Lead Systems Analyst

Overview

Provide informal leadership and coordination across Agile teams, serving as a key point of contact for release planning, execution, and delivery. This role also supports Agile delivery across multiple teams by facilitating key ceremonies, managing backlog health, coordinating releases, and serving as an informal leader across Kanban and Scrum teams. The position requires strong organizational skills, cross-functional collaboration, and a proactive approach to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Design and document complex technical solutions to functional systems requirements including feasibility evaluation, technical architecture, logical data models, system processes, programs and modules, testing and conversion procedures, and detailed design function specifications, and program specifications
• Direct and develop cross departmental and highly visible complex projects and assign tasks
• May review and approve work of staff and ensure adherence to user requirements and department standards
• Release coordinator for Kanban team, ensuring timely delivery
• May provide input to leadership concerning performance evaluations of section members
• Provide expert consulting and support services to internal customers
• Oversee backlog cleanup and refinement activities to ensure work is prioritized and actionable
• Design, build, and implement programs based on detailed specifications
• Provide expert consulting and support services to internal customers
• Update and maintain dashboards to reflect team progress and delivery metrics
• Compile and share retrospective feedback with leadership to drive improvements
• Interact with customers to identify and document functional requirements including descriptions of business functions, input and output descriptions, procedural flows, data elements, performance criteria, and security and control requirements
• Analyze and revise the most complex existing system logic difficulties
• Determine application modifications, additions, and/or configuration codes
• May develop, test, and implement task plans
• Lead and facilitate recurring Agile ceremonies
• Manage ticket transitions from ServiceNow to Azure DevOps (ADO) as needed
• Maintain and groom feature buckets and boards to support delivery planning and backlog readiness
• Develop and implement data verification methods and standard system procedures
• Review specifications for the development of program modules for accuracy and content to ensure consistency with department standards and corporate objectives
• Stakeholder and vendor engagement syncs to promote alignment and transparency.
• Report application flexibility and scalability to management; develop project plans and provide information to leadership to assist in setting priorities
• Lead, guide, and mentor lower level team members
• Assist with projects and initiatives as needed
• Perform other duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications

• Experience with advanced knowledge of sophisticated programming languages and system technologies
• Extensive experience with advanced knowledge of systems analysis and design techniques in program development
• Demonstrated ability to apply structured programming, design, and analysis techniques
• Significant experience in full lifecycle project planning and management to include planning, testing, implementing and problem solving in a large, complex Information Systems environment
• Ability to exercise initiative, good judgment, and make sound decisions
• Demonstrate the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities effectively
• Advanced organizational, planning, analytical, and problem solving skills
• Advanced interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Effective word processing and spreadsheet software skills
• Effective database and presentation software skills
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or the equivalent combination of education, training, or
  
  

Experience

Desired Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or the equivalent combination of education, training, or experience
• Working knowledge of Navy Federal's functions, philosophy, operations, systems, and organizational objectives
  
  

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM

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