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Planned Systems International · 1 month ago

Requirements Analyst

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Planned Systems International (PSI) is currently seeking a Requirements Analyst to join the Appeals Product Line at the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). The Requirements Analyst will support the analysis and documentation of business processes, manage requirements artifacts, and facilitate collaboration among various stakeholders to ensure high-quality requirements and alignment with modernization priorities.

Software

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Support the intake, organization, refinement, and management of business and technical requirements to support ongoing Product Line development and maintenance efforts

Collaborate with VA leadership, business customers, end-users, developers, project managers, and PMO Support colleagues to design, implement, and support requirements elicitation activities

Contribute to gathering, elicitation, definition, elaboration, and refinement of functional and technical business requirements for IT applications and systems

Analyze and document current as-is business processes and workflows and support the design of future-state to-be solutions that align with modernization goals and improve operational efficiency

Validate that requirements are complete, unambiguous, and aligned with stakeholder expectations

Facilitate and document requirements refinement sessions, stakeholder discussions, and working groups to drive consensus and ensure requirements are production-ready

Track, manage, and maintain requirements artifacts — including SMRs and QTTBs — using tools such as Jira, Confluence, and GitHub, ensuring traceability, version control, and alignment with product line priorities

Support and maintain traceability across Strategy Objectives, Themes, Initiatives, and Epics within the Appeals Requirements (APREQ) Jira space, ensuring alignment with business goals and readiness for production

Generate ad hoc and recurring reports from Jira and other tools to support decision-making, backlog management, and stakeholder visibility

Review and edit customer-facing documentation and deliverables to ensure clarity, consistency, and quality across all requirements artifacts

Decompose and clarify complex or ambiguous requirements to ensure they are actionable, testable, and aligned with technical feasibility and business intent

Conduct research and comparative analysis to validate requirements and support informed decision-making across the product line

Plan, facilitate, and document executive-level and stakeholder meetings, including agenda preparation, minute-taking, and tracking of action items and decisions

Assist in facilitating the cross-functional Requirements Advisory Team, composed of stakeholder leadership, by supporting meeting logistics, capturing outcomes, and helping track progress on identified improvements

Assist in coordinating data calls for the Product Line, to include conducting research, and providing suggested responses for the product line leadership in a timely manner

Work proactively and independently to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices

Function as part of an integrated team sharing products, best practices, and information across the PMO Support Team

Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualification

Agile requirements developmentJiraSDLC understandingMS OfficeMS SharePointMS VisioAnalytical skillsSelf-organizationCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree

3-5 years of relevant experience

Agile requirements development experience

Experience working as a federal contractor or employee

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate with brevity and clarity to government clients and develop work products that meet professional quality standards with minimal supervision

Experience working as a consultant, with an understanding of how to effectively manage and support government clients and stakeholders

Strong understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies

Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., JIRA, MS Project) and methodologies

Ability to schedule, organize, and facilitate executive-level virtual meetings and summarize outcomes

Ability to self-organize, balance workload, complete tasks on time (without reminders), proactively seek out assignments, and offer improvements to client delivery

Strong analytical skills and attention to detail

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)

MS SharePoint

MS Visio

Jira or comparable development management tool

Ability to effectively communicate in English, including talking and hearing

Ability to operate productively in a fully remote work environment, including the ability to take meetings and phone calls from a quiet and private space during business hours

Ability and willingness to actively participate in virtual meetings throughout most of the workday and be responsive to messages (MS Teams) and emails (MS Outlook) within reasonable timeframes set by the supervisor or client

Ability to be responsive and working during Eastern time zone standard business hours (8:00am to 4:00pm EST)

Ability to satisfy security clearance and onboarding requirements: Print, sign, scan, and return onboarding documentation. Travel at personal expense to nearest government facility to get fingerprinted, apply for a PIV badge, pick-up the PIV badge, and pick-up government equipment