Remote Requirements Engineer for Federal Investigations

AnaVation; Chantilly (VA); Remote; USD 86,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Vision insurance

401k with match

Paid leave

Job summary

AnaVation in Chantilly, VA seeks a Requirements Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team supporting federal law enforcement and cyber operations. You will elicit, analyze, and structure mission- and technical requirements across investigative and forensic domains, partnering with stakeholders to translate needs into actionable specs.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in requirements engineering, strong communication, and experience in federal environments.

Qualifications

• B.S./B.A. degree and minimum 5+ years of experience in requirements engineering, business analysis, systems engineering, workflow analysis, or related technical/mission-support roles.
• Demonstrated experience eliciting, structuring, and prioritizing complex requirements across cross-functional or mission-driven environments.
• Experience conducting stakeholder interviews, workflow assessments, or capability gap analyses.
• Ability to translate mission needs into clear technical specifications, interface requirements, and workflow documentation.
• Experience supporting development teams and contributing to end-to-end capability delivery processes.
• Experience researching and recommending solutions within federal government environments.
• Familiarity with agile or iterative development approaches and incremental mission capability deployment.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey technical or mission concepts to diverse audiences including engineers, analysts, and operational stakeholders.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain DHS EOD Suitability

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured stakeholder interviews and workshops across federal law enforcement, investigative, forensic, and cyber organizations to capture mission needs, constraints, and priorities.
• Analyze mission workflows, organizational processes, and user pain points to identify inefficiencies, gaps, and opportunities for capability enhancement.
• Develop clear, actionable requirements; produce capability decompositions, interface definitions, and mission-aligned workflows.
• Collaborate with developers, analysts, forensic specialists, and mission users to refine, validate, and prioritize requirements through iterative development cycles.
• Provide recommendations regarding future capability development, system improvements, and integration strategies based on stakeholder insights and mission analysis.
• Support system testing and validation efforts by ensuring requirements traceability, participating in test planning, and reviewing results for requirement alignment.
• Contribute to the integration of new capabilities into operational environments, ensuring solutions align with documented needs and mission constraints.
• Produce structured analyses to support technical decision-making, including capability gap analysis, trade studies, and feasibility assessments.
• Contribute to project deliverables, enduring inputs are received in a timely manner to meet customer due dates.
• Assist and mentor team members in applying requirements-engineering best practices and structured analytical methods.

Skills

Stakeholder interviews

Requirements elicitation

Requirements analysis

Clear technical specifications

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

B.S./B.A. degree

Job description

AnaVation in Chantilly, VA seeks a Requirements Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team supporting federal law enforcement and cyber operations. You will elicit, analyze, and structure mission- and technical requirements across investigative and forensic domains, partnering with stakeholders to translate needs into actionable specs.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in requirements engineering, strong communication, and experience in federal environments.