Senior Functional Analyst - II
About The Position
Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Senior Functional Analyst - II for a full-time, remote position within the Veterans Affairs department. This role requires a minimum of 10 years of professional experience and a Public Trust (MBI) security clearance. The analyst will lead the capture of business requirements, collaborate with various stakeholders, and manage requirements within an Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tool, specifically JIRA. The position involves performing Agile requirement management, analyzing user needs, conducting interviews, developing business process models, and supporting the development team in understanding requirement details. The analyst will also be responsible for identifying and managing risks, developing project documents, and ensuring accurate configuration management. A strong background in software development and Agile/SAFe methodologies is essential, along with excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Expertise with JIRA and MS Office is required. U.S. Citizenship is mandatory, and selected candidates will undergo a government security investigation.
Requirements
- Must possess a strong background in software development and Agile/Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies
- Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills with the demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical topics to the customer, management, and non-technical audiences
- Must possess excellent attention to detail, customer service skills, and problem-solving abilities
- Past experience conducting independent research to support the resolution of complex questions
- Must possess advanced experience with Microsoft (MS) Office, including Excel
- Must possess excellent analytical skills, including integrating information from several sources
- Expertise with JIRA tools
- Experience in large, Agile software development or data integration projects
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI) security clearance
Nice To Haves
- Previous Federal Government experience and Security Clearance highly desired
- Experience working in an Agile environment
- Working knowledge of VA’s Veterans Independence Program (VIP)
- VA SQA Testing experience
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
- Experience working for a Federal Health Agency (VA, DHA, HHS, etc.)
- Healthcare billing and claims processing application knowledge
Responsibilities
- Lead the capture of business requirements for software development teams
- Collaborate with business users, Information Technology (IT), and leadership to elaborate and document requirements in an Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tool
- Manage requirements in an ALM tool
- Perform Agile requirement management activities for a product team
- Perform the analysis of user needs to determine functional, cross-functional, and technical requirements
- Conduct user interviews, lead and facilitate sessions, and develop business process models and formal specifications
- Work with customers, team members, stakeholder users, and other contractors to gather and document business, functional, technical, and non-technical requirements
- Perform elaboration of user stories and decomposition of stories into backlog items and determine acceptance criteria
- Use an ALM tool (JIRA) for Requirements Management, Testing, and Defect Management to create and manage requirements, epics, sub-epics, and user stories
- Perform the collection, tracking, and monitoring of system and business requirements
- Validate requirements and integration
- Conduct backlog refinement sessions
- Coordinate with Systems Engineers to assess impact on technical solutions
- Manage and coordinate requirements for various projects
- Write and deliver project documents to the client
- Identify and manage risks and issues impacting the progress and outcome of the project
- Develop and maintain the scheduled project/product backlog(s)
- Own and manage requirements change control
- Develop Change Requests per established policies and procedures
- Facilitate accurate configuration management for project-related artifacts
- Identify, document, verify, and track traceability amongst requirements, test cases, and potential risks and impediments
- Collect, analyze, manage, and report key Program and Product Team execution status and metrics across all aspects of the Agile product development lifecycle using SAFe
- Perform analysis to identify required tasks and their interrelationships to establish well-documented stories
- Become a product functional Subject Matter Expert (SME)
- Lead and mentor junior analysts in accordance with strategy and direction established by the Team Lead
- Establish strong relationships with product and business owners
- Support development team as needed to help everyone understand the requirements’ details
- Follow Agile methodology (Scrum) and deliver requirements/specifications for Sprint teams
- Remove impediments from team members to achieve successful completion of Sprints
- Provide clear qualitative and quantitative information to teams and stakeholders
- Support change control processes established to monitor and control project scope
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
