Senior Functional Analyst

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

Salary: $78,167–$103,855 per year

Company

hirify.global provides software and technology services supporting federal government programs, including the Department of Veterans Affairs.

What you will do

• Capture, analyze, document, validate, and manage business, functional, technical, and non-technical requirements.
• Develop user stories, epics, backlog items, acceptance criteria, process models, specifications, and project documentation.
• Use JIRA as an ALM tool for requirements management, testing, defect management, traceability, and change control.
• Facilitate user interviews, backlog refinement sessions, Agile ceremonies, stakeholder sessions, and requirements reviews.
• Coordinate with systems engineers, product owners, business users, customers, contractors, and delivery teams to assess impacts and resolve impediments.
• Track risks, issues, metrics, dependencies, configuration items, and product execution across the Agile lifecycle using SAFe.

Requirements

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

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work within the United States.
• Opportunity to support Department of Veterans Affairs programs.
• Military veterans are encouraged to apply.
• Work within Agile product and software development teams.

Hiring process

• Mandatory screening responses must be supported by the information on the applicant's resume.
• Selected applicants undergo a government security investigation and may be subject to background, employment, education, drug, and credit checks.