Business Analyst/Scrum Master at steampunkMcLean, Virginia, United States — contract

Overview

As a Steampunk Business Analyst/Scrum Master, you will support Agile software delivery teams by facilitating Scrum practices, driving requirements analysis, and coordinating delivery activities to ensure successful outcomes. This role operates at the intersection of business analysis, Agile facilitation, and delivery coordination—helping teams translate mission needs into actionable work while maintaining alignment, momentum, and accountability.

You will partner closely with Product Owners, developers, designers, and stakeholders to ensure requirements are well-defined, priorities are clear, and teams are positioned to deliver high-quality solutions efficiently.

Contributions

Responsibilities include:

Facilitate Agile practices and support the execution of Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

Elicit, analyze, and document business and system requirements, including user stories, functional and non-functional requirements, and acceptance criteria.

Collaborate with stakeholders and product teams to decompose epics into features and user stories that are clear, testable, and ready for development.

Partner with Product Owners to support backlog refinement, prioritization, and delivery planning.

Coordinate team-level delivery activities, helping ensure alignment across priorities, dependencies, and timelines.

Apply facilitation techniques to lead workshops, working sessions, and stakeholder discussions that drive shared understanding and decision-making.

Translate complex business needs into clear, actionable technical requirements for development and QA teams.

Identify, track, and help resolve risks, issues, and impediments, escalating as appropriate to maintain delivery progress.

Support stakeholder communication by providing visibility into team progress, risks, and delivery outcomes.

Foster team accountability, self-organization, and continuous improvement within an Agile environment.

Help teams manage time effectively, minimize distractions, and m