Business Systems Analyst

General Summary

COLSA is seeking a highly skilled Business Systems Analyst to oversee the collection, capture, and management of mission user needs from prioritization through concept development and user story writing to support development and deployment initiatives. The ideal candidate will facilitate the gathering of business-focused requirements, ensuring the user's perspective is considered to support the product team and product owner in defining the backlog. This role requires a strong focus on improved usability, user experience, and driving user adoption and engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the collection, capture, and management of mission user needs from prioritization through concept development and user story writing.
• Facilitate the gathering of business-focused requirements to support a product team and product owner in defining the backlog.
• Ensure the user's perspective is considered throughout the development and deployment processes.
• Focus requirements gathering on improved usability, user experience, and driving user adoption and engagement.
• Identify core business needs and decompose and document in concepts of operation, story maps, briefings, and user stories.
• Document business rules and construct workflow diagrams as needed.
• Provide consultation on complex projects while considering the business implications of the application of technology to the current and future business environment.
• Comprehend, analyze, and interpret documents.
• Solve problems involving several options in situations requiring intermediate analytical and quantitative skills.

Contingent upon funding and selection*

At COLSA, people are our most valuable resource and centered at our core value. We invite you to unite your talents with opportunity and be a part of our "Family of Professionals!" Learn about our employee-centric culture and benefits here .

Required Experience

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in business or technical discipline required
• 5 years related experience
• Experience in requirements gathering, user experience improvement, and user adoption and engagement strategies
• Proven ability to identify core business needs and document them effectively
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Experience with Microsoft 365 Power Platform and SharePoint
• Ability to provide consultation on complex projects and understand the business implications of technology applications
• Active TS/SCI clearance; US Citizenship required;

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Splunk Core Certified Power User
• ITIL v4 Practice Manager (PM)
• Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate.
• Experience in creating concepts of operation, story maps, briefings, and user stories
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. COLSA Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin