Transportation Specialist (Functional)

DecisionPoint | Cortek • ,

9d • Remote

About The Position

DecisionPoint Corporation is seeking a Transportation Specialist (Functional) to support the U.S. Transportation Command – Global Freight Management (GFM) program. This role serves as a functional subject matter expert (SME) in transportation and freight management operations, ensuring that system requirements and solutions align with mission needs. The Transportation Specialist will collaborate with customers, developers, and testers to translate transportation requirements into functional specifications, validate system capabilities, and ensure that new or modified solutions effectively support DoD transportation operations. This position is ideal for candidates with hands-on experience in freight/transportation processes who can apply that expertise in a systems and requirements-driven environment. This position is fully remote.

Requirements

• Active Secret Clearance required.
• 3+ years of experience in transportation, freight management, or logistics (DoD or federal environment preferred).
• Familiarity with DoD transportation policies, regulations, and systems.
• Experience in Agile project environments, with exposure to requirements gathering, functional testing, and user validation.
• Proficiency in Jira (or similar) for project tracking and issue management.
• Experience with Confluence (or similar) for documentation and knowledge sharing.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to translate operational needs into system requirements.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain functional transportation processes to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative Agile team.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of USTRANSCOM systems such as GFM or other DoD freight management platforms.
• Familiarity with automated testing tools (SmartBear TestComplete or similar) to support functional validation.
• Exposure to XML or data integration tools.
• Experience supporting large-scale system modernization or logistics IT programs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a functional SME for transportation and freight management processes within the GFM program.
• Collaborate with customers and developers to identify, document, and refine system requirements.
• Translate operational transportation needs into functional specifications for software enhancements.
• Support Help Desk operations by addressing functional transportation system issues and troubleshooting user challenges.
• Conduct internal and functional testing to validate that system updates meet user and mission requirements.
• Develop and deliver demonstrations and slide presentations to stakeholders, showing how proposed solutions address original requirements.
• Prepare functional documentation, including Test Recommendation Documents with step-by-step validation instructions.
• Actively participate in Agile practices such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and Joint Advisory Design (JAD) sessions.
• Provide feedback on functional gaps and recommend improvements to system usability and performance.
• Support testers and technical teams with functional insight during system validation and verification.

Benefits

• Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer
• Will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed