Agile Scrum Master

Compensation $78.36 - $78.36 / Hourly Hours Per Week 40 Number Of Positions 1 Job Description Job Title: Agile Scrum Master / Delivery Lead / Senior Technology Business Analyst Location: Jersey City, NJ (Hybrid, minimum 3 days onsite) Duration: Contract - 12 months Pay Range: $78.36/hr (W2) Job ID: 407437 About BCforward BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity. Job Description We are seeking an experienced Agile Scrum Master and Delivery Lead who also operates as a Senior Technology Business Analyst to support Global Technology client-facing platforms, including Mercury and MLX. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in agile delivery, requirements management, and platform governance, and a proven ability to lead end-to-end SDLC execution while ensuring compliance with enterprise risk and control frameworks. Start and Scheduling Details: Start: ASAP, with expectation to start 2-4 weeks after offer based on a defined business date. Hybrid schedule with a minimum of 3 days onsite per week in Jersey City, NJ. Candidates must include current location and intent on resume. Interview Process: Glider Candidate ID Verification. First round: One interviewer. Second round: Three-person panel. Responsibilities: Serve as Delivery Lead and Senior Technology Business Analyst for Mercury and MLX client-facing platforms used by Global Markets institutional clients. Develop and maintain a deep understanding of application functionality, architecture, and integrations. Communicate platform capabilities to business stakeholders and technology partners. Act as primary liaison between Lines of Business, Global Technology engineering teams, and enterprise partners to align delivery, risk, and control requirements. Elicit, analyze, and document business, regulatory, and technology requirements in accordance with Bank of America standards. Translate requirements into user stories, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria to support accurate development, testing, and implementation. Lead end-to-end delivery across the SDLC, including planning, dependency management, milestone tracking, and issue resolution. Ensure compliance with change management, risk, and governance frameworks, including MRA and enterprise technology controls. Serve as Scrum Master for agile teams supporting Mercury. Facilitate ceremonies and ensure adherence to Global Technology agile practices. Manage work intake, prioritization, and execution using bank-standard JIRA workflows and tooling. Track, analyze, and report delivery health, agile metrics, risks, and dependencies to provide transparency to senior stakeholders. Partner with GIS, Risk, and enterprise control teams to manage, track, and remediate findings aligned to assigned AITs. Ensure mandatory enterprise deliverables are completed on time, properly documented, and audit-ready. Own platform documentation, including process flows, control documentation, training materials, and user-facing artifacts. Act as the single point of accountability for delivery communication, status reporting, and risk escalation across multiple Lines of Business on Mercury and MLX. Proactively identify and mitigate delivery, operational, and compliance risks to ensure platform stability, security, and regulatory adherence. Required Skills & Qualifications: Demonstrated experience as an Agile Scrum Master and Delivery Lead within enterprise financial services or similar regulated environments. Strong business analysis capability, including requirements elicitation, user stories, and acceptance criteria creation. Proficiency with JIRA and enterprise agile workflows for intake, prioritization, and execution tracking. Hands-on SDLC delivery management, including planning, dependency and risk management, and stakeholder reporting. Knowledge of change management, risk, governance, and technology control frameworks, including audit readiness and remediation tracking. Excellent communication and stakeholder management across Lines of Business, engineering, and control partners. Experience level: 7+ years in relevant roles across Scrum Mastery, delivery leadership, and business analysis. Preferred Skills: Background supporting Global Markets or client-facing trading platforms such as Mercury and MLX. Experience with program and project governance processes, including PPRT and related forums and artifacts. Why BCforward? At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to: Competitive compensation and benefits. Opportunities for growth with global clients. A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people. Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects. About Our Commitment BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. Place of Work On-site Requisition ID oSbi0qrxw0gR-3297 #J-18808-Ljbffr JDH Contracting