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The purpose of this position is to perform agile project management activities, working with cross-functional IT teams and product owners to deliver business solutions; and to provide guidance and expertise to self-organizing teams in the areas of agile/iterative planning, agile execution techniques, and cross-team coordination BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST III - GIS OVERALL PURPOSE OF POSITION: Working in a creative and fast-paced environment, the GIS Business System Analyst III will develop, manage, and execute all phases of requirements gathering, including analysis of business processes that can be supported/enhanced through geospatial analysis, requirements and design documentation, and collaborating with both the business customers and IT development team. Among others, your responsibilities will include the following: ESSENTIAL DUTIES: The position's essential duties include the following: • Develops and maintains a thorough knowledge of business processes supported by geospatial software systems/products; • Support the development/implementation of mapping, reporting and geo-analytics products that enable geospatial editing, analysis and visualization • Documents business and system requirements and business processes that can be supported/enhanced through geospatial analysis; • Develops geospatial software release documentation (release notes, user manuals, training guides); • Analyzes and documents "as-is" and "to-be" scenarios (geospatial processes, models, use cases, plans and solutions); • Communicates effectively with business customers and IT development to provide creative and valuable solutions leveraging geospatial technology • Leads requirements reviews, design reviews, and change control activities; • Defines and implements standards, methods and procedures for requirements gathering; • Interact with QA to support the development of test cases • Works as part of Agile Development Team; Effectively participates in agile development planning and agile ceremony meetings • Mentor and coach junior GIS business systems analysts • Other duties, as assigned. TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE: Type of Experience Years of Experience • Demonstrated experience with increasingly complex system analysis projects 10-12 years • Experience developing user stories based on business and system requirements 2-3 years • Experience defining and elaborating user stories with validation and acceptance criteria 2-3 years • Experience with various requirements gathering techniques and methodologies 7-10 years (UML/ Use cases, Activity diagrams, JAD sessions). • Experience with Scrum and/or other Agile Development frameworks 2-3 years • Hands-on experience implementing, using and supporting geospatial software packages and related data management tools (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS, CartoDB, SQL Server, PostgreSQL) 5-7 years • Experience integrating external business systems with geospatial software packages 5-7 years NOTE: In addition, this is desired experience. • Experience with automated requirements engineering • RDBMS experience (MS SQL Server and/or Oracle) and ability to write SQL queries. • Experience with Project Management Software • Experience with Software Development • Experience in geospatial data development, data analysis, and geospatial system implementation Universal Service Administrative Co. | Information Technology Staff Augmentation | IT-22-126 Attachment 2-- Page 6 Privileged and Contains Confidential Information SPECIAL SKILLS: • Analytical and problem solving skills • Advanced problem solving and decision-making skills • Preparing and delivering information in a concise, professionally written format • Preparing and presenting information to staff in formal settings • Working in teams, task forces, etc. • Directing/coordination work among teams, groups, etc. • Developing, documenting, and/or creating new or more effective ideas, approaches, etc. • Developing, documenting, and/or creating methods, procedures, training, etc. • Developing, documenting, and formulating short-range plans/decisions • Analyzing and developing solutions to problems • Managing various projects, work, technical support, etc. • Developing and maintaining positive customer rapport • Organizational skills • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills • General computer and presentation skills Required Skills : SQL Additional Skills : Database Developer