Temporary Systems Analyst

Systems Analyst (Temporary Assignment – through 2/13/2027)

Remote, USA; ad hoc travel may be required (1–2 times/year).

EM Key Solutions is seeking a Systems Analyst to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Independent Enterprise Testing Support Services (IETSS) contract. This project provides Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) services to support the software delivery life cycle and modernization efforts on behalf of VA. The Systems Analyst will help support and modernize the Testing Intake Assessment activities.

• Provide systems engineering support with focus on analysis of System Under Test (SUT) for integration of existing COTS/GOTTS products and services.
• Perform system performance analysis regarding business logic and data storage, processing and transfer.
• Evaluate test data needs for pre‑production verification and validation.
• Evaluate and analyze Model‑Based Systems Engineering best practices across the lifecycle of system(s) under test.
• Ensure systems engineering principles are applied per the analysis and assessment of business functions.
• Evaluate risk and impact for the business operations based on requirements, criticality, configuration, and data management for system improvement or quick‑response solutions to mitigate identified risk.
• Develop and maintain System‑of‑Record artifacts for management and leadership awareness.
• Assist management in defining systems architectures and technology roadmaps that align with client vision.
• Utilize organizationally established architecture tools, repositories, and repository management processes to capture, publish, and maintain artifacts.
• Possess good interpersonal skills, excellent oral and written communication skills, and ability to convey technical information to appropriate audiences.
• Produce effective client deliverable analysis reports with little or no supervision.
• Work simultaneously on multiple tasks, handle changing priorities, be detail oriented, and work independently.
• Plan, analyze, and evaluate the effectiveness of systems and system of systems related to business functions.
• Use source data to evaluate the effectiveness of programs and business processes within the baselined scope of the SUT.
• Contribute to the overall performance and success of the project including understanding design and configuration, and conduct test and evaluation procedures to ensure health information technology system requirements are met.
• Identify and review portfolio/product/project requirements, epics, user stories, and user acceptance criteria (including interaction with product owner, Scrum Master, and other work streams/teams).
• Create System of Records and workbooks for evaluating business risk and criticality based on requirement descriptions related to enterprise programs, policies, and procedures.
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement risk identification and business impact from a criticality point of view.
• Maintain and upgrade System‑of‑Record artifacts for systems under test in approved enterprise work spaces such as MS SharePoint.
• Identify and disposition risk assessment functions per approved standards and processes.
• Write detailed functional risk justification and mitigation strategy reports to ensure system/product/service requirements are met.
• Facilitate providing pre‑testing intake assessment know‑how for support of user requirements of routine to highly complex software/hardware health and other IT applications.
• Work independently and as a team, promoting a collaborative environment with team members and customers, defining, organizing, and presenting detailed information and data needed to accomplish organization and pre‑test activity goals.

• 3–5 years of relevant experience with business requirements management in relation to system design, configuration, and integration efforts.
• One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of the position.
• Experience writing detailed reports, communicating status, and presenting justification with supporting data based on system architecture.
• Excellent oral and written…