SAFe Agile Business Analyst

Job Title:             SAFe Agile Business Analyst 

Location:            Beltsville, MD 

Terms:                     Full-time 

Requirements:       Must be a U.S. Citizen with Active Security Clearance 

About the Role  

Currently seeking a Business Analyst with SaFe Agile experience to join the Protection and Defense team within the Cyber and Technology Security Directorate (CTS). The Protection and Defense program supports CTS’ capability to identify analyze, and mitigate threats to Department’s information technology (IT) systems and/or networks. 

Responsibilities 

• Communicate frequently with stakeholders to collect requirements, and document user stories in an Agile planning tool such as JIRA. 
• Assess existing Epics, Features, and User Stories for completeness and alignment to organization Mission and Vision and decompose further as needed. 
• Work closely with multiple Agile scrum teams, with the ability to navigate stakeholders through uncertain technical needs or approaches. 
• Support organizational SAFe Agile implementation, with focus on fully capturing Epics, Features, and User Stories through iterative Agile process. 
• Broaden coordination and dialogue with other federal teams and organizations to ensure optimal use of limited outreach resources. 
• Ensure that customer products, services, and capabilities continuously improve to better meet current and future customer requirements. 
• Assist in the creation and implementation of customer feedback mechanisms and implement improvements with operational products and services. 
• Support the development of performance metrics and goals. 
• Develop, track, and maintain metrics, as required. 
• Conduct program assessment and analysis to streamline administrative processes and enhance team operations to improve program efficiency. 
• Track and document team activities, accomplishments, and deliverables on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis. 
• Contribute to the development of workflow documentation (e.g., standard operating procedures, work instructions). 
• Assist in the formulation and coordination of input to formal and informal taskers. 
• Document new and/or unique support requirements and create plans to address them. 

Qualifications: Basic Requirements 

• A Bachelor’s degree in a related field and minimum of 5 years’ related experience. An additional 4 years of related experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.  
• Demonstrated SAFe Agile experience.  
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working with a Federal Customer. 
• Have at least ONE of the following certifications: 
• CAP, CASP CE, CCISO, CCNA-Security, CISM, CISSP (or Associate), CISSP (or Associate), CND, CSSLP, CySA , GICSP, GSEC, GSLC, Security CE, SSCP, PPDA, Agile IC, SNOW App Dev   
• U.S. Citizenship required. 
• Must have an active Secret clearance. 

Preferred Requirements 

• Active DoS - Department of State – agency clearance. 
• SAFe Agile certification. 
• Experience with cybersecurity programs. 

About us 

Cyber Management International Corporation is actively recruiting highly IT Security professionals looking for challenging, exciting work in support of the U.S. Department of State (DOS). Specifically, our customer is the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS), Directorate of Cyber and Technology Security (CTS). DS/CTS is a center of excellence that brings together cybersecurity, technology security, and investigative expertise as a unified security capability focused on solving critical and emerging issues enabling the State Department to fulfill its vital global mission.   

Target Salary Range: $90,000 - $100,000 

• For more information about our company, please visit www.cybermgt.com or email us at recruiting@cybermgt.com