Requirements Lead with Security Clearance

About the role

IDS is seeking an ambitious self-starter to lead Agile software development efforts on complex government business systems. The Requirements Lead serves as a key member of a Scrum team, combining business analysis, requirements leadership, and quality ownership to deliver high-value software.

Responsibilities

• Work with customers, stakeholders and subject matter experts to gain a deep understanding of enhancement requirements and the underlying business processes they support.
• Lead the Agile requirements lifecycle for enhancements, including elicitation, backlog refinement, user story and acceptance criteria definition, and preparation of detailed design specifications and mockups.
• Actively participate in Scrum ceremonies (refinement, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews and retrospectives) as a core member of the team.
• Collaborate with developers, testers and technical leads to clarify functional behavior, data flows, and user experience, ensuring that design choices align with business intent and system architecture.
• Own and maintain key Agile artifacts in Jira and Confluence, including user stories, epics, design specifications, decision logs and traceability to originating requests.
• Prioritize and sequence enhancement work in partnership with Product Owners and project management, helping to shape sprint and release plans that balance customer value, technical risk and schedule.
• Take personal ownership of test planning and verification activities for assigned enhancements, working hands-on with developers to validate expected behavior against acceptance criteria.
• Prepare and deliver demonstrations of new capabilities to customers and internal stakeholders, explaining how enhancements address business needs.
• Provide functional support and triage for existing capabilities within the team's scope, coordinating timely resolution with the development team.

Requirements

• At least five (5) years of experience supporting software applications or working with software development teams, with at least part of that experience in an Agile or Scrum environment.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum concepts and practices, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, iterative delivery and continuous improvement.
• Ability to interface effectively with team members from all functional disciplines (business, development, testing, architecture, project management) as well as senior management.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate with customers and software end-users, including the ability to translate complex business needs into clear, testable requirements and design artifacts.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to rapidly analyze complex technology and business scenarios, identify options and tradeoffs, and recommend practical solutions.
• Leverages AI and Agentic tooling to assist in the requirements preparation and delivery process, including evaluating existing code and other artifacts to ensure alignment.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, persuasive design specifications, user stories, and status updates that can stand on their own.
• Strong interpersonal skills focused on guiding interdisciplinary teams through software projects, facilitating effective meetings and driving alignment on scope, behavior and quality expectations.
• Critical thinker, expected to speak out and defend well-reasoned views, and to constructively challenge assumptions that could impact quality, cost or schedule.
• Experience with Department of Defense (DoD) finance, contracting, acquisition and logistics systems such as Comprehensive Cost and Requirement System (CCaR), Project Management Resource Tools (PMRT), OSD DAVE is desired.
• Experience with productivity and collaboration tools including Jira, Confluence, AI and Agentic tools, Qlik, MS Project, and MS Teams is desired.

Qualifications

• This position requires a minimum of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business management, engineering, computer science, mathematics, accounting, economics or other related discipline.
• Experience in lieu of education may be considered if the individual has seven (7) or more years of relevant experience.

Benefits

• A robust benefits package including employer paid health, dental, vision, disability, AD&D and life insurance plans for eligible employees.
• A variety of elective plans to eligible employees including flexible spending accounts, voluntary life insurance and supplemental insurance plans.
• Eleven (11) paid holidays, generous PTO accruals starting at three (3) weeks per year, as well as a 401(k) safe harbor contribution upon eligibility.
• Employee referral bonuses.
• Equal Opportunity Employer.