Senior Business Analyst

About the role

Agilious leads with a singular purpose - to empower organizations to build digital solutions that truly serve people by simplifying software delivery and eliminating waste. With over 20 years of experience in strategy, design, engineering, and data, our clients count on us not just to deliver technology, but to strengthen your teams with the skills, training, and strategy they need to create real, user-focused impact at scale.

Requirements

• Elicitation & Backlog Management
• Facilitate Discovery: Lead workshops, interviews, and discussions with stakeholders, partners, and end-users to elicit, analyze, and prioritize mission needs.
• Deconstruct Scope: Collaborate with Product Managers and product teams to decompose large SAFe epics into features, user stories, and tasks that are clear and executable for the development team.
• Define Acceptance Criteria: Partner with POs, stakeholders, and developers to establish robust user acceptance criteria for features and user stories.
• Maintain Traceability: Facilitate and maintain end-to-end requirements traceability from the initial project vision through product delivery.
• Agile & SAFe Execution
• Backlog Refinement: Actively develop, refine, and maintain the product backlog in collaboration with the extended product team.
• Release & PI Planning: Apply SAFe expertise to contribute heavily to release planning, Program Increment (PI) planning, and aligning team outputs with portfolio roadmaps.
• Developer Alignment: Serve as a highly accessible resource for developers during sprints, workshops, and technical discussions regarding new functionality.
• Process Improvement & Strategy
• Drive Efficiency: Envision and design requirements for tool and workflow enhancements that streamline processes, reduce friction, and improve key performance metrics.
• Stakeholder Alignment: Apply advanced facilitation techniques to create a shared understanding among diverse stakeholders and help shape product strategy.
• Communication & Presentation
• Bridge the Gap: Translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and confidently present findings, recommendations, and project scope.

Qualifications

• Experience Level: Senior (10+Years)
• Methodology: Agile / SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)
• Core Experience: 10+ years of experience as a Senior Business Analyst or in a closely related position.
• Agile/SAFe Expertise: Minimum of 7 years of hands-on experience working within Agile implementation teams, specifically writing user stories, refining backlogs, and participating in release/PI planning.
• SDLC Mastery: Proven experience with the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) of Agile IT projects, including deep expertise in requirements definition, analysis, and documentation.
• Tooling: Hands-on, proficient experience with Jira (or equivalent Agile management tools).
• Autonomy & Delivery: Proven ability to see complex tasks through to completion without significant guidance; comfortable multitasking and managing shifting priorities across projects if required.
• Interpersonal Skills: Exceptional oral, written, and presentation communication skills. Adept at collaborating as a team player alongside both highly technical resources and non-technical business partners.

Key Skills

• Education and Training
• Degree: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Master’s Degree in a related field preferred.
• Subject matter expertise in the field of work.
• Proven track record of work experience as a senior business analyst.

Why Work at Agilious

At Agilious, we put our people first. As a team-focused company, we foster a collaborative environment where every contractor has a voice, opportunities to develop professionally, and the support to thrive. If you’re looking for a career where you can learn, contribute, and grow, we’d love to hear from you. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. At this time, Agilious is unable to provide sponsorship for employment authorization for this position. The minimum and maximum hourly rate for this role are listed below. Hourly Rate: $62-$72