"Alerted.org

Digital (Technical Analyst)

Hybrid

Vienna, VA.

Job Description:

+ Collaborates with product ownership to translate business need into the technical system requirements of the product

+ Leverages available documentation and exercises test versions of applications and APIs to understand existing functionality to inform replatforming and enhancement opportunities

+ Investigates enterprise and vendor APIs to determine whether necessary data is available to support intended system capabilities

+ Maps data between interfacing systems

+ Assists lead analysts in developing and prioritizing features and epics to ensure work focuses on requirements with maximum value and are aligned with product delivery strategy

+ Participates in project planning, sprint and release planning, daily stand-up meetings (scrums), demos/reviews, retrospectives, backlog refinement meetings, and other Scrum-related meetings.

+ Performs application and services tests.

+ Responsible for creating system requirement documentation for applications and services, including interface specifications.

+ Provides demos to internal project team, as well as to business stakeholders.

+ Works closely with Business, Quality Assurance team and developers on projects and to address production issues.

+ Demonstrates ability to excel in a fast-paced environment with aggressive timelines that require managing multiple priorities concurrently

+ Utilizes system documentation, database information, application logs and scenario testing to determine root cause of system issues.

Have in-depth understanding or working knowledge of the following:

+ Services-Oriented Architecture / Microservices

+ Multi-tier applications (presentation tier/services-processing tier/data management tier)

+ Enterprise and vendor API integration

+ Managing system behavior through configurable variables

+ Error handling

+ XML and JSON data structures

Qualifications/Experience:

+ Ability to write SQL queries

+ Proficiency with API access tools such as Postman and SoapUI to test API request and response

+ Problem solving skill – Works well under pressure and challenges, team-player, good listener, analytical, creative, approachable, etc.

+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to partner with various levels of leadership within the organization

+ Conducting complex technical analysis across multiple products

+ Work in Agile methodology

+ Writing requirements for a system

+ Writing mobile and/or web application requirements is a plus

+ Writing mobile service and/or web service requirements is a plus