Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ERG is a research and consulting firm that provides support to federal, state, and commercial clients through multidisciplinary expertise in engineering, science, economics, public health, information technology, and communications. The Business Analyst will support the Digital Solutions team by helping develop web applications and data visualization tools, gathering requirements, documenting business processes, and performing software testing. The role also involves analyzing environmental data and participating in agile team ceremonies and client meetings.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with team members and clients to support the development of web applications and data visualization tools
- Complete assigned tasks following an agile development framework, support development sprints, and use tools such as Jira and Confluence to track progress and maintain technical documentation
- Gather and document requirements and business processes to support product design and planning
- Create test plans and test cases
- Perform manual software testing and execute automated test cases
- Become familiar with socioeconomic and environmental datasets and federal environmental programs
- Analyze, summarize, and interpret environmental data and scientific results
- Actively participate in agile/scrum team ceremonies and status meetings with clients
Skills
- BS/MS in information technology, health or environmental science, or related interdisciplinary majors or related fields (e.g., mathematics, science, engineering)
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- 1 to 4 years of relevant experience
- Ability to pass a public trust-level background investigation as part of the credentialing process to work for our federal clients
- Ability to work independently to accomplish assigned work in a timely manner
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously to meet various project demands
- Demonstrates curiosity and embraces continuous learning, including proficiency in mastering new skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Familiar with an Agile software development approach
- Certified ScrumMaster or similar certification
- Experience with writing automated test cases using Selenium, SoapUI, or other software
- Experience with Qlik, Tableau, or other data visualization software
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Educational benefits
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- 401(k) plan
- Profit sharing
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- 11-20 paid vacation days per year
- 10 paid holidays per year
- 56 hours or more of sick leave per year, based on the state you work in and pro-rated for part-time employees
- Flexible work environment
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