What are the responsibilities and job description for the Functional Analyst position at Apexon?
Role Title: Functional Analyst
Location: Quincy, MA OR Boston, MA
Required Skills:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Prior relevant experience of at least 3 years with large organizations/projects with multiple projects and teams.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Basic understanding of system development lifecycle (SDLC) activities and agile methodologies.
- Resume must indicate candidate is local to Boston, MA area or willing to relocate to Boston, MA.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work directly with the Functional Manager following project processes and meeting quality expectations.
- Document functional design including user stories, process flows, and supplemental materials.
- Document meeting notes and action items from functional design meetings with the project stakeholders.
- Prepare meeting materials including in PowerPoint and FigJam to support functional design discussion.
- Support development and testing teams with understanding of desired functionality and respond to questions.
- Test the functionality once implemented for quality checks.
- Support user acceptance testing efforts.
- Anticipate the needs of others to ensure their seamless and positive experience.
Responsibilities
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Teams, and Co-Pilot).
- Strong collaboration and customer service skills.
- Ability to work in a high-paced fast environment with multiple project teams and team leads.
- Understanding of the systems development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies.
- Excellent organization, prioritization, planning, and general administration skills.
- Attention to detail and ability to handle multiple tasks in parallel.
- Desire to be proactive and create a positive experience for others.
- Excellent computer skills, especially typing.
- Strong ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
- Knowledge of using project tracking tools such as Jira and Confluence preferred.