Remote Junior Business Analyst (Entry Level)

Job Description Summary
Description:
As an Information Technology Business Analyst, you will be a driver of progress in helping modernize technology and processes for multiple clients. This provides an opportunity to work with Agile teams to develop digital products to support several missions for our clients. You will be responsible for gathering, analyzing, and managing requirements and collaborating directly with the client and team to deliver desired outcomes.

Primary Responsibilities
– Serve as the trusted liaison between stakeholders and the software development team, representing the stakeholder and customer needs for a given feature or product.
– Analyze and translate business and user requirements into high-level features and detailed user stories with acceptance criteria.
– Work with the product owner to break down and prioritize the delivery of product features by maintaining the product backlog and user stories.
– Prepare for and facilitate meetings to gather/clarify requirements, formulate design approaches, and confirm business needs are met while providing clear follow-up steps.
– Perform and conduct acceptance testing for user stories and features.
– Participate in project, development, and deployment planning, support deployment of code to production and pre-production environments.

Required Skills
– Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
– Strong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills.
– Ability to manage multiple projects at a time.
– Ability to complete tasks both independently and with a team to solve problems.
– 1+ years of experience in Agile environments, methodologies, and processes.
– Bachelor’s degree and 1-3 years of experience as a Business Analyst or related discipline.

Desired Skills:
– Working knowledge with JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint
– Familiarity with UX/UI concepts and best practices
– Working knowledge of Project Management methodologies

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MAXIMUS Introduction
Since 1975, Maximus has operated under its founding mission of Helping Government Serve the People, enabling citizens around the globe to successfully engage with their governments at all levels and across a variety of health and human services programs. Maximus delivers innovative business process management and technology solutions that contribute to improved outcomes for citizens and higher levels of productivity, accuracy, accountability and efficiency of government-sponsored programs. With more than 30,000 employees worldwide, Maximus is a proud partner to government agencies in the United States, Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit https://www.maximus.com.

EEO Statement
EEO Statement: Active military service members, their spouses, and veteran candidates often embody the core competencies Maximus deems essential, and bring a resiliency and dependability that greatly enhances our workforce. We recognize your unique skills and experiences, and want to provide you with a career path that allows you to continue making a difference for our country. We’re proud of our connections to organizations dedicated to serving veterans and their families. If you are transitioning from military to civilian life, have prior service, are a retired veteran or a member of the National Guard or Reserves, or a spouse of an active military service member, we have challenging and rewarding career opportunities available for you. A committed and diverse workforce is our most important resource.

Maximus is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Maximus provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disabled status.
Pay Transparency
Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to a candidate’s education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus’s total compensation package.

Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation shall be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant’s salary history will not be used in determining compensation.