Remote Senior Functional Analyst Agile/SAFe Expert

Syms Strategic Group, LLC; Baton Rouge (LA); Remote; USD 78,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Functional Analyst for a remote US-based position within the Veterans Affairs department. The role emphasizes SAFe/Agile practices, requirement elicitation, and collaboration with business users and IT to document and manage requirements in ALM tools such as JIRA.

The candidate will lead backlog refinement, ensure traceability, and support sprint delivery. A Master’s in Engineering and 10 years of experience are preferred, with eligibility for a

Qualifications

• Strong background in software development and SAFe methodologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for technical topics.
• Attention to detail, customer service, and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with Agile/SAFe in large software projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the capture of business requirements for software development teams.
• Collaborate with business users, IT, and leadership to document requirements in an ALM tool.
• Manage requirements in an ALM tool and perform Agile requirement management.
• Elaborate user needs to determine functional, cross-functional, and technical requirements.
• Lead user interviews, develop process models, and define acceptance criteria.
• Use JIRA for requirements management, testing, and defect tracking.
• Coordinate with Systems Engineers to assess impact on solutions.
• Maintain the project backlog and manage change control.

Skills

SAFe experience

Excellent communication

Attention to detail

Independent research

MS Office / Excel

JIRA expertise

Large Agile projects

Education

Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

JIRA

MS Office

Job description

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Functional Analyst for a remote US-based position within the Veterans Affairs department. The role emphasizes SAFe/Agile practices, requirement elicitation, and collaboration with business users and IT to document and manage requirements in ALM tools such as JIRA.

The candidate will lead backlog refinement, ensure traceability, and support sprint delivery. A Master’s in Engineering and 10 years of experience are preferred, with eligibility for a