Senior BA & Scrum Master for Federal IT Delivery

Spatial Front, Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Spatial Front, Inc. is seeking a Senior Business Analyst / Scrum Master to support a federal customer in a hybrid role. You will translate product strategy into actionable user stories while guiding Agile ceremonies and removing blockers to ensure successful delivery.

You will collaborate with government stakeholders, product teams, and developers to maintain the backlog, refine requirements, and drive continuous improvement in processes and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field, or 6 years of equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst.
• At least 2 years of experience serving as a Scrum Master supporting IT/software development efforts.
• Demonstrated ability to develop detailed, comprehensive, testable, and traceable requirements, including: Business Requirements, Functional Requirements, Data Requirements, System/Software Specifications, Use Cases.
• Hands-on experience working in Agile/Scrum environments, Jira and Confluence proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to translate product strategy and roadmap into user stories, features, and enablers.
• Analyze user needs to define functional and cross-functional requirements across the SDLC.
• Decompose epics into clear, testable user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Manage and maintain the product backlog in Jira.
• Support backlog grooming, prioritization, and release planning.
• Conduct bi-weekly testing and validation of completed user stories.
• Ensure delivered functionality aligns with requirements and customer expectations.
• Serve as Scrum Master, facilitating all Agile ceremonies (Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Ups, Sprint Reviews/Demos, Sprint Retrospectives).
• Identify and remove impediments and blockers; coach team to improve processes and delivery outcomes.
• Track and communicate team metrics and performance indicators.
• Support the Project Manager in coordinating meetings, presentations, and deliverables.
• Engage with customers and end users to address questions and gather feedback.
• Promote strong communication across technical and non-technical teams.

Skills

Business Analysis

Scrum Master

Agile practices

Stakeholder communication

User stories

Requirements tracing

Backlog management

Facilitation

Team coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

6 years of equivalent work experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Spatial Front, Inc. is seeking a Senior Business Analyst / Scrum Master to support a federal customer in a hybrid role. You will translate product strategy into actionable user stories while guiding Agile ceremonies and removing blockers to ensure successful delivery.

You will collaborate with government stakeholders, product teams, and developers to maintain the backlog, refine requirements, and drive continuous improvement in processes and outcomes.