Senior Business Analyst / Scrum Master

About this role

Halvik Corp delivers a wide range of services to 13 executive agencies and 15 independent agencies. Halvik is a highly successful WOB business with more than 50 prime contracts and 500+ professionals delivering Digital Services, Advanced Analytics, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Cyber Security and Cutting-Edge Technology across the US Government. Be a part of something special!

Position Overview

The Senior Business Analyst / Scrum Master will support the SPARKS (Safety ProgramRecord Keeping System) modernization effort for the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). SPARKS replaces the legacy CARS II application and enables NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance (OVSC) to catalog, store, and manage data used to enforce Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). This role serves as the bridge between federal stakeholders, end users, and the development team - facilitating Agile ceremonies, leading requirements elicitation, and ensuring all project artifacts and documentation are accurate, complete, and accessible.

Core Responsibilities

• Facilitate daily standups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and sprint planning sessions for the SPARKS team.
• Guide the team to avoid over-committing and scope creep; support estimation, story breakdown, and sub-task creation.
• Administer the team's scrum board and ensure JIRA cards are accurate, current, and actively groomed.
• Eliminate external blockers and address internal roadblocks through process or workflow improvements.
• Influence stakeholders to support project objectives and business priorities.
• Validate existing business processes and recommend improvements.
• Lead requirements gathering sessions and document the resulting business, functional, and non-functional requirements.
• Partner with functional users to identify, prioritize, and document requirements.
• Support requirements prioritization and backlog grooming sessions.
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