Senior Technical BA & Scrum Master for Federal Programs

Bart & Associates, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium medical plan

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Transit benefits (DC)

Job summary

B&A is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join a contract with a federal government client in support of an important mission. You will bridge business needs and technical solutions, ensuring secure, scalable implementations while automating processes.

You will lead a team of analysts and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates bring deep expertise in technical requirements, Scrum environments, and team leadership, within the US-Senate program context.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Business Analysis, Scrum Master, or Project Management role within an Agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Requirement Elicitation: Collaborate with product owners, stakeholders, and subject matter experts to gather, analyze, and document business requirements.
• User Story Creation: Translate epics into detailed user stories with clear acceptance criteria and non-functional requirements.
• Backlog Refinement: Lead refinement sessions to ensure backlog is ordered, estimated, and ready for sprints.
• Gap Analysis: Identify gaps and propose data-driven solutions.
• UAT Coordination: Facilitate User Acceptance Testing with stakeholders.
• Ceremony Facilitation: Lead Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Impediment Removal: Resolve blockers hindering progress.
• Agile Coaching: Mentor team on Agile principles and Scrum practices.
• Metrics & Reporting: Track velocity, burndown/burnup, and cycle time.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

GitLab

Lucidchart

Job description

B&A is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join a contract with a federal government client in support of an important mission. You will bridge business needs and technical solutions, ensuring secure, scalable implementations while automating processes.

You will lead a team of analysts and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates bring deep expertise in technical requirements, Scrum environments, and team leadership, within the US-Senate program context.