Business Analyst - CECOM

Data Systems Analysts•Aberdeen, MD

About The Position

DSA, Inc. is seeking a Business Analyst to collaborate with stakeholders and Agile teams to define requirements, prioritize product backlogs, develop user stories, and ensure solutions meet business needs. The role serves as the primary bridge between business users and technical teams, supporting planning, risk management, sprint execution, and continuous improvement while promoting Agile and cybersecurity best practices. Hired employees are expected to have experience with Microsoft Copilot and/or an approved equivalent AI solution.

Requirements

Active Secret security clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related technical discipline; three additional years of applicable experience, with appropriate certifications or relevant experience, may substitute for the degree requirement, for a total of seven years of experience.
Experience eliciting and documenting requirements, mapping processes, writing user stories and acceptance criteria, maintaining traceability, supporting user acceptance testing, and facilitating stakeholder decisions.
Experience leading Agile processes for one or more Scrum Teams and continuously improving development processes, product quality, and quantity of work delivered.
Current Scrum Master certification or similar.
Working knowledge of AI concepts and practical applications.
Experience with Microsoft Copilot and/or an approved equivalent AI solution is expected of hired employees.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting the Department of Defense.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with key functional stakeholders to develop the product vision and roadmap.
Translate business needs into product requirements and communicate them to the development team.
Maintain a prioritized product backlog in collaboration with the Product Owner so development sprints can be planned clearly and efficiently and decisions align with business needs.
Participate in the development team's day-to-day activities to clarify and represent business needs.
Set clear goals and communicate them and the project vision at the beginning of each release and sprint.
Prioritize and sequence the backlog according to business value or return on investment.
Participate with teams in backlog grooming and user story pointing.
Identify, communicate, and manage dependencies and risks.
Participate in planning meetings, reviews, and retrospectives.
Follow and promote the values and principles of the Agile Manifesto and promote continuous cybersecurity risk management.