Senior Functional Analyst- VHA Finance

Clearwaters.IT•Washington, DC

2d•Remote

About The Position

Clearwaters.IT is seeking a highly motivated, self-directed Senior Functional Analyst to lead the capture, analysis, documentation, and management of business requirements for software development teams. The role works closely with business users, customers, IT teams, leadership, and contractors to elicit and elaborate requirements, model business processes, develop formal specifications, and manage requirements throughout the software development lifecycle using an Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tool. The analyst supports Agile product teams using Scrum and SAFe, helps ensure requirements are understood and delivered by Sprint teams, and contributes to project and product execution reporting. The position is 100% remote, and candidates must reside in the United States. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance. The role requires a master’s degree in engineering or a related scientific or technical discipline and ten years of experience; ten additional years of relevant experience may substitute for the education requirement.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance.
Master’s degree in engineering or a related scientific or technical discipline and ten years of experience; alternatively, ten additional years of relevant experience may substitute for education.
Experience working with customers, users, and project leads to analyze, design, implement, and support diverse IT business systems, including healthcare and financial systems.
Thorough understanding of eliciting customer and end-user requirements in a software application lifecycle environment.
Strong experience in requirements elaboration and acceptance-criteria development.
Experience working in a SAFe Agile environment.
Solid oral and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical topics to customers, management, and non-technical audiences.
Attention to detail and excellent customer service.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, initiative, and ability to learn quickly.
Ability and enthusiasm to work in a fast-paced environment, learn new skills and client environments, and develop domain expertise.
Ability to conduct independent research to resolve complex questions and issues.
Advanced use of the MS Office Suite, including strong Excel skills.
Ability to integrate information from multiple sources and work effectively in a dynamic environment.
Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting.

Nice To Haves

Experience working at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Experience working in an Agile environment.
Expertise with Jira tools.
Working knowledge of VA’s VIP Agile process.
VA SQA testing experience.
Experience on large Agile software development or data integration projects.
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) certification.
Experience working for a federal health agency such as VA, DHA, or HHS.
Knowledge of healthcare billing and claims processing applications.

Responsibilities

Lead Agile requirements management activities for a product team and analyze 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.
Gather and document business, functional, technical, and non-technical requirements with customers, team members, stakeholder users, and contractors.
Elaborate user stories, decompose stories into backlog items, and determine acceptance criteria.
Use JIRA for requirements management, testing, and defect management, including creating and managing requirements, Epics, Sub-epics, and User Stories.
Collect, track, and monitor system and business requirements; validate requirements and integration.
Conduct backlog refinement sessions and coordinate with Systems Engineers to assess impacts on technical solutions.
Manage and coordinate requirements for multiple projects; write and deliver project documents to clients.
Identify and manage risks and issues affecting project progress or outcomes; develop and maintain scheduled project and product backlogs.
Own and manage requirements change control, develop Change Requests under established policies and procedures, and support processes for monitoring and controlling project scope.
Facilitate configuration management for project artifacts and identify, document, verify, and track traceability among requirements, test cases, risks, and impediments.
Collect, analyze, manage, and report Program and Product Team execution status and metrics across the Agile product development lifecycle using SAFe.
Analyze tasks and their interrelationships to establish well-documented stories and become a product functional subject matter expert.
Lead and mentor junior analysts in accordance with the Team Lead’s strategy and direction; build strong relationships with product and business owners.
Support development teams in understanding requirements, follow Scrum practices, and deliver requirements and specifications for Sprint teams.
Remove impediments for team members to support successful Sprint completion.
Provide clear qualitative and quantitative information to teams and stakeholders.
Use independent research to lead or support resolution of complex questions and issues, and collaborate with teams and stakeholders as needed.