5 days ago
Columbia, MD, USAEntry Level
Base Salary
$85k - $140k/yr
Responsibilities
- Gather, analyze, document, and decompose customer and stakeholder requirements into detailed technical requirements.
- Translate requirements into Jira user stories, epics, and acceptance criteria.
- Support sprint planning and backlog grooming by helping scope, prioritize, and sequence stories.
- Collaborate with developers to answer requirements and implementation questions and help address blockers.
- Conduct initial functional testing of application features before QA and customer review.
- Present completed features and new development to government customers and capture feedback.
- Partner with UX professionals to incorporate usability and design considerations into requirements.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, demonstrations, and retrospectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited institution, or four additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
- Ability to elicit, analyze, and document functional requirements with customers and stakeholders.
- Ability to create actionable Jira user stories and epics for development teams.
- Experience conducting functional or manual testing of application features.
- Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies, Jira, and Confluence.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for presenting technical work to non-technical stakeholders.
- Familiarity with software development concepts such as Java or JavaScript frameworks and RESTful microservices.
- TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph is required.
- Bonus qualifications include familiarity with Amazon Web Services, UX or wireframing tools, and government agency reporting and dissemination policies.
Benefits
- Up to one day of telework per week.
- Up to 10% in 401k contributions with immediate vesting.
- Up to 25 days of personal time off and 11 paid floating holidays.
- Company-paid employee health, dental, vision, and life/disability insurance premiums, with substantial family premium contributions.
- Fully equipped gym access.
- Up to $5,250 annually for education, training, certifications, and professional memberships.
- Up to $300 annually for company-branded merchandise.
- Company and team events, including seasonal gatherings and recreational activities.
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About Red Alpha
Red Alpha is a privately held software engineering firm that builds custom data, cloud, and analytics solutions for U.S. national security and cybersecurity customers. It delivers enterprise software development, UI/UX, and technical advisory services under government and commercial contracts; founded in 2011 and headquartered in Columbia, Maryland.