Description We are hiring for an experienced Systems / Business Analyst to support the Social Security Administration. The Business Analyst will help process improvements and enhance operational efficiency within the SSA. You will engage stakeholders in this role to identify business requirements and create essential documentation while leading user acceptance testing. You will analyze data to support strategic decision-making and recommend automation opportunities. Your expertise in Agile and Waterfall methodologies will be vital in successfully navigating projects. We invite you to apply if you are passionate about making a meaningful impact through data-driven solutions. Responsibilities: • Facilitating and documenting complex end-user requirements and current business processes, including narratives and diagrams. Uses system analysis methodology to document as-is functions using narratives and diagrams and provides detailed documentation that clearly shows the proposed to be processes. This can include: • Data Flow Diagrams • Decision Trees • IT User Instructions, Aides, and Manuals • IT Training Materials • Installation Guides • Project Review and Status Updates • Various Types of Reports • Detailed Functional Requirements and/or User Stories • Detailed Technical Requirements • Administrative Responses or Controls • Project Documentation, Including Priority Lists, Summaries, Release Calendars • Meeting Agendas, Invites, Minutes, Action Plans, Overviews • Other Formal Written and Spoken Presentations, Internal Documentation, Customer Products, Templates, or other Deliverables or Materials as Needed • Meet and coordinate stakeholders to establish project scope, system goals, and requirements. • Develop, analyze, prioritize, and organize requirement specifications, data mapping, diagrams, and flowcharts for developers and testers. • Translate non-technical business requirements into highly technical requirement documents. • Provide documentation of all processes and training as needed. • Attend discovery sessions with end-users to determine current business needs concerning a suite of applications and services (many written in ColdFusion) that need to be rewritten, retired, or combined. • Create Detailed Function Requirements (DFR) documents for new and existing applications. • Ensure all system design artifacts are created for Enterprise Architecture review. • Create, update, and/or maintain re-usable templates for various requirements, artifacts, and scope documents. Location: Onsite - must be within commuting distance of Baltimore, MD. Requirements • Minimum of 5 years of experience in a related field • Writing and Communicating • Organizing/Summarizing Information and Materials • Producing Technical Documentation • Leading Communication Efforts, Facilitating Meetings, Documentation from Meetings • Prioritizing and Executing Tasks • Consistent Communication, Orally and In Writing: They will interact with a wide range of people at various levels in the agency, sometimes cross-component. • Conducting Research and Summarization • Editing and Proofreading • Involvement in Project Management Activities • Service as Point of Contact • Analysis and Coordination • Attention to Detail and Planning in All Activities • Task Analysis • Usability Testing (which will translate into materials) • Working in Team and One-on-One Situations • Excellent written skills in English • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft and other IT Writing/Collaboration/Organizational Products Preferred Skills: • Experience using VersionOne and Jira • Knowledge of ColdFusion and/or other Legacy Applications for conversion to newer technologies • Bachelors degree from an accredited institution (preferred) Clearance Requirements: • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
Job Type
Fulltime role
Skills required
No particular skills mentioned.
Location
Maryland City, Maryland
Salary
No salary information was found.
Date Posted
April 22, 2025
Vets Hired is seeking an experienced Systems / Business Analyst II to support the Social Security Administration in enhancing operational efficiency through data-driven solutions. The role involves stakeholder engagement, documentation, and user acceptance testing.