Requirements Analyst (Faculty Specialist)

Job Description SummaryOrganization's Summary Statement:The A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland serves as the catalyst for high-quality research, innovation, and learning, delivering on a promise that all graduates will leave ready to impact the Grand Challenges (e.g., energy, environment, security, and human health) of the 21st century. The Clark School is dedicated to leading and transforming the engineering discipline and profession, to accelerating entrepreneurship, and to transforming research and learning activities into new innovations that benefit millions.Position Summary/Purpose of Position:The Center for Advanced Transportation Technology (CATT) Laboratory is the industry leader for transportation information analysis, visualization, and user interface design. We provide cutting-edge analytics products and an integrated suite of situational awareness tools for transportation practitioners. These products and services are rapidly changing the way governments operate and make decisions. You can learn more about our products at https://ritis.org/. We receive hundreds of gigabytes of transportation data daily, making our petabytes of archived data likely the largest collection of traffic data in the world. Our clients use our software to monitor real-time operations and analyze historical data to generate valuable insights. Our work saves taxpayers money, improves the environment, and saves lives!We’re as passionate about transportation as we are about building great software. We care about building usable, stable, and secure software to analyze massive amounts of data. We use cutting-edge tech to build and maintain our software. We have a mature development process and use industry best practices to build the best software possible. Our team is composed of application developers, analysts, UX designers, data scientists, IT, quality assurance specialists, and customer support operating in an Agile environment.Our office is in College Park near the University of Maryland, easily accessible by DC Metro, MARC train, bus, car, and bike. Local employees are welcome to work in our office, or other locations, with a flexible schedule around our core hours. We also have many employees who are fully remote and work from different states. UMD requires all employees to live in the US, and we periodically bring remote employees to work with colleagues on-site.We believe varied perspectives build better products, are proud to have a diverse team, and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.When you join our team, you will work to define, document, and test a wide variety of transportation data analytics and operations applications. You will learn new skills and stay current with industry best practices and emerging technologies.The CATT Lab is looking to hire a Requirements Analyst. In this position, you will work with a team of product owners, UI/UX designers, software developers, and software testers. software testers, software developers, and project managers. This position requires strong communication skills to define functional and quality requirements that allow teams to plan the project and to design, build and validate the product. The Requirements Analyst should serve as a communication bridge between development stakeholders. Knowledge of transportation or GIS systems is particularly helpful.Essential duties and responsibilities:Elicit, document, refine, and manage technical requirements for multiple projects including web-apps, APIs, and data-related projects.Identify project stakeholders and user classes.Schedule and lead requirements walkthrough and review sessions for UX designers, developers, program managers, and QAAnalyze user interface mockups and wireframes to document requirements, identify gaps in functionality, and recommend improvements.Work with management to manage changing requirements and minimize scope creep. Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field2+ years of experience performing requirement analysis in a software development environment 1+ years of experience working on software implementation projections.Experience interviewing executives to gather and document technical requirements and map processes.Experience working with developers and UX designers to create organized comprehensive software requirementsExperience working with ticket tracking, documentation, and code tracking systems such as Jira, Confluence, and BitBucket Preferences:Experience with large-scale data analysisLeadership experience3+ years of related software industry experienceExperience mentoring internsExperience testing web applicationsExperience using and documenting application programming interfaces (APIs)Physical DemandsSedentary computer-based work. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.Position can be 100% remote (US based only)Licenses/ Certifications: NAAdditional Job DetailsRequired Application Materials:CV/ResumeReferences upon request Best Consideration Date: NA Posting Close Date: 10/17/2026 Open Until Filled: YES Financial Disclosure RequiredNoFor more information on Financial Disclosure, please visit Maryland's State Ethics Commission website.DepartmentENGR-Civil-Center for Advanced Transportation TechnologyWorker Sub-Type Faculty RegularSalary Range$75,000-95,000Benefits SummaryFor more information on Regular Faculty benefits, select this link.Background ChecksOffers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify anyone from employment. Before any adverse decision, the finalist will have an opportunity to provide information to the University regarding disclosable background check information. The University reserves the right to rescind the offer of employment or otherwise decline or terminate employment if the information reported by the background check is deemed incompatible with the position, regardless of when the background check is completed.Employment EligibilityThe successful candidate must complete employment eligibility verification (on Form I-9) by presenting documents that establish identity and work authorization within the timeframe required by federal immigration law, and where applicable, to demonstrate renewed employment authorization. Failure to complete employment eligibility verification or reverification within the timeframe set forth by law may result in suspension or termination of employment.EEO StatementThe University of Maryland, College Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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