imagineeer
Business Analyst-Sr Scrum Master
imagineeerUnited States21 hours ago
Full-timeRemote FriendlyResearch, Analyst +1
Benefits:

  • 401(k) matching
  • Competitive salary
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off


About this Role:

The Business Analyst – Senior Scrum Master plays a dual role supporting both Agile delivery leadership and business requirements analysis within a federal IT environment. This position works across cross-functional Agile teams, product owners, and federal stakeholders to facilitate requirements gathering, backlog refinement, sprint planning, and delivery of mission-driven IT solutions. The candidate provides strategic guidance in Agile transformation, serves as a servant leader to development teams, and ensures alignment between business needs, technical implementation, and federal compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

Scrum Master Leadership

  • Lead Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
  • Coach Agile teams on best practices and foster a collaborative, high-performance team environment.
  • Identify and resolve team impediments, risks, and delivery dependencies.
  • Track and communicate sprint velocity, burndown charts, and release metrics to HHS leadership.
  • Support incremental delivery and Agile adoption across HHS program teams.
  • Remove blockers proactively and coordinate resolution with government stakeholders.
  • Promote a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.


Business Analysis

  • Gather, define, and document business and functional requirements using user stories, process models, and use cases.
  • Facilitate joint application design (JAD) sessions, stakeholder interviews, and workflow reviews.
  • Analyze business processes and recommend modernization or automation improvements.
  • Create epics, features, and user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
  • Support backlog prioritization and grooming in alignment with HHS mission goals.
  • Partner with development and QA teams to validate requirements and test outcomes.
  • Maintain requirements traceability throughout the SDLC.


Federal Project Support

  • Ensure project documentation complies with HHS and federal IT governance.
  • Support change requests, risk logs, sprint reporting, and release planning.
  • Align deliverables with HHS security, privacy, Section 508, and FISMA standards.
  • Provide executive-ready reporting and briefings to HHS program leadership.


Qualifications and Skills:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 5-7+ years total professional experience in IT or business consulting.
  • 5-7+ years of Business Analyst experience supporting enterprise systems.
  • 5-7+ years of hands-on Scrum Master experience in Agile delivery environments.
  • Experience supporting federal clients, preferably HHS or civilian agencies.
  • Strong skills in Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, or similar Agile tools.
  • Demonstrated ability to interface with executive stakeholders and technical teams.
  • Certifications: Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or PMI-ACP (one required).


Desired Skills and Competencies:

  • Experience with HHS agencies such as, ACF, NIH, HRSA, or FDA.
  • Familiarity with Agile at Scale frameworks (SAFe, LeSS, or Scrum@Scale).
  • Experience with cloud-based delivery (AWS, Azure, or GovCloud).
  • Knowledge of interoperability standards and data exchange (FHIR, HL7 preferred).
  • Additional certifications such as Product Owner (CSPO), CBAP, SAFe SPC, or PMP.
  • Experience working in DevSecOps environments with CI/CD pipelines.


Additional Information:

  • Must be an U.S. Citizen and able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.


Flexible work from home options available.

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