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Job type full-time
Full job description
Overview: newwave is an information technology company helping businesses and government agencies modernize and thrive by applying the power of technologyNewwave began making a mark in the federal healthcare space in 2004, where we continue to actively modernize systems to improve healthcare’s value for millions of americansSince then, our work has expanded across various sectors and industries, where we help our customers stay ahead of the new and make the world in which we live, better responsibilities:
Conduct user research, draft user stories and meet with product owners to validate and enhance them.
Coordinate and facilitate exchange meetings to determine needs of customers, as well as to determine the impact of changes
Create wireframes for the user stories and review them with users and gather feedback
Collaborate with visual/ui designer and add/update stories based on user response
Documents workflows and processes based on requirements
Work with the scrum master, customers and developers to write user stories which are independent, negotiable, valuable, estimable, small and testable
Document requirements and provide final technical review and validation of requirements
Work with stakeholders and the project team to prioritize collected requirements
Provide training and demonstrations as required
Oversee requirements tracking process, assign requirements to the appropriate service provider, and communicate status to customers
Support the collection and reporting of requirements related metrics
Verify completion of requirements with customer and service providers, ensuring expectations are appropriately met
Responsible for ensuring user stories include validation criteria which reasonably covers all areas necessary for complete testing of the new functionality
Act as an interface and customer advocate to ensure customer, stakeholder and user needs are being addressed
Collaborate with and support developers during their design and development efforts to provide support for their analysis of the story
Provide additional support and guidance to clients during the implementation phase to include development of training resources
Participate as a member of the development team
Improve and expand knowledge and skills sets with regards to current trends and changes in software development industry and be up to date with latest design trends
Proactively contribute to the quality of the product by seeking and proposing new or alternate approaches to address the requirements
Conduct and/or participate in scrum ceremonies including product backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint demos and sprint retrospectives
Perform project release management activities including developing release timelines, scope and schedule
Identify and establish the scope and parameters of requirements analysis on a project-by-project basis to define project impact, outcome criteria, and metrics
Research, review, and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing requirements gathering processes and develop strategies for enhancing or further leveraging these processes
Qualifications:
6+ years of relevant applications/systems requirements and modeling experience.
4+ years of experience on the technical aspects of applications development projects through the full system development life cycle.
Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, professional training or work experience.
Experience in modern requirement gathering techniques, including creation of user stories, epics, and themes.
Experience with agile, iterative cycles (sprints).
Preferred
Cms experience desired but not required
Experience in human centered design approach for developing digital services
Excellent communication and mentoring skills
Ability to work in a team environment and have sound judgment.
Attention to detail, quick learner, have a positive attitude, ability to multi-task, self-motivated and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
Maintain the completeness, timeliness and accuracy of all security plans and deliverables.
Be able to perform the analysis as defined with specific medicare laws, regulations, manuals, instructions and any additional information assigned by management.
Possess critical thinking skills, reading and interpretation, writing, and communication skills.
Understanding and wide application of methodology and subject matter related concepts, practices, standards and procedures with a general knowledge of other related business disciplines.
Able to work closely with all project stakeholders such as business users, project managers, and business analysts while delivering solutions.
Works with limited or no supervision.
Technical
Proficient in microsoft office (word, excel, powerpoint, etc.)
Microsoft project
Sharepoint
Proficient in dev/ops tools, preferably jira
Residency requirement
Must have lived in the united states at least 3 out of last 5 years.
Fsla status
Exempt
Interpersonal skills
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
Deeply critical thinker, who is constantly asking questions while poking and prodding at prescribed solutions to find a better way of doing business.
Tenacious problem solver, who isn’t content to go with the “best practice” solution based on a shallow understanding of the problem.
Dives deep to find out the true “why” before recommending a solution.
You are a natural facilitator, easily bringing others along with you, whether they are above, below, or beside you in the organization.
Open-minded explorer, capable of admiring and incorporating multiple points of view to create the best solutions.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication, and organizational skills - must be able to communicate fluently in english both verbally and in writing
Should be extremely facts and data oriented.
Should be deadline and closure oriented.
Strong persuasion, facilitation and influencing skills.
Should be self-driven.
Strong analytical, organizational and project management skills.
Demonstrated ability to lead and work with cross functional teams including senior level individuals.
Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment with varying priorities, based on a team building culture.
Newwave is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforceWe are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected classNewwave is a proud veteran friendly employer.
