Scrum Master

Title: BA/Scrum Master

Location: New York, NY

Project Description:

• VMAD Modernization Program
• Data & Analytics Transformation (Perseus)

Role Summary:

• The Business Analyst / Scrum Master is responsible for refining and managing the delivery backlog established during Discovery while supporting Agile execution throughout the modernization effort. The role collaborates closely with UX/UI Design, the UX/UI Architect, Angular Engineering, Java Engineering, Data Engineering, and business stakeholders to maintain delivery momentum, manage sprint activities, refine stories, clarify requirements, and support successful delivery of modernization objectives.

Must have skills:

• Business analysis
• Agile delivery
• Scrum Master responsibilities
• Backlog management
• Story refinement
• Acceptance criteria development
• Sprint planning
• Backlog grooming
• Jira

Preferred Skills:

• Enterprise application modernization
• Cybersecurity domain experience
• Financial services experience
• UX and design collaboration
• AI-assisted software delivery workflows
• Geographically distributed delivery teams

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Refine capabilities, features, stories, acceptance criteria, and implementation details established during Discovery activities.
• Collaborate with UX/UI Design teams to incorporate visual design, workflow, and interaction updates into delivery backlog items.
• Collaborate with Angular Engineering, Java Engineering, Data Engineering, and Architecture teams to clarify requirements and implementation expectations.
• Maintain backlog quality, consistency, traceability, and delivery readiness throughout the program lifecycle.
• Coordinate sprint planning, backlog grooming, sprint reviews, retrospectives, daily standups, and related Agile ceremonies.
• Support story estimation, delivery planning, dependency tracking, and sprint execution activities.
• Work with delivery teams to resolve requirement ambiguities, documentation gaps, and acceptance criteria questions.
• Update and maintain user stories, acceptance criteria, business rules, workflow definitions, and implementation details as delivery progresses.
• Track delivery progress, risks, blockers, dependencies, and escalation items across workstreams.
• Coordinate demonstrations, stakeholder reviews, feedback sessions, and backlog refinement activities.
• Ensure implementation activities remain aligned to approved specifications, Hero Journeys, business objectives, and modernization priorities.
• Support SIT, UAT, testing, defect triage, remediation tracking, and production readiness activities.
• Maintain traceability between capabilities, epics, features, stories, specifications, defects, and testing outcomes.
• Identify scope impacts, dependency risks, workflow changes, and delivery constraints requiring stakeholder visibility.
• Prepare delivery metrics, sprint reporting, progress reporting, and supporting project tracking information.
• Promote effective communication and collaboration across distributed delivery teams.

Required Skills:

• Business analysis
• Agile delivery
• Scrum Master responsibilities
• Backlog management
• Story refinement
• Acceptance criteria development
• Sprint planning
• Backlog grooming
• Jira
• Requirements analysis
• Workflow analysis
• Dependency tracking
• Risk tracking
• Delivery reporting
• Stakeholder communication
• Specification-driven delivery models

Experience:

• 5+ years Business Analyst, Scrum Master, or Agile delivery experience.
• Experience managing Agile delivery backlogs and sprint execution activities.
• Experience refining stories, acceptance criteria, and delivery artifacts created during Discovery.
• Experience working with architects, designers, developers, testers, and business stakeholders.