IT Business Analyst / Scrum Master

The Business Analyst is responsible for gathering and documenting clear, unambiguous, and testable business requirements and understanding business needs and system functionality to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders, project team members, and the user community. Work directly with project teams and vendor partners, including UI/UX, solution architects, database administrators, developers, QA testers, and others, to ensure understanding of requirements, functionality, size, and scalability of the IT solution.

Job Title : Business Analyst / ScrumMaster – Campaign Finance Projects

Overview / Summary

The Business Analyst is responsible for gathering and documenting clear, unambiguous, and testable business requirements and understanding business needs and system functionality to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders, project team members, and the user community.

The Business Analyst will also serve as the ScrumMaster on campaign finance-related projects, with heavy usage of Monday.com and/or JIRA. The role coordinates with the PMO Project Manager on artifacts and documentation.

This position requires on-site/in-person work on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with no exceptions.

The ideal candidate will have a mentor/teaching-oriented background and help support the long-term success of the business area, strengthen an Agile mindset with the vendor, and support the transition from project mode to maintenance mode.

Key Responsibilities

• Document clear, unambiguous, and testable business requirements in accordance with standard templates.
• Create test plans with the business and ensure repeatable processes are established beyond the lifecycle of the current project.
• Document repeatable technical steps and processes for the business area to support maintenance planning.
• Facilitate requirements-gathering meetings with project team members and stakeholders to identify impacted business processes and document project business requirements.
• Develop and maintain the project backlog during Agile projects and work with the Product Owner to establish priorities throughout the project.
• Understand project scope and actively monitor the requirements process to maintain alignment with project objectives.
• Understand high-level information governance objectives and ensure appropriate stakeholder inclusion and awareness regarding data requirements.
• Support appropriate resolution of critical IT issues related to the Business Analyst role.
• Understand project-specific benefits and the impact of changes to project scope or business requirements.
• Ensure BA-owned SEM deliverables are completed, reviewed, and approved in alignment with area processes.
• Work directly with project teams and vendor partners, including UI/UX, solution architects, database administrators, developers, QA testers, and others, to ensure understanding of requirements, functionality, size, and scalability of the IT solution.
• Examine existing and future-state business processes, data, and systems with project teams and stakeholders to support business requirements gathering.

Required Qualifications

• 5 years of Business Analyst experience.
• 5 years of Quality Assurance knowledge.
• 5 years of Agile tool knowledge, including creating epics, features, and user stories and moving cards through the project lifecycle.
• 5 years of understanding BA, QA, and DEV roles and responsibilities.
• 5 years of experience with as-is/to-be processes and content creation.
• 3 years of experience creating product roadmaps.
• 3 years of familiarity with Project Management Methodologies/Agile.
• 3 years of proficiency with BA tools such as Figma and Visio.
• Experience with Monday.com and/or JIRA, with heavy usage in the ScrumMaster role.
• Ability to work on-site/in person on Tuesdays and Wednesdays with no exceptions. 

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