blueStone
Our client, a large Automaker in Detroit, is seeking a Business Analyst on a contract to hire basis.
Job Description
Requires 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst
Define/Document & Represent User Stories and other artifacts to various development communities throughout development lifecycle
- Constantly re-prioritize the Product Backlog based on customer feedback, market changes and business priority.
- Engage daily with various development communities during the product development lifecycle in order to provide User Story (requirements) clarification and immediate feedback upon completion
- Coordinate and facilitate necessary interactions in order to obtain answers, provide direction, or eliminate impediments during product development
- Confirm product meets User Story and design intent as part of Scrum Sprint exit criteria
- Prepare and maintain artifacts associated with development progress such as backlog burn-up chart
- Help to capture information pertaining to development progress and productivity
- Help to determine potential release content and release date
- Help monitor and determine the product market impact in order to help determine future product direction
- Coordinate corrective action in response to negative product market impact due to product defects
- Help facilitate Scrum events such as backlog refinement, daily stand-up, sprint review, and sprint retrospective
Qualifications
- Experience creating user experience artifacts such as user stories, storyboards and wireframes
- Demonstrable knowledge of software development lifecycles and activities.
- A strong understanding of software Agile methodologies, particularly Scrum
- Ability to set and manage priorities judiciously.
- Familiarity with Android app development
- The candidate must have excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with a diverse group of technical architects, developers, and subject matter experts.
- Ability to work in across diverse teams and produce excellent results in a fast paced environment
- Ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical addressees
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.