Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer

• Bachelor's and 5+ years of experience; relevant experience may be substituted for education
• Demonstrated experience in business analysis and/or requirements engineering on technology programs
• Experience with requirements documentation, user stories, and traceability
• Experience working in an Agile or SAFe environment
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Public Trust / suitability determination

• Prior experience with the Department of Veterans Affairs
• Experience with requirements and project management tools (e.g., Jira)
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and federal compliance environments
• Business analysis certification (e.g., CBAP, PMI-PBA)

Ad Hoc is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services. Using modern, agile methods, our team creates products that meet people’s needs and transform their experience of government.

Our collaborations have shaped some of the defining moments in public-sector service delivery. We’ve helped build products that connect Veterans to tailored services, help millions access affordable health care, and support important programs like Head Start. As we work with agencies to deliver critical services, we’re also changing how the government approaches technology.

Our culture, communications, and tools are built for remote work, enabling us to bring together top talent nationwide. At Ad Hoc, remote life empowers our teams to design work environments that fit their lives and that foster flexibility and collaboration to achieve positive outcomes for our customers.

Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren’t heroes. We learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We build small, inclusive teams to collaborate closely with our partners to solve the right problems and deliver software that works.

The Veterans Affairs business unit helps transform the VA into a modern digital services organization where Veteran outcomes are at the center of every effort. We partner with the VA to design and deliver seamless user experiences for Veterans, their families and caregivers, and VA employees. By applying better practices in service design, product management, and technology, we enable the VA to increase the use, quality, and reliability of services and decrease the time Veterans spend waiting for outcomes.

As a Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer, you will lead requirements management for a large federal enterprise cloud platform, translating mission and stakeholder needs into clear, actionable requirements that engineering teams can deliver. You will serve as a liaison between government stakeholders and delivery teams to ensure the platform meets its scope and quality goals. Primary expectations of a Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer include:

• →Eliciting, analyzing, documenting, and validating business and technical requirements
• →Translating stakeholder needs into user stories, acceptance criteria, and requirements documentation
• →Maintaining requirements traceability across the delivery lifecycle
• →Modeling business processes and workflows to support platform and application teams
• →Managing scope and change, and facilitating prioritization with product and program leadership
• →Participating in Scaled Agile (SAFe) ceremonies, including PI planning, backlog refinement, and sprint planning
• →Producing clear documentation and translating complex requirements for a range of audiences
• →Working with government partners and delivery teams to ensure requirements meet security, compliance, and performance needs
• →Supporting acceptance and validation activities to confirm delivered capabilities meet requirements