Senior Functional Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Leadership in Requirements & Functional Analysis

• Facilitate intricate requirements gathering sessions with Government stakeholders, subject matter experts, and executive leadership utilizing structured techniques like interviews, workshops, and document analysis.

• Convert business, operational, and compliance needs into well-defined functional and non-functional requirements.

• Manage the complete requirements lifecycle from initial discovery to production deployment with the help of Confluence and Jira.

• Break down system capabilities into epics, features, and detailed user stories along with acceptance criteria adhering to Agile delivery methodologies.

• Ensure bidirectional traceability in Jira between requirements, design artifacts, test cases, acceptance criteria, and release deliverables.

• Participate actively in sprint planning, backlog refinement, release planning, and user acceptance testing.

• Assist the Product Owner in prioritizing the backlog in accordance with mission value and operational impact.

• Confirm that acceptance criteria and test scenarios recorded in Jira are adequate for internal QA/Test execution and oversee the transition of validated stories to stakeholder QAT events.

• Collaborate with QAT/UAT stakeholders to facilitate testing, verify functional outcomes against documented requirements, and manage defect or change requests through the appropriate Jira boards.

• Evaluate user feedback and system performance metrics to guide feature improvements and ongoing enhancement.

• Create clear and concise technical documentation, draft training materials, and prepare executive-level briefings.

• Collaboration in Cloud & Technical Environments

• Partner with AWS cloud development teams to support Ruby on Rails backend services, React front-end applications, PostgreSQL databases, and GraphQL APIs.

• Provide functional context during design discussions regarding data models, database structures, access control requirements, and role-based entitlement needs.

• Offer functional insights on data modeling, database design considerations, and API schema structures.

• Work closely with UI/UX designers to ensure user-centered design principles are integrated into requirements and assist in creating wireframes or prototypes as necessary to validate stakeholder intent.

• Support integration patterns using AWS services such as CloudWatch, SQS, and SNS.

• Take part in architecture and design reviews to ensure alignment with mission scalability and performance criteria.

• Collaborate within a DevSecOps pipeline supporting CI/CD, automated testing, and secure release management.

• Address Security, Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure that requirements include DoD security controls, role-based access controls, and least-privilege models.

• Identify functional risks, integration gaps, and system impacts; propose mitigation strategies.

• Participate in audit readiness and ATO sustainment initiatives.

• Engage Stakeholders

• Act as a trusted advisor to Government leadership, technical teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Present functional briefings and facilitate training sessions for both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Foster transparent communication and collaborative problem-solving among distributed teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen, with the ability to pass an IT-II background check; active Secret clearance is preferred.

• At least eight (8) years of progressive experience in functional analysis, business systems analysis, or requirements engineering for federal IT systems.

• Proven experience supporting AWS cloud-native application development environments.

• Familiarity with Agile or DevSecOps delivery environments utilizing Confluence and Jira.

• Demonstrated experience in creating workflow diagrams, data flow diagrams, interface specifications, and requirements traceability matrices.

• Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills with exceptional attention to detail.

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities, including experience presenting to executive-level stakeholders.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).

🏝️ Benefits

• ITility is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business dedicated to delivering secure, innovative technology solutions that protect and defend our nation.

• We empower our teams to think beyond perceived limits and provide mission-focused solutions that matter. Your contributions will directly support enterprise modernization efforts aimed at enhancing national defense readiness.

• ITility is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• ITility is committed to fostering a work environment that is non-discriminatory, harassment-free, fair, ethical, and inclusive.

• ITility upholds the principle of equal employment opportunity and adheres to all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in the workplace. We strictly prohibit any form of discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law, in all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, including recruiting, hiring, assignment, compensation, promotion, discipline, and termination. This policy applies to conduct occurring at ITility’s offices, client sites, and other locations where ITility is providing services, as well as all work-related activities.