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Job Title: Agile Business Analyst Location: Washington, DC (On-site) Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099) About the Opportunity: ZipStaff is seeking an Agile Business Analyst to join a delivery team at a major passenger rail and transportation organization in the Washington, DC area. You will sit between business stakeholders and technical teams—eliciting needs, writing actionable requirements, and helping a self-organizing Agile squad deliver iterative value. This is a hands-on BA seat, not a project-manager or Scrum Master role. What You’ll Do: • Run discovery sessions, interviews, and workshops; turn business goals into user stories, acceptance criteria, use cases, and functional specs. • Map current- and future-state workflows, process diagrams, business models, and data flows; identify automation and efficiency opportunities. • Participate fully in sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, and retrospectives. • Own your iteration commitments, capacity planning, and allocation. • Maintain requirements traceability across the solution lifecycle and validate design against business goals. • Facilitate UAT, manage defect tracking, and drive business sign-off. • Act as liaison among Product Owners, technical leads, and business sponsors. • Keep camera on for most team ceremonies and stakeholder sessions (video-first culture). Required Qualifications: • 5+ years as a Business Analyst on Agile delivery teams. • Hands-on Agile / Scrum / Kanban experience (not classroom-only). • Process mapping, gap analysis, workflow modeling, and system-dependency analysis. • Experience writing user stories and acceptance criteria and supporting UAT. • Strong workshop facilitation and written/verbal communication. • Self-managed: capacity, priorities, and commitments without close supervision. • Ability to work on-site in Washington, DC and stay visually present on video for ceremonies. • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future. Preferred Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or equivalent experience. • Enterprise or public-sector delivery in the DC region. • Transportation, rail, or other regulated-operations environment. Benefits: • Healthcare insurance (employee-only). • Dental insurance. • Vision insurance. • 401(k). • Paid time off. About ZipStaff: ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology and business professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches, clear communication, and long-term success for candidates and clients. To apply, submit your resume highlighting Agile BA work, user stories, process modeling, and UAT—not generic project coordination. Pay: $40 - $42 per hour

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Job Title: Agile Business Analyst
Location: Washington, DC (On-site)
Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099)
Run discovery sessions, interviews, and workshops; turn business goals into user stories, acceptance criteria, use cases, and functional specs.
Map current- and future-state workflows, process diagrams, business models, and data flows; identify automation and efficiency opportunities.
Participate fully in sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, and retrospectives.
Own your iteration commitments, capacity planning, and allocation.
Maintain requirements traceability across the solution lifecycle and validate design against business goals.
Facilitate UAT, manage defect tracking, and drive business sign-off.
Act as liaison among Product Owners, technical leads, and business sponsors.
Keep camera on for most team ceremonies and stakeholder sessions (video-first culture).
5+ years as a Business Analyst on Agile delivery teams.
Hands-on Agile / Scrum / Kanban experience (not classroom-only).
Process mapping, gap analysis, workflow modeling, and system-dependency analysis.
Experience writing user stories and acceptance criteria and supporting UAT.
Strong workshop facilitation and written/verbal communication.
Self-managed: capacity, priorities, and commitments without close supervision.
Ability to work on-site in Washington, DC and stay visually present on video for ceremonies.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

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Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
Enterprise or public-sector delivery in the DC region.
Transportation, rail, or other regulated-operations environment.

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