Business Analyst

Job Description

Description

SAIC is currently seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior Business Analyst/Scrum Master to join our team based out of Sterling, VA and begin an exciting and challenging career with SAIC Federal Systems. This position is in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ITI Program supporting team members across the United States.

This position is hybrid. On-site attendance for this role may fluctuate, but will likely average 2-4 days per month.

Responsibilities:

• Conducting and facilitating status and planning meetings.
• Working with clients to create, review, and adjudicate Program Increment planning.
• Working with scrum teams to execute all objectives and epics in the Program Increment
• Developing detailed documentation of client needs
• Leading and facilitating grooming session with clients to gather, analyze, and decompose both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Using Atlassian Confluence and Jira. Maintaining a Kanban board
• Creating detailed user stories, including acceptance criteria, mockups (if required), and any additional information to assist development.
• When scope changes occur mid-sprint or during a release cycle, working with Project Managers on adjustments and message to the clients.
• Interacting with Office of Information Technology (OIT) PMs and their customers.
• Developing and delivering business processes for requirements.
• Writing JQL queries in Jira.
• Performing requirements analysis to determine feasibility and to decompose requirements to concise and testable user stories.
• Developing and adhering to Definition-of-Ready and Definition-of-Done established by the team.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field of study is required with a minimum of 5 years of experience (or masters equivalent).
• Business analyst with a minimum of 5 years of experience facilitating meetings with stakeholders to develop business and technical requirements.
• Ability to co-lead a technical development team of 6-10 team members.
• Experience in leading and facilitating scrum ceremonies.
• Experience with SAFe and Program Increment planning and execution.
• Strong time management to ensure meetings are done efficiently and within time box.
• Must be resourceful in removing team roadblocks.
• Experience defining software requirements for complex products using the Agile software delivery methodology.
• Ability to understand complex technical concepts and present them in simple terms to non-technical team members and clients.
• Candidate must be willing to work collaboratively in a team environment and manage multiple assignments. Must actively support, enforce, and contribute to the Agile practices adopted by the development team.
• Must have experience with enterprise web applications for the Federal government.
• Experience with 508 compliance.
• May provide end-user support to the field.

Desired Qualifications:

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Citizenship / Clearance Qualifications:

• US Citizenship is required.
• Candidate must be able to obtain DHS Public Trust prior to starting work.
• Successful completion of drug screen prior to starting.

 

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.
We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.