Business Analyst - REMOTE - Secret Clearance Required Project Management

SOC LLC; Illinois; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SOC LLC is seeking a detail-oriented Business Analyst for a remote contract opportunity with a client near Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. You must reside within driving distance and hold an active Secret clearance.

The role focuses on Agile/SAFe practices, backlog refinement, user story creation, and iteration planning to align business objectives with technical execution. Responsibilities include requirement capture, story decomposition, backlog management, sprint planning, and stakeholder

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a business analyst on iterative software development projects.
• Experience with SAFe or Agile methodologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• U.S. Citizen and DoD Secret clearance.
• Ability to pass background investigation and drug screening.

Responsibilities

• Capture, analyze, and manage functional and non‑functional requirements and user stories.
• Decompose features into backlog items for iterative development cycles.
• Collaborate with ScrumMaster to establish sprint backlogs and guide scope.
• Lead backlog refinement, prioritize work, and ensure readiness for implementation.
• Coordinate with Product Owners to align backlog with business objectives and roadmaps.
• Define and maintain backlog content, acceptance criteria, dependencies, and traceability.
• Verify understanding with Product Owners and SMEs, translating needs into stories and criteria.
• Define and validate acceptance criteria to enable Test Driven Development.
• Deliver demonstrations to stakeholders and report iteration results.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Agile methodologies

Backlog management

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

B.S. in Computer Science/Engineering/Information Management Systems or related

Tools

MS Office (Excel/Word/Project/Visio)

SharePoint

ServiceNow

Jira

Job description

Business Analyst needed for a contract opportunity with SOC's client to work remotely near Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. Must live within driving distance of Scott Air Force Base.

Contract Length: 6+ Months contract to hire.

*Active Secret Clearance required*

We're looking for a detail-oriented business analyst with hands‑on experience in Agile or SAFe, supporting cross‑functional teams through backlog refinement, user story creation, and iteration planning. Someone adept at facilitating stakeholder collaboration, contributing to PI Planning events, and ensuring alignment between business objectives and technical execution.

Responsibilities

• Possess both an understanding of real-world mission/business objectives and a working grasp of software development practices and technologies.
• Serve as the focal point for the capture, analysis, and management of functional and non-functional systems requirements, and user stories.
• Show a demonstrated skill in effective decomposition of Features into stories contained within a product backlog which can then be implemented in a series of short and iterative development cycles.
• Work closely with the ScrumMaster to establish Sprint backlogs, resolve impediments, and provide direction on scope of work to be accomplished.
• Lead and facilitate backlog refinement, ensuring work items are clearly defined, prioritized, and ready for implementation.
• Collaborate with Product Owners to prioritize the backlog and align requirements with business objectives and roadmap goals
• Define and maintain team and iteration backlog content, including documenting stories and Acceptance Criteria, identifying dependencies, and ensuring traceability.
• Work closely with Product Owners, and Functional SMEs to verify understanding of requirements and ensure alignment on scope and expected outcomes. Clearly communicate those business needs to a development team through user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Define and validate acceptance criteria (AC) to enable Test Driven Development, ensuring they are testable and support acceptance of completed work.
• Support future backlog refinement by elaborating upcoming work items and ensuring readiness for upcoming iterations.
• Lead the demonstrations to stakeholders and report on the results of each software iteration.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and a DoD Secret clearance.
• Ability to pass background investigation, criteria include but is not limited to: o 3-year check for felony convictions o 1 year check for illegal drug use o 1 year check for misconduct such as theft or fraud
• College degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Management Systems or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Minimum five (5+) years' experience as a business analyst on iterative software development projects.
• Experience with Familiarity with SAFe or Agile methodologies.
• Strong skills with MS Office tools (Excel, Word, Project, Visio) and SharePoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified SAFe Product Owner.
• Certified SAFe Practitioner
• SAP or a Software development background.
• Certified Business Analysis Professional.
• Agile or Scrum Master Certification.
• Knowledge and experience with the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK).
• Experience with ServiceNow or Jira.
• Acts independently to expose and resolve problems.

Employment Prerequisites

The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation and drug urinalysis.

SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.

Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations, which may have been provided by job boards. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.