Job Description
job summary:
Communicate issues and client feedback to the Squad Leader in a clear, concise and timely manner
Participate and /or facilitate the daily Scrums, Sprint Planning Meetings, Release Planning, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives
Provide constructive feedback for future process improvements
Identify business requirements, document improvement opportunities, share with Scrum Team and at BA Forums
Collaborate strategically with the QA team on QA test plan reviews and provides assistance and mentorship to QA with story requirements / acceptance criteria clarifications
Perform End to End Business Acceptance Testing in Acceptance Region and ensure the traceability of test cases.
Assist either or readiness and deployment activities for each release
location: Merrimack, New Hampshire
job type: Contract
salary: $37 - 38 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
- Basic knowledge (3+ years) of business analyst techniques such as benchmarking, business rules analysis, risk analysis, user stories, user acceptance testing and product documentation.
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, Mural or similar Agile backlog management tool preferred
- Good understanding on MS Office Suite: Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- CSM/CSPO Certification desirable
- You are a good listener and have strong verbal communication skills
- Ability to effectively facilitate successful client meetings or workshops, and comfort speaking publicly to a broad audience
- Proven leadership and time management skills to ensure that work is completed on time
- Strong writing skills as proven in clear, concise, well organized user documentation to maintain standards and procedures
- Problem solving skills with the keen ability to assimilate new information, draw conclusions and communicate ideas
- You will keep up to date on agile standard methodologies and trends
- Positive demeanor and flexible, with ability to adapt to the changing needs of the squad
qualifications:
Initiate & lead discovery for Feature/Epic Definition & Key Decision Partners with Squad Leader and Scrum Master to prioritize Epics
Ensure Epic/Story artifacts (i.e. use cases and supporting documentation) are updated and available for story execution
Write stories and facilitate story grooming/refinement sessions to ensure they meet the Definition of Ready
Collaborating with key Business, IT, Legal, Compliance & Risk partners to define product features and monitor trends
Establish client meetings to include demos of sprint deliverables and impact analysis results (User Experience Design, Legal, Outside business groups)
Engage in organizational readiness activities through the lifecycle of the project to proactively mitigate risks related to product delivery
skills:
Agile,Confluence,Experience with Jira,Excel,MS Office Suite,Outlook,PowerPoint,Visio,Word,Release Planning,Scrum Master,daily Scrums,Sprint Planning,Sprint Reviews,Scrum Team,user documentation,flexible,ability to adapt,analytical,strong verbal communication skills,Communicate,well organized,Proven leadership,problem solving skills,proactively,Collaborating,acceptance criteria,acceptance test,user acceptance testing,Acceptance Testing,good listener,backlog management,benchmarking,process improvements,business needs,business requirements,business rules,CSPO Certification,constructive feedback,impact analysis,mentorship,QA,risk analysis,Risk,sense of ownership,Strong writing skills,test plan,time management skills,User Experience Design,user stories
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Contract work, Temporary work, Work experience placement, Flexible hours