Everforth ECS is seeking a Business Analyst to work in our Stafford, VA office. 

The ECS Team provides focused agile software development and maintenance for CODIS, a mission-critical application for the FBI. CODIS is a client server application developed using Microsoft .NET that supports a database repository of DNA profiles from individuals, unsolved crime scene evidence, and missing persons. CODIS software allows local, state, and national laboratories to compare DNA profiles electronically, thereby linking serial crimes to each other and identifying suspects by matching DNA profiles from crime scenes to individuals’ profiles. Additionally, the CODIS software is used to assist with the identification of unidentified human remains, missing persons and disaster victims.

The Business Analyst will support the DMSS program by providing business analysis expertise to a Scrum Team tasked with delivering functional enhancements to the CODIS system.

Responsibilities:

• Decompose Functional Requirements into appropriate scrum units (e.g., Epics, Features, User Stories)

• Develop acceptance test criteria (ATC) as appropriate to fully validate delivered functionality

• Facilitate Scrum Ceremonies and improve agile practices throughout iterative releases

• Collaborate with other teams to understand how CODIS system changes may affect the development and testing efforts

• Interact with required stakeholders including CODIS PMO, Scrum Development Team, infrastructure managers, and SME Team to understand the needs of end users and document those needs as functional requirements

• Coordinate monthly/sprint reporting and communication

• Develop or modify moderately complex documentation to ensure fulfillment of all CDRL requirements

• Participate in Quality Management activities

• Support software testing, including executing test scripts

• Support continuous innovation by implementing the best practices to improve technology tools and processes to increase team efficiency and technical execution