Job Details

Level

Experienced

Job Location

7265 WINDSOR BLVD SUITE 106 - Windsor Mill, MD

Remote Type

Fully Remote

Education Level

Graduate Degree

Description

Index Analytics, LLC, is a rapidly growing, Baltimore-based small business providing health-related consulting services to the federal government. At the center of our company culture is a commitment to instilling a dynamic and employee-friendly place to work. We place a priority on promoting a supportive and collegial team environment and enhancing staff experience through career development and educational opportunities.

Index Analytics is seeking a Senior Business Analyst / Scrum Master to support Government clients in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. Metro Area. The Senior Business Analyst / Scrum Master will collaborate with our customers to define product requirements, develop a product understanding, and communicate effectively to both business and technical audiences to deliver solutions. Along with expertise and experience in Agile and scrum practices to help drive SAFe best practices. You will coach and mentor the team through the SAFe agile methodology while performing as their Scrum Master, working to remove impediments, and participating in team activities. You will be the main resource supporting sprint ceremonies, supporting the development of user stories, and supporting Project Managers overseeing Government customers.

Responsibilities

Identify and validate clients’ business needs and requirements
Support project managers with managing the client relationship and deliverables
Manages stakeholders expectations by assisting to define product vision and requirements
Attend requirements gathering meetings with the client to identify business needs, functional and system requirements
Collaborate with the development and testing team to ensure implementation of the needed business, functional and system requirements
Provide regular and open communication across the program and stakeholders for transparency and awareness of progress and impediments
Understand, visualize, and manage upstream/downstream dependencies
Drive Agile transformation and continuous improvement by utilizing feedback and metrics to identify areas of opportunity
Communicate requirements to developers, testers, and stakeholders
Demonstrate product functionality to stakeholders
Facilitate the daily activities of application development scrum team
Conduct daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning meetings and retrospectives
Assist Product Owners with sprint review meetings
Track cross-functional team velocity towards goals and provide documentation such as burn-down charts for weekly and monthly status reports
Identify dependencies between backlog items within and across teams and makes Product Owners or other teams aware of them
Remove roadblocks challenging team members by raising issues to other teams or management as needed
Collaborate with Product Owners to prioritize product backlog items by providing technical insight into the work being requested
Actively participate in quarterly Program Increment Planning meetings assuring that team members are managing time appropriately and complete required tasks
Ensure Scrum, Kanban and SAFe agile methods are being followed as agreed to by the teams and mentor Scrum Masters
Identify systemic issues and implement strategic improvements across the organization

Qualifications

Qualifications

US citizen or Authorized to Work and lived in the US for 3 of the last 5 years. Must be able to obtain a U.S. Federal government client badge and pass a government Public Trust.
Bachelor’s degree required
6 years of overall work experience including at least 2+ years of experience converting requirements into user stories in an agile environment.
Prior experience with Center for Medicare Medicaid Services or other Govt agencies is a plus.
Agile certifications required.
Demonstrated ability to break down complex requirements into actionable work items
Knowledge and experience of SAFe Agile software development methodology
Demonstrated ability to work with engineering and analytics teams to discuss technical concepts, make tradeoffs to remove roadblocks, and evaluate new ideas
Applied strong strategic thinking and expert problem-solving skills to address and resolve complex challenges.
Knowledge and experience of Agile software development methodology
Proficient with Agile software tools such as Jira and Confluence
Ability to work with the product owner and the product team to manage a continuous product backlog grooming process
Ability to perform active risk management throughout the development and release lifecycle
Possess a strong attention to detail
Demonstrate flexibility in day-to-day work and strong collaboration/teaming skills. The ability to listen and consider input from other team members
Ability to demonstrate excellent written and oral communication required
Passion for managing and exceeding customer expectations

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