Business Analyst Project Manager Job Listing at SAIC in Sterling, VA (Job ID 2611998)

Description

Description

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Hybrid Business Analyst / Project Manager to join our team. This role will serve as a vital link between clients, stakeholders, and development teams, ensuring efficient planning, execution, and delivery of objectives in alignment with Agile principles. The successful candidate will have a solid foundation in business analysis, project management, and Agile methodologies, with the ability to manage multiple priorities while collaborating across teams.

Position Responsibilities:

• Act as a conduit between stakeholders, engineering project managers, development teams, and scrum masters to ensure seamless communication and collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.
• Facilitate status and planning meetings, ensuring clarity of objectives, alignment with project goals, and effective time management.
• Collaborate with clients to create, review, and manage Program Increment (PI) plans, ensuring all PI objectives and epics are successfully delivered.
• Lead and facilitate grooming sessions with clients to gather, analyze, and document both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Translate business requirements into detailed user stories, including clear acceptance criteria, mockups (as needed), and all relevant details to support development efforts.
• Maintain and organize project deliverables utilizing tools like Atlassian Confluence and Jira, ensuring Kanban boards are consistently updated and accurate progress tracking.
• Support scrum teams by leading ceremonies, removing roadblocks, and ensuring adherence to the Definition of Ready and Definition of Done as defined by the team.
• Coordinate scope adjustments during sprints or release cycles, liaising with Project Managers to refine priorities and communicate changes to stakeholders effectively.
• Provide detailed documentation of client requirements, business processes, and technical expectations, ensuring alignment with project goals and stakeholder needs.
• Ensure business processes for requirements development and management are efficient, scalable, and align with organizational priorities.
• Monitor and enforce timelines, budgets, and deliverables to consistently support successful program execution.
• Assist in the evaluation and prioritization of tasks, aligning team efforts with key business objectives during each Program Increment.
• Maintain reporting mechanisms for deliverables, sprint progress, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Engage in development and delivery of training processes and materials.
• Develop and deliver presentations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into clear and actionable information.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience as a Business Analyst, including facilitating meetings with stakeholders to develop detailed business and technical requirements.
• At least 2 years of project management experience, managing Agile teams and/or coordinating between multiple stakeholders.
• Experience leading and facilitating Agile Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives.
• Strong time management skills to ensure efficient and effective communication and optimal use of scheduled time during meetings.
• Hands-on experience with Atlassian Confluence and Jira, including maintaining Kanban boards.
• Exceptional communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to effectively bridge the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to support program objectives by identifying and mitigating team roadblocks.
• Team-oriented mindset, willingness to collaborate across disciplines, and the ability to manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Skills and Certifications:

• Professional certifications, such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), or Project Management Professional (PMP), are highly desirable.