Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define the product vision, roadmap, and prioritization strategy.
• Act as the primary point of contact between the development team and stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and understanding of requirements.
• Gather and analyze user needs, market trends, and industry best practices to shape the product roadmap and feature prioritization.
• Translate high-level business objectives into well-defined user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Maintain and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring its alignment with project goals and timeline.
• Conduct regular sprint planning, backlog grooming, and sprint review meetings.
• Provide guidance and clarification to the development team during the sprint execution.
• Monitor project progress, identify impediments, and take proactive measures to address them.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, and QA, to ensure successful delivery of features.
• Perform user acceptance testing and validate that delivered features meet the defined acceptance criteria.
• Track project metrics and use Agile project tracking tools like ADO to monitor progress and report on key performance indicators.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and advancements in cloud migration and application development methodologies.

Requirements:

• Familiarity with Scrum methodology, having acted as a Scrum Master for at least 20% of your time.
• Proven ability to run scrum ceremonies and effectively drive the development team.
• Experience running daily ceremonies, identifying impediments, and following up with different teams to ensure timely resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to set the pace for the team and foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Proficient in using Agile project tracking tools, such as ADO, to manage and track project progress.
• Extensive experience in Agile methodologies, with at least 6 years of IT Business Analyst experience and 4+ years working in an Agile environment.
• Previous experience working on application development teams and understanding the complexities of such projects.
• Strong skills in gathering and writing complex requirements, user story development, and backlog management.
• Ability to solve problems independently and proactively, without needing constant direction.
• Flexibility to meet with customers (end-users) and understand the TechOps space in-depth