Functional Specialist

FUNCTIONAL SPECIALIST

If you are looking for a challenging opportunity that allows you to develop and learn in a stable and growing organization…come joins us as a Functional Specialist at Horizon.  Horizon Industries Limited (Horizon) is a dynamic IT and Management Consulting firm based in the Washington, DC area and we are currently seeking a Functional Specialist for a full-time position remotely supporting the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).

• This is designed for other than Information Technology functional expertise, but the expertise is required to support IT tasks.  This is a non-management position.
• Provides task-unique functional expertise necessary to interpret requirements, ensure responsiveness and achieve successful performance.
• Advises IT consultants with the analysis, evaluation and implementation of systems and other IT tasks.
• Document functional requirements and technical specifications.
• Experience with preparing Software Engineering Model artifacts (e.g., DoDAF, infrastructure drawing, process flows, etc.)

 Required Skills / Experience:

• • Five (5) years relevant experience.
  • Expertise required to support various IT tasks and processes
  • Familiar with multiple methodologies to collect customer requirements (JARs, white board, interviews etc.) remotely using online tools including Microsoft Teams
  • Ability to understand business rules and business needs to formulate and document functional requirements
  • Collaborate with the technical team to translate and document functional requirements into technical specification, non-functional requirements, and component designs
  • Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to analyze and communicate solution requirements, ensuring that the final product meets functional specifications.
  • Collaborate with Developers and Test Specialists to formulate test cases to ensure alignment of the latter with requirements as required
  • Experience writing use cases and user stories
  • Working knowledge of multiple system development methodologies
  • Knowledge and experience assisting in the preparation of system documentation including infrastructure drawings, DoDAF artifacts, and documentation required for system accreditation
  • Working knowledge of Change Management and process improvements
  • Excellent understanding of Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) preparation
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize activities, and work under challenging timelines.

Desired :

• • DevOps concepts
  • Agile Scrum
  • Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
  • Understanding of the following concepts:

Preferred Tools :

• • Service Now
  • Jira
  • Microsoft suite

Relevant certification desired but not required:

• • IIBA CBAP

Clearance Requirements : 

• • Position Sensitivity: Non-Critical Sensitive (Formerly IT-II or IT-2)
  • Investigation Requirements: Must possess a favorable Tier 3 (T3) NACLC/ANACI at time of proposal submission.

Location: Remote 

Certification Requirements : Relevant certification from a nationally recognized technical authority (e.g., Security+)

Salary range: $85K - $135K.

Company Overview:

Founded in 1996, Horizon Industries Limited (Horizon) has evolved into a company of highly qualified professionals that provides full cycle IT Consultant and Management support in both the private and public sectors.

Horizon culture supports a strong work life balance and offers a comprehensive benefit package, to include healthcare (medical, dental vision and disability), 401k program where you are 100% vested from day one with an employer match after 90 days, Educational Assistance program, Student Loan Repayment program and a Gym Reimbursement program.

Horizon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and it is our policy to consider all applicants for employment.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, citizenship status, or any other factors prohibited by law. 

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