Agile Applications Development Application Development System Analysis And Design

COOLSOFT; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

COOLSOFT is seeking an Analyst for an in-person contract role in Richmond, VA. The candidate will perform business and systems analysis, create requirements documents, and ensure SDLC-compliant definitions align with agency standards. Responsibilities include eliciting requirements, designing, testing, and supporting UAT with stakeholders.

Start date is 11/16/2026 and end date 06/30/2027. The role is hybrid on-site with 4 days on site and 1 remote day at RVA, with priority for local candidates.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in business and systems analysis and requirements documentation.
• Proficient in the System Development Life Cycle and agile application development.
• Ability to define and document business needs for new or enhanced applications.

Responsibilities

• Conduct project initiation to identify problems and objectives for requirements.
• Elicit and document requirements for new or enhanced applications.
• Produce SDLC compliant Requirements Definition documents for timely delivery.
• Ensure requirements are clear, complete, and aligned with standards.
• Attend design and development scrum meetings to represent business needs.
• Write and execute system test plans and manual testing of web applications.
• Create testing plans and document bugs to enable reproduction by developers.
• Assist with user testing scripts for User Acceptance Testing.

Skills

Business & Systems Analysis

Requirements Documentation

SDLC

Agile Development

Job description

Agile Applications Development Application Development System Analysis And Design

Job title Analyst

Job location in Richmond, VA

Skills required Business And Systems Analysis, Requirements Document, System Development Life Cycle, Agile Applications Development Applicati

Open Date 23-Oct-2026

Close Date

Job type Contract

Duration 7 Months

Compensation DOE

Status requirement ---

Job interview type ---

Job Description Analyst: Business And Systems Analysis, Requirements Document, System Development Life Cycle, Agile Applications Development Applicati

Start date : 11/16/2026

End Date : 06/30/2027

Submission deadline : 10/29/2026 Deadline to submit: Thurs 10/29 by 4pm EST

Client Info : VDACS

Note:

• Hybrid
• In Person Only

Description:

*REPLACING: 814227

IN PERSON IVS ONLY!

ONSITE REQMT: 4 workdays on site, 1 day remote. Mgrs pref - local RVA candidates. Qualified RVA candidates will be considered first. DO NOT upload PII in PIXID!

Deadline to submit: Thurs 10/29 by 4 pm EST

Changing to ONE ROLE!

ADDL INFO:

ON SITE REQUIREMENT: Hybrid - 4 ON SITE, 1 workday remote at 102 Governor St., Richmond, VA 23219 - NO Exceptions!

If selected they may be required to attend occasional in-person meetings on site if scheduled on remote days.

LOCATION REQUIREMENT: Candidates must be located in Virginia, preferably within Richmond or surrounding areas.

PARKING is NOT provided for contractors. FIRST DAY, must come into office on first day to receive assigned equipment and activate access badge.

ROLE DESCRIPTION, DAY TO DAY:

• Conducts project initiation activities to identify new problems and objectives related to computer applications and identifies issues to be addressed in the Requirements Definition Phase.
• Conducts requirements elicitation and documentation for new applications or enhancements to current applications.
• Works with business and Information Systems staff to determine needs and produce an SDLC compliant Requirements Definition document that completely and clearly defines the requirements within the established time frame.
• Ensures documented requirements are clear, concise, complete, and meet established agency guidelines and standards.
• Assists with the development of applicable processes and templates as needed and directed by project leadership to ensure documentation is in a standard, easy to use, and repeatable format.
• Attends application design and development scrum meetings to represent business needs and requirements during design and development processes.
• Write and execute system test plans to verify the system meets all documented requirements.
• Perform manual testing on web applications and verify successful completion of test plans.
• Create testing plans to confirm that application meets requirements and design specifications.
• Document bugs and application insufficiencies with sufficient information to allow a developer to reproduce issues so they can be corrected.
• Assist with the development of user testing scripts for User Acceptance Testing.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Extensive experience in business and systems analysis, requirements documentation, system development life cycle, and agile application development methodologies such as Scrum.
• Extensive experience defining and documenting user requirements from multiple sources, with the ability to prepare complex documents to effectively relay these requirements to both business users and developers.
• Extensive experience supporting application development, maintenance, and implementation, systems analysis and design, and business process improvement.
• Extensive experience defining and documenting business processes and mapping or developing processes in a new system.
• Experience manually performing testing on a web application.
• Considerable experience in testing complex systems to determine that business needs are met.
• Ability to write and execute test plans and scripts according to identified standards.
• Experience conducting meetings and documenting project decisions.
• Ability to identify and document bugs or insuff

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