Requirements Analyst

Requirements Analyst

Location: Suffolk, VA – Onsite
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: Starting at $90,000 annually
Security Clearance: Active Secret Required

Position Overview

SDA Solutions LLC is seeking an experienced Requirements Analyst in Suffolk, Virginia.

The Requirements Analyst will work closely with government stakeholders, software developers, and technical teams to identify, analyze, document, and manage project requirements throughout the development lifecycle. This position plays an important role in translating business needs into actionable technical requirements while supporting collaboration, product development, and successful project delivery.

The ideal candidate has strong analytical and communication skills, experience working in Agile development environments, and the ability to effectively coordinate between business stakeholders and technical teams.

Required

• Bachelor of Science degree in Analytics, Statistics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
• Active Secret security clearance.
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience in a related field.

Experience/Abilities

• Formulate and define systems scope and objectives through research and fact-finding, combined with an understanding of applicable business systems and industry requirements. Extract, analyze, validate, and manage project requirements throughout the effort's lifecycle.
• Decompose complex problems, identify dependencies, resolve conflicts, and prioritize requirements and project needs.
• Experience authoring requirements, including epics and user stories, while following established best practices.
• Communicate business needs to technical teams, facilitate requirements sessions, and use mediation and conflict-resolution techniques to help stakeholders reach a common understanding and agreement.
• Identify and escalate potential requirements gaps to senior project and customer leadership.
• Conduct product demonstrations for project stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively as part of a cross-functional team, including direct coordination with developers and subject matter experts.
• Conduct product testing and maintain quality assurance standards.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile, Scrum, or SAFe methodologies.
• Translate business requirements into a functional development backlog and serve as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical development teams, ensuring work aligns with product strategy and customer value.
• Abstract, synthesize, and communicate complex requirements, adapting communication approaches and styles based on the audience.
• Experience using project management software such as Jira.

Nice to Have

• Demonstrated experience bridging the gap between mission stakeholders and data science teams to document use cases, data dependencies, and acceptance criteria for AI-enabled system integrations.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching
• Employer-paid basic life insurance
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Employee assistance program
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee referral program

Equal Opportunity Employer

SDA Solutions LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Work Location: In person – Suffolk, VA

Pay: From $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• AD&D insurance
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Security clearance:

• Secret (Required)

Work Location: In person