Senior Business Analyst/Scrum Master

CACI International - Arlington, VA

Full-time - Senior

Arlington, VA

10,001+ employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

CACI is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst & Scrum Master with strong Agile Scrum delivery skills and project management/facilitation experience to work on a challenging program supporting the Department of State in Arlington, VA. You will work with talented colleagues at the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS), the law-enforcement arm of the State Department, and play an integral role in providing a broad range of systems and software technologies that protect U.S. diplomatic missions and their personnel. The program emphasizes innovation, and CACI seeks individuals who can bring creative ideas to solve complex technical and procedural problems. We are seeking candidates who are adaptable, effective communicators, and able to work constructively within a technically diverse team. You must be comfortable briefing executive leadership and be ready to develop great working relationships with product owners, scrum team, and stakeholders. As a Senior Business Analyst & Scrum Master for a team that supports multiple applications, you will be responsible for weekly and/or daily meetings with the Product Owner(s), government leadership, and development team to discuss ongoing software development modifications to achieve customer satisfaction goals. You will collaborate with clients to gather and analyze business requirements for software projects, work closely with project stakeholders to define project scope, goals, and deliverables, and create detailed business requirements documentation and functional specifications. Additionally, you will conduct gap analysis and identify areas for process improvement, facilitate communication between clients and the development team to ensure accurate understanding of requirements, and create and update individual product backlogs resulting from an Agile development approach. As a Scrum Master, you will facilitate the development, standardization, and implementation of Agile software development processes. You will lead all Agile sprint ceremonies, including sprint planning, product backlog refinement, sprint review, and retrospective, and act as the primary liaison with Product Owners when clarity is required concerning user stories and user acceptance criteria. You will also support the Product Owner and provide Agile coaching and education where needed, coordinate and manage backlog, sprints, metrics, retrospective meetings, and daily stand-ups, and facilitate recommendations regarding software development releases and requirements for customer consideration and approval.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to gather and analyze business requirements for software projects.
• Work closely with project stakeholders to define project scope, goals, and deliverables.
• Create detailed business requirements documentation and functional specifications.
• Conduct gap analysis and identify areas for process improvement.
• Facilitate communication between clients and development team to ensure accurate understanding of requirements.
• Create and update individual product backlogs resulting from an Agile development approach.
• Lead all Agile sprint ceremonies, including sprint planning, product backlog refinement, sprint review, and retrospective.
• Act as the primary liaison with Product Owners for clarity on user stories and user acceptance criteria.
• Support the Product Owner and provide Agile coaching and education where needed.
• Coordinate and manage backlog, sprints, metrics, retrospective meetings, and daily stand-ups.
• Facilitate recommendations regarding software development releases and requirements for customer consideration and approval.

Requirements

• 10+ years' experience leading and managing incremental software development projects using an Agile Scrum approach with successful product delivery.
• Active DoD Secret Clearance.
• Certified Scrum Master/Scrum Practitioner with experience with Scrum teams and use of continuous integration tools and techniques in test-driven development.
• Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Project, JIRA, Confluence or similar project management tools.
• Strong software development background.
• Understanding of all elements of the software development life cycle, including planning, development, requirements management, CM, quality assurance, and release management.
• Highly responsible, team-oriented individual with very strong communication skills and work ethic; self-starter.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Work experience with the Department of State.

Benefits

• Unlimited and equal opportunity for growth, recognition, and rewards.
• Career mobility program to build a dynamic career at CACI.
• Flexible work schedule arrangements to support work/life balance.
• Access to more than 20 Communities of Practice for skill sharing.
• Learning Academies providing training and certifications.
• Competitive benefits and learning and development opportunities.
• Mission-oriented alignment with national security priorities.
• Recognition as a Best Place to Work by the Washington Post.