Senior Functional Analyst — Remote (Agile/JIRA Expert)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC; Lynchburg (VA); Remote; USD 78,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Functional Analyst for a remote, full-time role with the Veterans Affairs department. The position emphasizes capture and management of functional requirements for agile software development, with SAFe practices and JIRA as core tools.

Applicants should have extensive experience in business analysis, strong communication skills, and a Master’s degree in a technical field. U.S.

Qualifications

• Experience capturing business requirements for software development.
• Proficient in documenting requirements in ALM and backlog management.
• Strong communication with business users and IT.
• Experience with SAFe and agile ceremonies.
• Security clearance: Public Trust or higher preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the capture of business requirements for software development teams.
• Collaborate with users, IT, and leadership to elaborate requirements in an ALM tool.
• Manage requirements in an ALM tool and perform agile requirement management.
• Lead user interviews and develop business process models and formal specifications.
• Perform backlog refinement and write/maintain acceptance criteria.

Skills

SAFe Agile

JIRA

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder communication

Technical analysis

Education

Master's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

ALM tool

Job description

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Functional Analyst for a remote, full-time role with the Veterans Affairs department. The position emphasizes capture and management of functional requirements for agile software development, with SAFe practices and JIRA as core tools.

Applicants should have extensive experience in business analysis, strong communication skills, and a Master’s degree in a technical field. U.S.