Posted 4mo ago

Senior Business Analyst

@ Steampunk
McLean, Virginia, United States
RemoteFull Time
Responsibilities:Manage agile projects, Identify risks, Decompose epics into features and stories
Requirements Summary:3+ years experience with Scrum/Kanban; 3+ years as Product Owner/Scrum Master/BA; able to write user stories/epics; excellent interpersonal skills; Salesforce Admin/BA certs preferred; Bachelor's in Business Admin, CS, MIS or equivalent.
Technical Tools Mentioned:JIRA, Salesforce
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Job Description

As a Steampunk Senior Business Analyst, you’ll be asked to serve as the Business Analyst on an Agile software development team.

Contributions

 

  • Must have experience managing Agile/Information Technology related projects and must be well versed in software development life cycle and project management methodologies
  • Must be able to identify and mitigate risks.
  • Apply different techniques to facilitate meetings and workshops, create a shared understanding with stakeholders, and engage team-members to produce product and portfolio road-maps
  • Define help project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value; prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning for assigned projects.
  • Support managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and help to implement an effective system of project governance.
  • Serves business engagement by making sure team issues are escalated, worked, and resolved
  • Collaborates with stakeholders and product teams to decompose large epics into features and user stories that can be understood and approved by members of the development team.
  • Document Acceptance Criteria in stories in a way that both development team and business stakeholders can understand and agree on the content.
  • Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members.

Required

  • Authorized to work for any U.S. employer
  • 3+ year experience with Scrum/Kanban Methodologies
  • 3+ Years experience serving as the Product Owner or Scrum Master or Business Analyst
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, MIS or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Ability to establish immediate credibility with clients, build consensus, and achieve goals through influence
  • Ability to help teams write user stories/epics, identify dependencies, and design optimal solutions
  • Flexibility to work with teams, individuals, and executives and willingness to help with a wide variety of work products and people
  • Excellent interpersonal/communication skills
  • Experience working in a studio / human centered design approach
  • Proficiency in JIRA
  • Business Analyst certification(s) a plus
  • Salesforce Admin or Salesforce Business Analyst certification

Preferred

  • Preferred experience in serving as a Scrum Master.
  • Preferred Federal Civilian Client Experience.