Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Salary:

Business Analyst: Office of Appellate Support (OAS) Technical Infrastructure Branch (TIB)

Sprezzatura Management Consulting is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Business Analyst to support the Board’s Office of Appellate Support (OAS) Technical Infrastructure Branch (TIB). The successful candidate will play a critical role in gathering, analyzing, and refining business requirements, ensuring alignment with stakeholders, and supporting the legal and claims appeals process. This role involves close collaboration with various stakeholders, continuous refinement of requirements, and ensuring traceability throughout the development lifecycle. Experience in Agile methodologies and familiarity with the legal and claims appeals process is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Requirements Elicitation and Analysis:

• Gather, analyze, and refine business requirements through collaboration with stakeholders, including business and technical teams.
• Translate business needs into detailed user stories, ensuring they align with the Board’s objectives and are ready for development.
• Utilize tools like BPMN and UML for creating visual models to support requirement analysis.

2. Stakeholder Management and Collaboration:

• Engage with a variety of stakeholders, including the technical scrum teams, to ensure ongoing alignment and gather feedback throughout the requirements lifecycle.
• Conduct regular stakeholder reviews to refine and validate requirements, ensuring all business needs are accurately captured and addressed.

3. Agile Methodologies and Tools:

• Apply Agile principles in managing requirements, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and iterative development.
• Use JIRA to log, document, and track requirements, ensuring they are traceable and aligned with the project’s goals.

4. Requirements Traceability and UAT Support:

• Collaborate with UAT testers to ensure all requirements are thoroughly tested, using the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) as a reference.
• Support the development of UAT scenarios and validate that all business requirements are met during the testing phase.

5. Documentation and Reporting:

• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, including Business Requirements Documents (BRD) and Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTM).
• Produce regular reports and updates for stakeholders, including status reports, development reports, and retrospective summaries.

6. Domain Knowledge in Legal and Claims Appeals Process:

• Leverage experience in the legal and claims appeals process to ensure that all solutions align with the specific needs of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA).
• Understand the nuances of the appeals process to accurately capture and interpret requirements within the context of the BVA’s legal framework.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in business analysis, financial modeling, and market analysis.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field. A Master's degree is preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights.
• Proficiency in financial modeling, variance analysis, and forecasting techniques.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Experience with data visualization tools and business intelligence software is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• BVA or VBMS Experience 
• VACOLS application, Disability Appeals Claim or Court Management System
• BPMN and JIRA/Agile

Work Location: Hybrid role between remote work and occasional meetings with the client at 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.

Transitioning military and/or Veterans with relevant experience are invited to apply. Sprezzatura is an equal opportunity employer.  Sprezzatura offers benefits including healthcare, 401K, vacation, and paid sick leave. 

Company Description  

Sprezzatura Management Consulting, LLC ( is a Washington, DC-area Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that enables government transformation by supplying insight and leadership at the intersection of people, processes, and technology. We apply knowledge, project, and life-cycle management best practices to catalyze change. 

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