Senior Associate - Technical Analyst - Scrum Master
About The Position
As part of Technology, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking initiatives that shape New York Life's digital landscape. Leverage cutting-edge technologies like Generative AI to increase productivity, streamline processes, and create seamless experiences for clients, agents, and employees. Your expertise fuels innovation, agility, and growth — driving the company's success. We are seeking a Technology Analyst to support strategic Field Experience initiatives. While prior Scrum Master experience is not required, the role will involve significant Scrum Master responsibilities within an Agile delivery environment. This role will work closely with business stakeholders, product owners, architects, and engineering teams to help deliver technology solutions across enterprise platforms and applications. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and communication skills, experience working in Agile teams, and the ability to support delivery coordination, backlog management, and Scrum ceremonies in a SAFe environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Business Information Systems, or related field.
- 3–8 years of experience combined in business analysis, technology analysis, Agile delivery, software development, or related roles.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Understanding of SDLC, Agile methodologies, and technology delivery practices.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience using Agile tools such as Jira, Rally, or Azure DevOps.
- Experience with process documentation, reporting, and requirement analysis.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting Scrum Master responsibilities or Agile delivery activities.
- Agile certification such as CSM or SAFe Scrum Master preferred.
- Programmer background a plus.
- Familiarity with cloud technologies, APIs, integrations, and enterprise applications.
- Experience supporting modernization or digital transformation initiatives.
- Financial services industry experience is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Partner with business and technology teams to gather, analyze, and document business and technical requirements.
- Translate business needs into user stories, workflows, and functional requirements.
- Support analysis of systems, integrations, processes, and data flows to identify improvements and efficiencies.
- Assist with backlog refinement and ensure requirements are ready for development teams.
- Help identify and track dependencies, risks, and issues across initiatives.
- Support delivery activities across enterprise applications, APIs, cloud technologies, and digital platforms.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and backlog refinement sessions.
- Support Agile teams operating within a SAFe framework.
- Track sprint progress, risks, blockers, and delivery milestones.
- Coordinate with Product Owners, Release Train Engineers, and engineering teams to support sprint and PI objectives.
- Help drive continuous improvement through Agile best practices and team collaboration.
- Act as a liaison between business and technology teams to support alignment on priorities and delivery timelines.
- Provide regular status updates and communicate delivery progress, risks, and dependencies.
- Support initiatives through the software delivery lifecycle from planning through implementation.
Benefits
- leave programs
- adoption assistance
- student loan repayment programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
