Sr. Product Analyst - Veterans Affairs - Military veterans preferred

Description

SAIC and its Veterans Affairs (VA) Practice is one of the largest and fastest growing providers of consulting services to the Federal market.  SAIC is creating professional opportunities for those seeking a growth oriented business environment. Our professionals work with Government agencies and organizations to create efficiencies, increase organizational and human performance, reduce costs, improve operating results, and achieve mission success.

SAIC is deploying a multidisciplinary team of experienced professionals to provide technical management and support services that will assist in delivering effective, consistent and timely project management execution throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).  SAIC is seeking a Product Analyst to support project management activities within the Claims Automation program.

Duties to include:

• Support project and related adherence and compliance with Veteran-focused Integration Process (VIP) processes, procedures, and related artifacts and documentation (for example populate VIP document templates, Critical Decision (CD) PowerPoint’s, VIP and Reporting Dashboards entries and updates). 
• Project meeting support: facilitation, agendas, minutes and action items.
• Data calls (receive, analyze, coordinate response).
• Support preparation of briefings and reporting, including coordinating with Office of Information Technology (OIT) and Business stakeholders and preparing briefings to Enterprise Portfolio Management Division (EPMD) Portfolio level and senior OIT leadership. 
• Manage project’s compliance with governance bodies (example: Authority to Operate (ATO), Section 508) and coordinate with appropriate staff (Information Security Officer (ISO), Privacy Officer (PO), project team, etc.).
• Risk Management  
• Experience working with customers, users and project leads in analyzing, designing, implementing and supporting a wide variety of IT business systems covering many diverse applications such as healthcare and financial systems.
• Support the Education Product Line, overseeing/supporting development efforts for the Colmery Act.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a Business Discipline with at least 9 years experience of experience in a related field is required. Note that 8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of Bachelor’s Degree.
• Experience in assessing various developer toolkits, identifying strengths and weaknesses for use in different environments. 
• Must be able to evaluate software or hardware products and be able to evaluate the risks and benefits of incorporating these products in various IT systems and networks.
• Experience providing program/project management support to a government client.
• Comfort acting in a trusted advisor, objective third-party capacity to federal clients, providing consultative services and thought leadership.
• Ability to work independently, requiring limited oversight/direction.
• Ability to provide oversight and guidance to VIP/project management process compliance specialists on Critical Decision (CD) project management accountability activities and procedures.
• Microsoft Office suite of tools and Microsoft SharePoint
• US Citizenship required with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting the VA
• Experience with IBM Rational Tools Suite
• Familiarity with VA OIT Veteran-Focused Integration Process (VIP)
• Knowledge of and success performing in a role within a Project Management Office for large programs in the federal government environment