Senior Functional Analyst - Remote | Agile VA Specialist

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

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Functional Analyst for a remote role within the Veterans Affairs division. The ideal candidate will capture and document software requirements, manage ALM artifacts in JIRA, and lead Agile requirement activities for product teams.

Ten years of professional experience, a Master’s degree, and a Public Trust clearance are preferred. VA experience and CSM/PSM credentials are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Strong background in software development and SAFe methods.
• Excellent written and oral communication with non-technical audiences.
• Attention to detail, customer service, and problem solving.
• Experience researching complex questions independently.
• Advanced MS Office experience.
• Excellent analytical skills and integrating information from multiple sources.

Responsibilities

• Lead the capture of business requirements for software development teams.
• Collaborate with users, IT, and leadership to document requirements in an ALM tool.
• Manage requirements in an ALM tool (JIRA) for backlog items and user stories.
• Perform Agile requirement management activities for a product team.
• Develop business process models and formal specifications from user needs.
• Lead backlog refinement sessions and coordinate with Systems Engineers on impacts.

Skills

SAFe

JIRA

Agile methodologies

Communication

Requirements gathering

Documentation

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

MS Office

Problem solving

Education

Master’s degree

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Functional Analyst for a remote role within the Veterans Affairs division. The ideal candidate will capture and document software requirements, manage ALM artifacts in JIRA, and lead Agile requirement activities for product teams.

Ten years of professional experience, a Master’s degree, and a Public Trust clearance are preferred. VA experience and CSM/PSM credentials are highly valued.