Job Title: Business Analyst/Scrum Master

Company: BLN24

About Us: We find strength in teamwork-a better you is a better us. BLN24 is an award-winning Management Consulting Firm that supports the U.S. Federal Government in successfully achieving their mission and goals. Our service and solutions delivery start with understanding each client’s end-state, and then seamlessly integrating within each Agency’s organization to improve and enhance strategic and technical operations and deployments.

Position Overview:

BLN24 is seeking a highly skilled Scrum Master/Business Analyst to support development and delivery for the modernization of U.S. government applications migrating to the cloud. The Scrum Master/Business Analyst combines business analysis expertise with Agile project management skills. This dual role focuses on bridging the gap between stakeholders and technical teams to deliver modernized software solutions while ensuring smooth Agile processes. The individual will be responsible for driving Scrum ceremonies to align business needs with IT and cybersecurity objectives, lead requirements gathering, and participate in solution design and testing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the Scrum Master for Agile teams, driving all Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Proactively identify risks and blockers and develop and implement mitigation strategies with the Agile teams.
• Promote adherence to Agile principles and ensure the team meets its deliverables efficiently.
• Administer Jira to manage and track tasks, sprint progress, and team performance metrics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between business goals and technical deliverables.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and define business problems, gather requirements, and recommend IT solutions.
• Analyze, design, and support the implementation of software solutions, including database, website, and application tools.
• Write well-defined user stories, tasks, and acceptance criteria for implementation.
• Develop and manage test cases, execute testing, document results, and work closely with developers to resolve deficiencies.
• Create, edit, and analyze performance metrics, reports, and recommendations.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Certification in Scrum (Certified Scrum Master, SAFe Scrum Master, Professional Scrum Master, etc.).
• Proficiency in Jira and GitLab.
• Experience supporting Digital Services projects, with greater consideration paid to individuals with experience migrating applications to the AWS cloud or AWS certification (Cloud Practitioner, Solutions Architect, etc.)
• Strong communication and facilitation skills to work effectively with technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Progressive experience in business analysis, including designing, testing, and implementing software solutions.
• Proven ability to work closely with clients to identify problems and coordinate with developers to deliver solutions.
• Experience conducting risk assessments and developing mitigation strategies.

What BLN24 brings to the Game:

BLN24 benefits are game changing. We like our team to play hard and that means they need to be taken care of — physically, financially, and emotionally. We make sure to keep them in the game by giving them access to generous medical, dental, and vision plans. You can join one of the fastest growing companies headquartered in the Washington DC Metro Area. We give you the opportunity to work in different sectors, so you have the chance at variety while maintaining stability. Flexibility at BLN24 allows each individual the opportunity to balance quality work and their personal lives. Depending on projects, we allow remote working opportunities so you can always be in the game no matter where you call home.

BLN24 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe people are our strength and understand diverse talents are key to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.