Business Analyst/Scrum Master

Steampunk is an employee-owned company focused on human-centered design and government contracting. They are seeking an experienced Business Analyst/Scrum Master to lead an Agile software development team, ensuring effective project delivery and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the Scrum Master and Business Analyst on an Agile software development team
• Oversee scrum team for key high-priority project for the client
• Identify and mitigate risks
• Work with key stakeholders/customers to support planning and delivery of technical IT development Agile projects
• Help define 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
• Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments
• Remove roadblocks to their work; leverage organizational resources to improve capacity for project work
• Mentor and develop team members
• Support managing customer expectations for project deliverables
• Manage stakeholder communications
• Help implement an effective system of project governance
• Ensure the teams are effective and focused on their work
• Coach the teams in their understanding of the delivery process, the agile mindset, and client values
• Help the team use their time wisely and avoid distractions
• Serve business engagement by making sure team issues are escalated, worked, and resolved
• Lead the collection, capture, and management of mission user needs from prioritization, concept development, and feature writing to support development and deployment
• Apply different techniques to facilitate meetings and workshops, create a shared understanding with stakeholders, and engage team-members to produce product and portfolio roadmaps
• Collaborate 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

Requirements:

• Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance
• 5+ year experience with Scrum/Kanban Methodologies
• 5+ 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
• CSM, PSM, and/or SAFe certification
• Salesforce experience