Senior Functional Analyst - Remote Agile Lead

Syms Strategic Group, LLC; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Senior Functional Analyst to lead requirements capture for software teams in a federal context. This remote, US-based role emphasizes SAFe Agile practices, collaboration with IT and business users, and proficiency with ALM tools.

Candidates should have 10 years of experience, a Master’s degree, U.S. citizenship, and the ability to obtain Public Trust clearance. The position supports VA programs and requires strong communication and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Must possess a strong background in software development and SAFe methodologies.
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills with the demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical topics to the customer, management, and non-technical audiences
• Must possess excellent analytical skills, including integrating information from several sources
• Experience with ALM tools and backlog management

Responsibilities

• Lead the capture of business requirements for software development teams
• Collaborate with business users, IT, and leadership to elaborte and document requirements in an ALM tool
• Manage requirements in an ALM tool
• Perform Agile requirement management activities for a product team
• Perform the analysis of user needs to determine functional, cross-functional, and technical requirements
• Conduct user interviews, lead and facilitate sessions, and develop business process models and formal specifications
• Work with customers, team members, stakeholder users, and other contractors to gather and document business, functional, technical, and non-technical requirements
• Perform elaboration of user stories and decomposition of stories into backlog items and determine acceptance criteria
• Use an ALM tool (JIRA) for Requirements Management, Testing, and Defect Management to create and manage requirements, epics, sub-epics, and user stories

Skills

SAFe / Agile

Communication

Attention to detail

Independent research

Analytical skills

Large‑scale Agile projects

Education

Master's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

JIRA

Excel

MS Office

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a Senior Functional Analyst to lead requirements capture for software teams in a federal context. This remote, US-based role emphasizes SAFe Agile practices, collaboration with IT and business users, and proficiency with ALM tools.

Candidates should have 10 years of experience, a Master’s degree, U.S. citizenship, and the ability to obtain Public Trust clearance. The position supports VA programs and requires strong communication and analytical skills.