Lead Requirements Analyst

Five Stones Research Corporation; Portsmouth (VA); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Matching

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Vision Insurance

Employee Recognition Programs

Performance Incentives

Student Loan Repayment

Job summary

Five Stones Research Corporation (5SRC) is seeking experienced requirements professionals to join our hybrid team in Portsmouth, VA. This role supports Coast Guard C5I programs and requires an active DoD Secret clearance.

You will lead teams, elicit, analyze, document, and manage system requirements across the lifecycle. Responsibilities include collaboration with government stakeholders, producing high-quality requirements, and maintaining baselines and configurations in LAUNCH PAD.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent in a technical, engineering, business, IT, or related discipline.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in requirements development/analysis/management/documentation for complex systems.
• Experience leading or coordinating technical teams and managing work assignments.
• Experience working with Government customers, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience using LAUNCH PAD or comparable enterprise Requirements Management System.
• Experience developing requirements traceability and configuration-controlled documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a team performing requirements development, analysis, management, documentation, and communication activities for Coast Guard C5I programs.
• Collaborate with Government personnel, system engineers, and stakeholders to develop and maintain system requirements and baselines.
• Develop high-quality requirements, specifications, and supporting documentation per standards.
• Conduct elicitation activities through meetings, interviews, and stakeholder engagement.
• Analyze and maintain requirements for completeness, consistency, and traceability.
• Manage requirements lifecycle, baselines, and change control.
• Maintain requirements data within LAUNCH PAD and related repositories.
• Develop and maintain models, work breakdowns, use cases, data dictionaries, and related artifacts.
• Identify gaps, conflicts, risks, and data deficiencies; recommend resolutions.
• Produce reports, metrics, briefings, and documentation supporting management decisions.
• Support Enterprise Requirements Library content and inventories.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to junior analysts and project team members.
• Prepare status updates, estimates, and risk assessments for Government leadership.
• Participate in on-site and virtual IPTs, reviews, and working groups.
• Perform CONUS travel as required to support meetings and program execution.

Skills

Requirements development

Requirements management

Team leadership

Documentation

Communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Associate degree (technical/engineering/business/IT)

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Tools

LAUNCH PAD

Job description

Position Overview Type: Full-Time, Exempt

Location: Portsmouth, VA; Hybrid

Clearance: Active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance

Summary/Objective

Five Stones Research Corporation (5SRC) is seeking energetic candidates to join our established and growing Huntsville-headquartered team. THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD.

Essential Functions

• Lead and coordinate a team performing requirements development, analysis, management, documentation, and communication activities supporting Coast Guard C5I programs.
• Collaborate with Government personnel, system engineers, technical leads, and stakeholders to develop, refine, and maintain system requirements and requirements baselines.
• Develop high-quality requirements, specifications, and supporting documentation in accordance with established engineering and C5ISC standards.
• Conduct requirements elicitation activities through meetings, interviews, technical discussions, document reviews, and stakeholder engagement.
• Analyze, organize, validate, and maintain requirements to ensure completeness, consistency, traceability, and compliance with applicable standards.
• Manage requirements throughout the lifecycle, including baseline development, change control, configuration management, and traceability.
• Maintain requirements data within Government-approved Requirements Management Systems, including LAUNCH PAD and associated repositories.
• Develop and maintain requirements models, work breakdown structures, use cases, templates, data dictionaries, and other supporting artifacts.
• Identify requirements gaps, conflicts, dependencies, risks, and data deficiencies, and develop recommendations for resolution and continuous improvement.
• Produce reports, metrics, briefings, templates, and other documentation supporting requirements management activities and program decision-making.
• Support the development and maintenance of Enterprise Requirements Library content, requirements inventories, and associated documentation.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and quality assurance oversight to junior analysts and project team members.
• Prepare project status updates, level-of-effort estimates, risk assessments, and recommendations for Government leadership.
• Participate in on-site and virtual technical meetings, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), reviews, and working groups.
• Perform CONUS travel, as required, to support customer meetings, collaboration activities, and program execution.

Required Education and Experience

• Associate degree in a technical, engineering, business, information technology, or related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and directly related experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience supporting requirements development, requirements analysis, requirements management, or requirements documentation for complex technical or information systems.
• Experience leading or coordinating technical teams and managing work assignments and deliverables.
• Demonstrated proficiency in requirements development, analysis, management, and documentation.
• Experience working collaboratively with Government customers, engineers, technical leads, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience using LAUNCH PAD or a comparable enterprise Requirements Management System.
• Experience developing and maintaining requirements traceability, requirements baselines, and configuration-controlled documentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare technical reports, briefings, and requirements documentation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and SharePoint).
• Ability to work effectively in a hybrid work environment and travel within CONUS as required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical, engineering, business, or related discipline.
• Experience supporting the U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, or other Federal Government organizations.
• Experience supporting Systems Engineering Life Cycle (SELC) activities.
• Experience developing Functional Requirements Documents (FRDs), Operational Requirements Documents (ORDs), System Requirements Documents (SRDs), Interface Control Documents (ICDs), or similar engineering artifacts.
• Familiarity with requirements modeling techniques, UML, SysML, or LML.
• Experience supporting C5I, enterprise IT, or systems engineering programs.
• Experience briefing technical information to Government stakeholders and senior leadership.

What We Offer:

• 401(k) Matching
• Company Events
• Employee Recognition Programs
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Performance Incentives
• Student Loan Repayment
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Vision Insurance

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Salary range: $86,000 - $110,000

Qualifications

Skills

Required

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Education

Required

Associates or better in Business Administration or related field.

Experience

Required

5 years:

Minimum of five (5) years of experience supporting requirements development, requirements analysis, requirements management, or requirements documentation for complex technical or information systems.

Experience leading or coordinating technical teams and managing work assignments and deliverables.

Demonstrated proficiency in requirements development, analysis, management, and documentation.

Experience working collaboratively with Government customers, engineers, technical leads, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Experience using LAUNCH PAD or a comparable enterprise Requirements Management System.

Experience developing and maintaining requirements traceability, requirements baselines, and configuration-controlled documentation.

Licenses & Certifications

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