Business Analyst

Job Title - Business Analyst

Location - McLean, VA

Job Description:

• Should have strong Mortgage experience (preferably with Freddie or Fannie work exp)• Can interface between business and technical teams• Understands the end-to-end software development life cycle (SDLC)• Experience in:-Requirement gathering-Process/data flow design-Technical spec design (Webservices/API)-Business analysis-Translating business requirements to technical requirements-Defining project objectives-Feasibility analysis-Supporting development, systems integration testing and user acceptance testing-Creating and documenting UAT strategies/plans and test cases/scripts• Knowledge of manual and automation testing• Excellent communication and analytical skills• Experience in mortgage industry• Writes user stories based on business-driven functionality as well as technical capabilities• Provides constructive support to both Product Owner and IT team in product-related decisions• Encourages customer-centric mindset for entire Modern Delivery team, consistently focusing on advancing Freddie Mac's mission • Supports team in development process, defining technical requirements based on in-depth and breath of product/business knowledge• Partners with Team Development Lead to create project/process specifications• Writes user stories based on business-driven functionality as well as technical capabilities • Understands and proactively utilizes Modern Delivery practices