Salesforce Business Analyst - McLean

Job Family: · SAAS/PAAS/Cloud Consulting Travel Required: · Up to 10% Clearance Required: · Ability to Obtain Secret What You Will Do: · Engage customer stakeholders to understand desired business outcomes and define success criteria · Articulate to customer stakeholders the ...

Job description

Job Family:

SAAS/PAAS/Cloud Consulting

Travel Required:

Up to 10%

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Secret

What You Will Do:

• Engage customer stakeholders to understand desired business outcomes and define success criteria

• Articulate to customer stakeholders the value of recommended solutions and approach

• Lead Discovery and requirements refinement sessions to uncover customers' business, functional, and technological requirements

• Synthesize requirements to create clear and comprehensive user stories and solution design documentation

• Perform fit-gap analysis between Salesforce functionality and client requirements

• Develop innovative Salesforce solutions, involving declarative configuration of Salesforce, creation and refinement of complex data models, external integration, business process automation,

• and other custom functionality

• Develop innovative industry accelerators and contribute to thought leadership white paper development

• Draft custom development specifications and manage the delivery and testing of the functionality by Development Resources

• Iterate Salesforce solutions through an adaptive-agile cycle with the customer Product Owner

• Develop a training curriculum and deliver training sessions to the solution's end users

• Work with the Guidehouse Project Manager to manage a project to scope, budget, and timeline expectations

What You Will Need:

• BA/BS degree

• A Minimum of FIVE (5) years of work experience in information technology systems development can be substituted in place of a degree

• Minimum of ONE (1) Current Salesforce Certifications (Admin, App Builder & Sales/Service/Community Clouds)

• US Citizenship is contractually required for this role

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "SECRET" security clearance; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of clearance prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE "SECRET" or higher-level clearance are preferred

• Hands-on experience with declarative automation features of Salesforce, including Salesforce Lightning Flow Builder

• Experience building applications with the low-code features of Salesforce Lightning Experience

• Experience with dynamic forms, advanced formulas, and validation rules

• Experience with business process definition, process mapping, and reengineering

• Experience writing Epics and user stories to capture Salesforce requirements

• Experience with data migrations to and from Salesforce

• Understanding of the key levers for B2B, B2C, hybrid business models

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Great teamwork and collaboration skills

• Experience with Agile or Hybrid-Agile methodology

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Experience in "Big 4" or equivalent established consulting firm and/or Salesforce Platinum partner is highly desired

• Experience with public sector clients preferred

• Demonstrable experience in at least one of the Public Sector Solutions or Omnistudio Consulting

• Degree in Business, Computer Science, or Engineering

• MBA preferred

The annual salary range for this position is $113,000.00-$188, Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life

• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Student Loan PayDown

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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