Agile PM III

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
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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