Senior Business Analyst - Scrum Master

• The Senior Business Analyst/Scrum Master serves in a dual capacity, combining
• strategic business analysis functions with Agile delivery leadership within the
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). This individual plays a pivotal role in driving
• the Agile development process, acting as a servant leader and Scrum Master for
• multiple Agile teams while simultaneously bridging the gap between business
• stakeholders and technical delivery teams. The Senior Business Analyst/Scrum
• Master ensures the timely delivery of high-quality software solutions that align
• with organizational goals and meet defined business requirements.

Agile Leadership & Scrum Master Duties

• Serves as a servant leader and Scrum Master for multiple Agile teams, driving

the Agile development process in alignment with SAFe principles and practices

• Facilitates all Agile ceremonies, including but not limited to:
• Sprint Planning
• Daily Stand-Ups (Daily Scrum)
• Sprint Reviews
• Sprint Retrospectives
• Program Increment (PI) Planning events
• Identifies, tracks, and removes impediments that hinder team progress,

escalating issues as appropriate to ensure uninterrupted delivery

• Fosters a collaborative, high-performing, and psychologically safe team

environment that encourages open communication, accountability, and

continuous learning

• Ensures adherence to Agile principles emphasizing transparency, inspection,

and adaptation across all team activities

• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
• Ensures effective collaboration between cross-functional teams, promoting the

consistent adoption of Agile principles and SAFe practices across the

organization

• Works closely with stakeholders, Product Owners, and program leadership to

understand business needs, communicate project progress, and ensure alignment

between business goals and Agile delivery outcomes

• Serves as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders,

translating complex technical concepts into clear, actionable business

language and vice versa

• Supports dependency management and coordination across Agile Release Trains

(ARTs) to ensure integrated and synchronized delivery

• Business Analysis
• Elicits, documents, and manages business and functional requirements in

collaboration with stakeholders and Product Owners

• Develops and maintains user stories, epics, features, and acceptance criteria

within Jira, ensuring requirements are well-defined, prioritized, and ready

for sprint execution

• Conducts gap analyses, process mapping, and workflow assessments to identify

opportunities for process improvement and system enhancements

• Maintains accurate and up-to-date documentation in Confluence, including

process flows, meeting notes, decision logs, and project artifacts

• Supports backlog refinement activities to ensure the product backlog is

groomed, prioritized, and aligned with program objectives

• Coaching, Training & Continuous Improvement
• Provides coaching and training to team members, Product Owners, and

• stakeholders on Agile methodologies, SAFe practices, and Scrum principles,
• ensuring a common understanding and consistent adoption across teams

• Drives a culture of continuous improvement by identifying areas for

• enhancement within Agile teams, implementing targeted changes, and measuring
• the impact of improvements through defined metrics and key performance

indicators (KPIs)

• Mentors junior team members and supports the professional development of

Agile practitioners within the program

• Champions Agile best practices and advocates for process improvements at both

the team and program levels

• Accessibility & Quality Considerations
• Ensures that Agile development and delivery processes incorporate

• accessibility considerations throughout the software development lifecycle,
• in alignment with applicable accessibility requirements and standards

• Collaborates with the Accessibility Lead and delivery teams to ensure that

user stories and acceptance criteria reflect accessibility requirements where

applicable

• Supports the preparation and review of deliverables to ensure compliance with

quality standards and contractual obligations

• QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years

• or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.
• Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated experience in a Scrum Master

role, with additional experience in business analysis or requirements

management

• Certification: SAFe Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent certification

required

• Clearance: Tier 2 Public Trust
• Tools: Strong proficiency in the use of Jira and Confluence
• Must be U.S. Citizen
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

• SAIC® [http://www.saic.com/] is a premier mission integrator focused on
• advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world.
• Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and
• civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise
• IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging
• technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that
• modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

• We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and
• inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered
• in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For
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