BUSINESS ANALYST / SCRUM MASTER

Job Summary:

VSolvit is seeking a motivated and versatile Business Analyst/Scrum Master to join our dynamic team. This dual-role position is ideal for professionals who excel in bridging business needs with technical solutions while driving Agile practices. The successful candidate will serve as a key liaison between stakeholders and development teams, ensuring project success through clear requirements gathering, effective facilitation, and Agile leadership.

Role:

As a Business Analyst/Scrum Master, you will serve as a key liaison between stakeholders and development teams, ensuring project success through clear requirements gathering, effective facilitation, and Agile leadership, as such as to deliver the best solutions to our clients. 

A Secret Clearance is required. 

Please note that his is a fully remote position.

As with any position, additional expectations exist. Some of these are, but are not limited to, adhering to normal working hours, meeting deadlines, following company policies as outlined by the Employee Handbook, communicating regularly with assigned supervisors, and staying focused on the assigned tasks.

Responsibilities: 

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business requirements
• Translate business needs into functional and technical specifications
• Create process flows, use cases, and user stories to ensure clarity and alignment
• Conduct gap analysis and recommend solutions to optimize processes
• Work closely with Product Owners to prioritize and manage backlogs
• Support system testing, user acceptance testing, and defect resolution
• Deliver presentations and detailed reports to stakeholders, ensuring they remain informed of project progress
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Coach the team on Agile principles, Scrum practices, and the importance of continuous improvement
• Remove impediments and shield the team from external distractions to ensure productivity
• Track and report on team metrics such as velocity, cycle time, and burndown charts
• Foster collaboration and open communication between team members and stakeholders
• Ensure adherence to Agile best practices and promote a culture of accountability
• Partner with Product Owners to ensure the backlog is well-defined and prioritized

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst and/or Scrum Master
• Solid understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe)
• Proven experience in requirements gathering and documentation
• Experience with SharePoint
• Experience with Power Platform Capabilities
• Experience with Functional Testing and Test Documentation (Test Cases / Test Scripts)
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills
• Familiarity with tools like Azure DevOps, JIRA, Confluence, or similar project management software
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills; ability to work independently and solve problems
• Self-starter with the ability to identify what tasks need to be prioritized based on the impact(s) to the environment and team

Applicants selected will be subject to a government background investigation and must meet eligibility and suitability requirements (Secret Clearance is Required)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
• Experience with enterprise-level software development or system implementations
• Familiarity with business process modeling tools (e.g., Visio, Lucidchart)
• Knowledge of data analysis and reporting tools

Company Summary:
Join the VSolvit Team! Founded in 2006, VSolvit (pronounced 'We Solve It') is a technology services provider that specializes in cybersecurity, cloud computing, geographic information systems (GIS), business intelligence (BI) systems, data warehousing, engineering services, and custom database and application development. VSolvit is an award winning WOSB, CA CDB, MBE, WBE, and CMMI Level 3 certified company. We offer a customizable health benefits program that best meets the needs of its employees. Offering may include: medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, long and short-term disability and other insurance products, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, 401K Retirement Plan options, Tuition Reimbursement, and assorted voluntary benefits. Our goal is to grow together and enjoy the work that we do as a team.

VSolvit LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.