About us: At Octave we take great pride in serving the government mission and the citizens of our country. We provide digital services to the US government including agile software development, human centered design, cloud services, data analytics, AI/ML/RPA. We are a purpose-driven organization that puts employees first. We support a work culture that is fun, friendly and creative. The Role: We are seeking a detail-oriented and skilled business analyst to join our team. The ideal candidate will be familiar with gathering requirements, working with the business to identify and prioritize requirements and engaging with stakeholders and users to implement changes. This position requires in-person work, with the work location based in Brooklyn, New York. Responsibilities: Develop business and technical requirements Identify user stories and translate them into technical requirements as required. Develop user stories and break down requirements into deliverable functionality. Review the requirements with the stakeholders for their approval. Co-ordinate Testing of applications. Develop test cases and acceptance criteria. Coordinate QA testing and acceptance between QA staff, developers, and stakeholders. Implement information technology quality assurance standards. Provide Management Reporting and Information dissemination Analyze and document current systems and processes as currently implemented. Make recommendations for improvements based on client feedback. Work directly with business stakeholders, clients, designers, developers, and engineers to coordinate the building of applications to spec and on time. Qualifications: Minimum 4 Years Gathering business requirements, writing user stories, and conducting user acceptance testing. Minimum 4 Years Experience in Business Analysis tools such as: JIRA, Balasamiq & MS Visio. Minimum 4 Years Experience in overseeing large project deliverables. Minimum 4 Years Experience in designing Data model and application Prototypes. Fluency in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) Strong written, verbal and collaboration skills Benefits: Comprehensive Health insurance with Medical, Dental and Vision coverage 401K retirement plan with immediate vesting of employer match Paid Time Off (PTO) Short Term Disability - Fully funded by employer Basic Life Insurance - Fully funded by employer Hiring practices: Octave Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We participate in E-Verify. Upon hire, we will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
