Requirements Analyst

Falconwood, Inc.•Suffolk, VA

21h•$135,000 - $145,000

About The Position

Falconwood is a small woman-owned company providing consultation and programmatic support to Department of Defense Information Technology (IT) initiatives and programs. We provide expert advice and consultation on a diverse range of IT subjects, focusing on acquisition, policy, cybersecurity, engineering, and process development. The Requirements Analyst shall support Commander, Naval Inforamation Forces (Navifor) to translate business requirements into a functional development backlog and effectively act as the liaison between business stakeholders and technical development teams, ensuring alignment of work delivery to the overall product strategy and customer value.

Requirements

Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile, Scrum, or SAFe
Experience using project management software such as Jira
Bachelor of Science degree in Analytics, Statistics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, or related disciplines
Secret clearance
Four years’ experience in a related field

Nice To Haves

Track record of bridging the gap between mission stakeholders and data science teams to document use cases, data dependencies, and acceptance criteria for AI-enabled system integrations.

Responsibilities

Formulates and defines systems scope and objectives through research and fact-finding combined with an understanding of applicable business systems and industry requirements.
Extracts, analyzes, validates, and manages project requirements throughout the effort’s lifecycle.
Decomposes complex problems, identifies dependencies, resolves conflicts, and prioritizes needs.
Authors requirements such as epics and user stories, while adhering to best practices.
Communicates business needs to technical teams, facilitating requirements sessions, and implementing mediation and conflict resolution techniques to drive stakeholders to common understanding and agreement.
Identifies and escalates potential requirements gaps to senior project and customer leadership.
Conducts product demonstrations to project stakeholders.
Works as an integrated part of a cross-functional team such as working directly with developers and SMEs.
Conducts testing and maintain quality assurance of products.
Translates business requirements into a functional development backlog and effectively acts as the liaison between business stakeholders and technical development teams, ensuring alignment of work delivery to the overall product strategy and customer value.
Abstracts, synthesizes, and communicates complex requirements and adapts communication approach and style depending on the audience.