Functional Lead

Company: Netimpact Strategies
Location: Washington
Posted on: March 29, 2020

Job Description:

We have an immediate opportunity for a Functional Lead to join our talented team in support of a federal client in Washington, DC. The successful candidate will lead all functional efforts across a large multi-disciplined team and the delivery landscape in support of IT modernization and the systems development lifecycle process.

Responsibilities:

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• Leads functional design efforts with the project team to establish and build new capabilities based on end user functional needs.
• Leads organizational change management activities for digital transformation efforts across the organization for clients and team.
• Plans and coordinates work with business process owners and key stakeholders to include other partner contract teams.
• Acts as a liaison between development, IT operations teams, and clients to deliver high quality functional and technical products.
• Develops, documents, and implements agile DevOps processes leveraging industry best practices.
• Participates in design and configuration sessions with clients and technical teams and ensure all requirements and system specifications are gathered, documented, and captured in the appropriate deliverables.
• Coordinates with technical, functional, and operational teams to assess functional requirements and provide recommendations to clients and the team.
• Understands and maintains compliance with validated functional requirements and update project design documentation, as required.
• Provides support and assistance in reviewing, assessing, and complying with functional workflows, policies, standards, guidelines, or procedures established by client.
• Manages change control activities across the organization and for a large multi-disciplined team.
• Manages operations and maintenance activities in compliance with client requirements.
• Possesses a keen understanding of regulatory and reporting requirements, analysis that support client key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Identifies and analyzes metrics in order to track process performance, monitors the use of the metrics, and provides recommendations for improvement.
• Reviews assigned business processes from end-to-end to identify and address operational and technological risks, and communicate insights with stakeholders
• Assists in facilitation, coordination of meetings, and administrative support for integrated product teams (IPT), working groups, audit teams, and other teams.
• Supports application development by promoting continuous process improvement through drafting, developing, and updating business rules, standard operating procedures (SOPs), training, and other documentation as needed.
  
  Requirements
  
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  • BA/BS degree in Business, Technology, or related field with 5+ years of relevant experience
  • Active Secret Clearance
  • Active PMP certification
  • ITIL v3 Foundation certification
    
    Skills
    
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    • Experience in the oversight and management of cross-functional technical and operational teams
    • Excellent presentation and communication skills in both oral and written form
    • Ability to manage dynamic deadlines and adaptability to shifting priorities
    • Demonstrated ability to effectively coordinate and collaborate with clients
    • Demonstrated ability to conduct thorough needs analysis and implement solutions to drive business outcomes
    • Attention to detail and maintaining proactive communication
    • Ability to critically review feature requests and make alternate proposals as needed
    • Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
    • Strong customer service and interpersonal skills
    • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of products
    • Experience working in the Federal Government
    • Experience in providing operational and technical support for security assessments
      
      Benefits
      
      Perks of working at NetImpact Strategies:
      
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      • Your health comes first - we offer comprehensive medical, dental, & vision insurance that starts the first of the month after you join the team
      • Invest in your future - 401(k) Plan - Immediately vested employer contributions; no matching required
      • Work hard, play hard - we offer a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy and observe ALL ten (10) federal holidays
      • Pawsitively pawesome - Pet Insurance (because our little critters are part of our families too!)
      • Invest in your education - Tuition reimbursement, internal training programs, & company sponsored industry certifications
      • Be part of a dynamic and collaborative work environment recently ranked by The Washington Post as a Top Work Place in 2019!
      • Have fun and celebrate and give back - Team building activities, community volunteering, quarterly HQ days, & an offsite annual awards banquet
        
        ABOUT US
        
        NetImpact Strategies specializes in Strategy and Business Transformation, IT Modernization, Data-Driven Intelligence, Cloud Services, and Cybersecurity. We are a team of skilled Consultants who listen to our clients' needs. We design and implement comprehensive, tailored solutions which are both mindful of the client culture and organizational dynamics. As mission needs change, new priorities emerge, technologies advance, and methodologies evolve; NetImpact stands out as a trusted advisor that can solve the challenges of today while looking for the opportunities of tomorrow. Our professionals stay abreast of these changes to provide agile, outcome-focused results for federal agency strategic and tactical needs. Approaching engagements as a partner, we provide solutions which empower our clients to achieve results that align with their mission and strategic vision.
        
        NetImpact Strategies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Recruitment, training and development, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above-listed items.
        
        ACCESSIBILITY NOTE
        
        NetImpact Strategies is committed to complying with all applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended ("ADA"), and applicable state and local laws. It is NetImpact's policy not to discriminate against any qualified person or applicant with regard to any terms or conditions of employment on the basis of such individual's disability. Consistent with this policy of non-discrimination, NetImpact will provide reasonable accommodations to an individual with a disability, as defined in the ADA or applicable law, who has made NetImpact aware of his/her disability, unless doing so would cause an undue hardship to NetImpact. If you are an applicant and need a reasonable accommodation when applying for job opportunities within NetImpact, or request a reasonable accommodation to utilize NetImpact's online employment application, please contact careers@netimpactstrategies.com.
        
        EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
        
        NetImpact is committed to the development of a creative, diverse, and inclusive work environment. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at NetImpact will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. NetImpact does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as "protected status").

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