Senior Functional Analyst - Remote, Agile & SAFe Expert

Syms Strategic Group, LLC; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 78,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Functional Analyst for a fully remote position within the Veterans Affairs portfolio. The role requires extensive experience in SAFe/Agile environments, with emphasis on requirements capture, ALM tooling, and cross-functional collaboration. A Public Trust (MBI) clearance is preferred and U.S.

citizenship is required. Applicants should have a Master’s degree in Engineering and at least 10 years of professional experience.

Qualifications

• Strong background in software development and SAFe methodologies.
• Excellent oral and written communication to non-technical audiences.
• Experience with JIRA and Agile requirement management.
• Ten years of professional experience in related roles.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor junior analysts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the capture of business requirements for software development teams.
• Collaborate with business users, IT, and leadership to document requirements in ALM tools.
• Manage requirements in ALM tools and perform Agile requirement management.
• Elaborate user needs to determine functional, cross-functional, and technical requirements.
• Facilitate sessions, interviews, and develop business process models.

Skills

Agile/SAFe

JIRA

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder communication

Backlog management

Data analysis

Excel

Software development background

Education

Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

JIRA

ALM tools

Job description

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Functional Analyst for a fully remote position within the Veterans Affairs portfolio. The role requires extensive experience in SAFe/Agile environments, with emphasis on requirements capture, ALM tooling, and cross-functional collaboration. A Public Trust (MBI) clearance is preferred and U.S.

citizenship is required. Applicants should have a Master’s degree in Engineering and at least 10 years of professional experience.