Seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Scrum Master who can provide extended support as a business process/requirements analyst on a software development team that designs, develops, and maintains complex web-based applications in support of our Federal client. The successful candidate will have experience with various Scrum ceremonies and can perform them as needed.
Responsibilities:
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Conducts and facilitates all Scrum ceremonies - daily stand-up, sprint planning, release planning, grooming sessions, sprint retrospectives, and sprint reviews.
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Works with the client to create, review, and adjudicate Program Increment planning.
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Work with the Scrum team to execute all objectives and epics in the Program Increment.
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Developing detailed documentation of client needs
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Leads and facilitates grooming sessions with clients to gather, analyze, and decompose both functional and non-functional requirements.
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Work with Agile software development tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence) to manage backlogs, sprints, and collaborative work.
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Creating detailed user stories, including acceptance criteria, mockups (if required), and any additional information to assist development.
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When scope changes occur mid-sprint or during a release cycle, works with Project Managers on adjustments and messages to the clients.
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Interacts with Integrated Customer/Vendor Teams.
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Develops and delivers business processes for requirements.
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Performs requirements analysis to determine feasibility and to decompose requirements to concise and testable user stories.
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Develops and adheres to the Definition-of-Ready and Definition-of-Done established by the scrum team.
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Create clear, detailed business requirement documents (BRDs), functional specifications, and use cases, as needed.
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Develop and maintain requirement traceability matrices to ensure all requirements are met.
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Work with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business requirements.
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Conduct interviews, workshops, and surveys to understand business needs.
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Analyze business processes using techniques such as BPM, use case modeling, current-state analysis, gap analysis, benchmarking, and best-practice identification.
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Interface with all areas of the project, including customer, architects, development team, operations, and other teams.
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Provide expertise and guidance in interpreting policies, regulations, and guidelines to ensure compliance.
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Conduct client interviews and coordinate with business and technology teams to define and document system requirements, including program functions, output requirements, input data acquisition, and system controls.
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Perform cost-benefit analysis when needed.
Required Qualifications:
Education:
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Bachelor's degree in a technical field of study is required with a minimum of 5 years of experience (or masters equivalent).
Skills and Experience:
A minimum of 5+ years of experience with:
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Proven experience as a Scrum Master, Business Analyst, Requirements Analyst, or in a similar role, facilitating meetings with stakeholders to develop business and technical requirements.
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Experience in leading and facilitating all Scrum ceremonies.
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Experience with SAFe and Program Increment planning and execution.
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Strong time management to ensure ceremonies are done efficiently and within the time box.
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Must be resourceful in removing scrum team roadblocks.
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Servant leadership mentality to drive discussion and input from all members of the scrum team.
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Experience defining software requirements for complex products using the Agile software delivery methodology.
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Ability to understand complex technical concepts and present them in simple terms to non-technical team members and clients.
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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.
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Must have experience with enterprise web applications for the Federal government.
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Experience with 508 compliance.
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Experience in working on software development projects and understanding of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).
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Proficiency in requirement elicitation techniques and tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence).
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Experience with process modeling tools (e.g., Visio, Lucidchart) and methodologies.
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Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall project methodologies.
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Experience with formal system development methodologies including Agile.
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Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
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Experience with business process modeling.
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Experience in business analysis activities, including:
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Software requirements management and analysis.
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Software requirements elicitation.
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Software solutions analysis.
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Software requirements planning.
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Strong attention to detail and follow-through skills.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Desired Qualifications:
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Membership in the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) or a related professional organization is a plus.
Certifications:
Required:
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Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
Preferred:
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Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification is a plus.
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Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus.
Security Clearance Requirements:
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Must be a U.S. citizen OR Permanent Resident Alien (Green card holder and NOT H1 Visa holder).
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Ability to obtain an MBI (Minimum Background Investigation) Security Clearance from a Federal Agency.
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An active MBI Clearance is highly desirable.
About Wisemen Multimedia, LLC:
Founded in 2010, Wisemen Multimedia, LLC (EIN 27-2836493, DUNS 034-931-168, UEI QMEAXFXBFFT3) is a HUBZone certified hybrid digital business ecosystem creator for people, processes, and technologies. Our principal office is located at Peachtree Dekalb Airport in a designated Opportunity Zone. Let us know if you live in a Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone). Please copy and paste the link below and enter your home address to determine if you live in a HUBZone. https://maps.certify.sba.gov/hubzone/map#center=39.828200,-98.579500&zoom=5
