. Qualifications: **Required Skills and Experience*** Bachelor's with 5 \- 8 years (or commensurate experience) * Experience working within Agile Scrum or SAFe software development environments * Experience developing Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), or similar documentation * Experience writing user stories with clear