Business Analyst / Agile Practitioner

Role Description

Product Owners (POs) for the ARES production program own the sprint backlog and user engagement coordination development team. Working under the program-level guidance of the Mission Architect, each PO maintains the team's Jira board, converts operational requirements into sprint-ready user stories, user engagement events, coordinates incremental UAT and observation synthesis, and ensures sprint output is traceable to requirements. Additionally, POs lead mission process analysis and solution evaluation for government programs, serving as a critical liaison between government clients and technical delivery teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the product roadmap for assigned capability area(s)
• Facilitate sprint planning, sprint review, and sprint retrospective ceremonies for the assigned development team
• Maintain the team's Jira sprint board (e.g. user stories, acceptance criteria, story point estimation, and backlog grooming)
• Convert Mission Architect operational effectiveness guidance into sprint-ready user stories with testable acceptance criteria
• Maintain team-level contributions to requirements traceability matrix and track requirement coverage
• Participate in cross-team dependency planning sessions facilitated by the Solution Architect and Mission Architect

Qualifications

• Eligibility to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years as a Business Analyst, Product Owner, or Agile Practitioner on Scrum delivery teams, and proficiency with Jira
• Experience translating stakeholder requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria with formal traceability
• Experience coordinating user acceptance testing with operational stakeholders and synthesizing results
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to work across Government and technical team interfaces
• Certified Scrum Master or Certified Scrum Product Owner

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Active U.S. Government Secret or TS/SCI security clearance.
• Master's degree in a related field.
• Familiarity with DAF scheduling, training management, stan/eval, or data integration
• Experience with Salesforce
• Experience with DAF mission areas relevant to aircrew readiness systems
• PMI-ACP

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans (Healthcare benefits are 100% employer-paid for employees only)
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off (Flexible/Combined PTO, Bereavement Leave, 11 Company Paid Holidays)
• 401K Retirement Plan with employer match
• Professional Development Training Reimbursement.
• Flexible/remote work schedules.