BA/Scrum Master

Aretum is a mission-driven organization committed to delivering innovative, technology-enabled solutions to our customers across defense, civilian, and homeland security sectors. Our teams work at the intersection of strategy, technology, and transformation, helping agencies solve their most critical challenges. We believe in investing in our people and creating a culture where collaboration, inclusion, and professional growth are at the forefront. Join us to be part of meaningful work that drives national impact and grow your career alongside exceptional peers. Job Summary Due to the nature of our work as a federal consulting organization, employees may be expected to handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and must adhere to applicable safeguarding and compliance requirements. Additionally, all team members may be called upon to support proposal efforts as needed. This could include resume formatting, providing skills alignment summaries, participating in meetings, or contributing to solutioning activities based on subject matter expertise or functional experience.

Responsibilities

• Capture detailed business requirements, User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria in JIRA
• Work with Product Owner/System Owner, Development, UX/UI, QA team, and Subject Matter Experts to ensure alignment and proper interpretation of complex functional requirements.
• Ensure end-to-end requirements traceability, mapping user stories to software test cases, applicable business processes, wireframes, and UX comps.
• Leverage strong written and verbal communication skills to drive requirements sessions in a large setting including Product Owners, Subject Matter Experts, Project Manager, Architect, Team Leads, and client personnel.
• Collaborate with team members, share knowledge, and continuously improve business analysis efforts, identify and close gaps.
• Document functional specifications, traceability matrices, process flow diagrams, wireframes, meeting agenda, meeting minutes, and other supporting artifacts.
• Lead and facilitate all Scrum ceremonies (Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, and Backlog Refinement) ensuring active participation from all team members and stakeholders.
• Proactively identify and remove impediments or guide the team to remove impediments, ensuring a smooth workflow and preventing delays in project delivery.
• Shield the team from external interferences and distractions to maximize productivity and focus on sprint goals.
• Monitor sprint progress, facilitate discussions, decision-making processes, and conflict resolution. Communicate progress and team dynamics to stakeholders and higher management.
• Assist the Product Owner in managing the product backlog, ensuring it is visible, transparent, and clear to all, and shows what the team will work on next.

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