Senior Business Analyst

steampunk•McLean, VA

4d•$100,000 - $160,000

About The Position

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

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

managing Agile/Information Technology related projects
identify and mitigate risks
facilitate meetings and workshops
create a shared understanding with stakeholders
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
perform delivery planning for assigned projects
Support managing customer expectations for project deliverables
managing stakeholder communications
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
mentoring and developing team members