Senior Functional Analyst

Location: 100% remote within the United States; candidates from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, or Washington will not be considered.

Salary: $78,167–$103,855 per year

Company

hirify.global provides services for government and Veterans Affairs projects.

What you will do

• Lead the capture, analysis, validation, and documentation of business, functional, technical, and cross-functional requirements.
• Manage epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, backlogs, testing, defects, and traceability in JIRA and other ALM processes.
• Conduct user interviews, facilitate refinement and requirements sessions, and develop process models and formal specifications.
• Coordinate with customers, product owners, stakeholders, contractors, and systems engineers to assess impacts and clarify requirements.
• Manage risks, issues, change requests, configuration management, project documentation, and delivery metrics across the Agile product lifecycle.
• Serve as a product functional subject matter expert, support sprint teams, remove impediments, and mentor junior analysts.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required; must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI) security clearance.
• Ten years of professional experience; a master’s degree in engineering or a related scientific or technical discipline is required.
• Strong software development background and experience with Agile and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies.
• Expertise with JIRA and advanced Microsoft Office, including Excel.
• Excellent analytical, communication, problem-solving, customer service, and technical documentation skills.
• Experience with large Agile software development or data integration projects.

Nice to have

• Experience with the VA Veterans Independence Program, VA SQA testing, or federal health agencies such as VA, DHA, or HHS.
• Certified Scrum Master or Professional Scrum Master certification.
• Knowledge of healthcare billing and claims processing applications.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work within the United States.
• Work follows Agile Scrum and SAFe practices.
• Military veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Selected applicants are subject to government security and background investigations.