3+ years experience with Scrum/Kanban methodologies
3+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Scrum Master, or Business Analyst
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent experience
Ability to build credibility and consensus with clients
Flexibility to collaborate with diverse teams and individuals
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Proficiency in JIRA
Salesforce Admin or Salesforce Business Analyst certification preferred
Responsibilities
Manage Agile/IT-related projects while applying software development life cycle best practices
Identify and mitigate project risks
Facilitate meetings and workshops to create a shared understanding among stakeholders
Define project scope and schedule to ensure timely delivery
Support management of customer expectations and stakeholder communications
Resolve team issues and ensure proactive engagement
Collaborate with stakeholders to decompose large projects into manageable user stories
Benefits
Employee-owned company culture that rewards outstanding contributions
Investment in employee growth and career development
Focus on human-centered methodologies in project delivery
Engagement with federal clients in critical sectors
Opportunity to work on varied and impactful projects
Full Job Description
Overview
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.
Qualifications
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.
About steampunk
Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $100,000 to $160,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk's total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.
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