Senior Business Analyst

Build What Matters Simply and Efficiently

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.

About the Role

Agilious is seeking a highly skilled Senior Business Analyst with a minimum of 10 years of experience to lead product discovery requirements elicitation and backlog this role you will analyze customer business needs evaluate policies and workflows and translate complex business processes into actionable technical requirements.

As a vital bridge between business and technology you will collaborate closely with customer stakeholders Product Managers Product Owners and development teams. You will lead the collection capture and management of mission user needs across the entire lifecyclefrom initial concept development and feature writing to development support and final deployment.

Location/Remote: This position is primarily remote with select day(s) working from a location in the DC-MD-VA metro region.

Public Trust Clearance: Public Trust Clearance must be obtainable

What Youll Do:

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.

Other similar professional duties may be assigned as needed

Key Skills and Qualifications:

Experience Level: Senior (10Years)

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. Strong experience with SAFe frameworks is required.
• 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

Education and Training

• Degree: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Data Analytics Business Intelligence Economics Statistics Mathematics or a related field.
• Masters 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 youre looking for a career where you can learn contribute and grow wed 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.