Remote Lead Requirements Analyst - Federal Systems

Akumen, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Akumen, Inc. seeks an experienced Lead Requirements Analyst to lead requirements analysis and support the enhancement and delivery of federal government systems.

You will work closely with Government stakeholders, end users, and development teams to gather, document, and refine requirements, using Jira and Tableau to support analysis and recommendations. You will mentor other analysts, support Agile teams with Scrum, and help translate business needs into actionable requirements while thriving

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in analysis roles.
• 8+ years as an analyst.
• 3+ years in an Agile environment.
• Experience with Scrum.
• Experience using Jira or a related work management tool.
• Experience working with software or application development teams.
• Experience working directly with end users and business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership and mentoring of analysts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with strong active-listening skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements analysis activities for complex federal government systems.
• Collaborate with Government stakeholders, end users, development teams, and Agile team members to identify, analyze, document, and refine requirements.
• Facilitate requirements discussions and translate business needs into clear, actionable requirements.
• Collaborate with development teams throughout the requirements and system development lifecycle.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and mentoring to other analysts.
• Support Agile teams using Scrum, including requirements refinement.
• Use Jira to document, manage, and track requirements and activities.
• Prepare analytical reports, assessments, and recommendations.
• Analyze complex business, operational, and system problems and develop recommendations.
• Apply strong communication and active-listening skills to understand stakeholder needs.
• Work effectively in a remote and highly collaborative environment.
• Use Tableau workbooks and dashboards to perform analysis and support recommendations.
• Develop understanding of SEVP’s mission, units, and operations, and SEVIS processes.

Skills

Leadership & mentoring

Agile Scrum

Requirements analysis

Stakeholder management

Communication

Remote collaboration

SEVIS knowledge

Tools

Jira

Tableau

Job description

Akumen, Inc. seeks an experienced Lead Requirements Analyst to lead requirements analysis and support the enhancement and delivery of federal government systems.

You will work closely with Government stakeholders, end users, and development teams to gather, document, and refine requirements, using Jira and Tableau to support analysis and recommendations. You will mentor other analysts, support Agile teams with Scrum, and help translate business needs into actionable requirements while thriving