Senior Functional Analyst (JIRA)

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 software and consulting services for federal government clients, including the Department of Veterans Affairs.

What you will do

• Lead the capture, analysis, documentation, validation, and change control of business, functional, technical, and non-technical requirements.
• Use JIRA and other ALM capabilities to manage epics, sub-epics, user stories, backlogs, acceptance criteria, testing, defects, and traceability.
• Conduct user interviews, facilitate requirements and backlog refinement sessions, and develop business process models and formal specifications.
• Coordinate with customers, product and business owners, systems engineers, developers, stakeholders, and contractors to assess solution impacts and clarify requirements.
• Track project risks, issues, impediments, execution metrics, configuration items, and requirements across the Agile product development lifecycle using SAFe.
• Serve as a product functional SME, mentor junior analysts, support Sprint teams, and deliver project documentation to the client.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required; candidates must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI) clearance.
• Ten years of professional experience; a Master’s degree in Engineering or a related scientific or technical discipline is required, with additional experience potentially substituting for education.
• Strong background in software development and Agile or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies, including experience with large Agile software development or data integration projects.
• Expertise with JIRA, advanced Microsoft Office and Excel skills, and strong analytical, research, problem-solving, written, and oral communication abilities.
• Ability to communicate complex technical topics to customers, management, and non-technical audiences while integrating information from multiple sources.
• Must be able to work remotely from the United States, excluding California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington.

Nice to have

• Experience in an Agile environment and working knowledge of the VA Veterans Independence Program.
• VA SQA testing experience or experience working for a federal health agency such as VA, DHA, or HHS.
• Certified Scrum Master or Professional Scrum Master certification.
• Knowledge of healthcare billing and claims processing applications.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time work supporting a Department of Veterans Affairs program.
• Remote work arrangement within the specified U.S. locations.
• Military veterans are highly encouraged to apply.
• Applicants may be subject to government security, background, drug, and creditworthiness investigations.