Senior Systems Analyst — Cloud, API QA & Requirements

**Position Summary** We are seeking a **Senior Systems Analyst** to support a secure government digital platform. This role blends cloud platform administration, API quality assurance, and technical business analysis. The ideal candidate is a technically fluent systems analyst who can support AWS/cloud platform operations, understand Terraform and DevSecOps workflows, validate RESTful and MuleSoft APIs, and work directly with stakeholders to clarify requirements, support BRD/TRD development, and ensure delivery teams understand what needs to be built and tested. This is not a pure system administrator role, a pure QA tester role, or a pure business analyst role. The position is intentionally blended: * **35% System Administration / Cloud Platform Support** — AWS, Terraform, access, environments, DevSecOps coordination * **35% API QA / Validation** — RESTful APIs, MuleSoft, Postman, API behavior, integration testing * **30% Business Analysis** — requirements, stakeholder coordination, BRD/TRD support, acceptance criteria, documentation This position is remote and requires an active Secret clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one. **Key Responsibilities** 35% — System Administration / Cloud Platform Support * Support administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and sustainment of cloud\-based platform environments. * Assist with AWS environment configuration, access management, deployment readiness, and operational support. * Support Infrastructure as Code activities using Terraform or similar tools. * Coordinate with DevSecOps engineers on CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, configuration management, and release support. * Help document environment needs, access requirements, operational dependencies, and platform readiness criteria. * Support issue triage related to cloud access, environments, configuration, deployments, and platform behavior. * Participate in security and compliance support activities, including evidence gathering, vulnerability tracking, remediation coordination, and RMF/ATO\-related documentation as needed. 35% — API QA / MuleSoft and RESTful API Validation * Support testing and validation of RESTful APIs, including request/response behavior, status codes, payload structure, authentication, authorization, and error handling. * Support testing and validation of MuleSoft APIs and integrations, including functional testing, integration testing, regression testing, and user acceptance support. * Review Swagger/OpenAPI documentation, interface control documents, API specifications, and technical requirements to develop test scenarios and acceptance criteria. * Use tools such as Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI tools, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, SoapUI, Insomnia, or similar tools to validate API behavior. * Support defect tracking, root cause analysis, retesting, and coordination with developers, DevSecOps, and platform teams. * Help validate that delivered API functionality meets business, technical, security, and o