Senior Federal Business Analyst - Agile Requirements & SDLC

Socket.dev; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a motivated Business Analyst to bridge business stakeholders and agile delivery teams on federal projects. You will translate complex objectives into actionable requirements, craft user stories, and support backlog refinement and testable acceptance criteria.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Product Owners, developers, QA, and leadership to ensure solutions meet mission-critical needs throughout SDLC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 6+ years of Business Analysis or equivalent software delivery experience.
• Experience translating business needs into user stories, requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Experience with Jira and Confluence to manage requirements and Agile delivery.
• Experience working with federal clients and SDLC concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead elicitation, analysis, documentation, validation, and management of requirements.
• Translate business needs into user stories, functional/non-functional requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Facilitate requirements workshops and backlog refinement with stakeholders.
• Translate technical concepts into clear business language for developers and testers.
• Support Agile delivery activities from sprint planning to release planning.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder liaison

Agile

User stories

Acceptance criteria

Traceability

Facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Socket.dev is seeking a motivated Business Analyst to bridge business stakeholders and agile delivery teams on federal projects. You will translate complex objectives into actionable requirements, craft user stories, and support backlog refinement and testable acceptance criteria.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Product Owners, developers, QA, and leadership to ensure solutions meet mission-critical needs throughout SDLC.