Overview

Design. Disrupt. Repeat.

Be an agent of change supporting a data analysis and exploitation team committed to achieving client-focused, mission-driven excellence within the Department of Homeland Security. Steampunk is looking for someone experienced scoping, mapping, and organizing data driven projects. Experience using Jira for the planning and tracking of work within a scrum or kanban Agile methodology is also a plus. If you’ve got an appetite for taking on new challenges, this is the job for you! You’ll be asked to be flexible in the types of tasks you’ll be asked to perform, ranging from some business analyst work to work more closely aligned to a scrum master type role.We’re a cybersecurity program within DHS that directly the agency’s Chief Data Officer (CDO) in the execution of their assigned duties. We’d be asking you to take the lead in our desire to implement data projects within an existing team that creates products leveraged throughout the enterprise. You’d be responsible for being the teams primary business analyst or facilitator within discussions and planning sessions for planned and organized epics or larger bodies of work. You’ll develop project plans, identify blockers and construct remediation plans for gaps and weaknesses.

Contributions

You will apply your expertise on multiple complex work assignments which are broad in nature, requiring originality and innovation in determining how to accomplish tasks.

Success will require the ability to apply a comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high impact assignments. The ideal candidate will function as a technical expert across multiple project assignments evaluating performance results and recommending major changes affecting short-term project growth and success.

1. Facilitate Increment and sprint planning sessions with clients and team members in order to ensure that planned work is well defined, planned, articulated, and understood.2. Assist team leads, clients, and other team members in the supervision of the implementation of Jira as a tool to track work.3. Provide guidance and assistance for all assigned team projects using Jira for reporting of work progress against epics and other larger bodies of work or types of work.4. Serve as the primary business analyst within a team of data engineering professionals.5. Provide guidance, training, and advice on best practices and Agile methods to better plan and execute work within the team.6. Facilitate retrospectives and reviews of work at periodic ends of increments or sprints.7. Serve as the business analyst in planning and user story creation for assigned team projects.

Qualifications

5 years of using performing as a business analyst and/or scrum master.

Experience planning projects within agile teams.

Experience in instructing or teaching others on the usage of Jira.

Experience in capturing and creating epics and user stories within Jira.

Experience in sprint planning and execution of work using Agile methodologies.

Must have 5 years of IT experience (inclusive of 2 years of Cybersecurity experience) if you hold a BS or Master’s Degree in an IT field. Or, 7 years of IT experience (inclusive of 3 years of Cybersecurity experience) if you hold a BS in a non-IT field. Or, 9 years of IT experience (inclusive of 5 years of Cybersecurity experience) if you hold non degree.

• Strong problem-solving skills• Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical staff • May lead and direct work of others.• U.S. Citizen• Public Trust Excellent oral and written communication skills• Possesses at least one of the following professional security certifications:o Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)o Software Security Certificationso CSSLP: Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professionalo Certified Scrum Product Ownero ITILo Lean Six Sigma Gren Belto Lean Six Sigma Black BeltSimilar security professional certifications must be approved by the Federal PM.

Steampunk is a federal contractor subject to Executive Order 14042 and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.223-99 implementing the order. Therefore, this position requires full vaccination for COVID-19, except in jurisdictions where the mandate is barred by a court ordered injunction. 

About steampunk

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee owned company, we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.