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Program Analyst
Veterans Benefits Administration · Posted 3 days ago
On-site Denver, CO $91K – $118K Apply by Oct 7, 2026 Management And Program Analysis ENTJINTJINTPISTJ
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The Compensation Service Systems Support and Operational Review Staff is seeking experienced and highly motivated individuals to support the business applications, automated processes, and modernization initiatives used to administer the nationwide disability compensation program. The incumbent reports to the Supervisory Program Analyst, under the Assistant Director of Systems Support and Operational Review Staff and serves as a Program Analyst, consultant and advisor for Compensation Service.
What You'll Do
- →Specific duties include: Serves as a primary point of contact and technical resource for Compensation Service on systems support, strategic and operational review matters involving Compensation Service business applications and claims-processing systems.
- →Applies comprehensive knowledge of disability compensation claims-processing requirements and associated business processes to evaluate system functionality, proposed changes, processing scenarios, requirements, business rules, and solutions.
- →Analyzes Compensation claims-processing systems, processes, data, and business workflows to identify problems, discrepancies, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
- →Evaluates whether identified issues may be attributable to system functionality, user actions, data, business processes, policy, procedures, or other factors and develops or recommends appropriate solutions.
- →Supports the development, enhancement, modernization, and maintenance of VBA information systems throughout the systems-development lifecycle.
- →Analyzes Compensation program requirements, business processes, policies, procedures, and operational needs and translates them into functional and technical requirements, specifications, expected system functionality, and other documentation necessary to develop or enhance business systems and/or automated solutions.
- →Identifies, analyzes, develops, or refines business rules and data elements necessary to support current and future claims-processing requirements and collaborates with business users and technical partners to refine and validate functional specifications and intended processing outcomes.
- →Develops, reviews, coordinates, or executes test scenarios and test cases to determine whether system functionality meets approved business requirements and produces intended processing outcomes.
- →Conducts or supports program studies and analyzes the impact of statutory, regulatory, policy, and procedural requirements on Compensation Service operations and claims processing.
- →Develops findings and recommendations for appropriate program, procedural, workflow, or system changes.
- →Conducts or supports analysis and review of data and evaluates findings to support program and systems decisions.
- →Collects, analyzes, develops, and maintains business and technical documentation concerning system requirements, interfaces, data requirements, business rules, reports, communications, and other information necessary to support the assessment, design, development, and maintenance of information systems.
- →Participates in technical design activities to help ensure proposed solutions meet business requirements.
- →Supports planning and execution of Compensation Service systems and automation initiatives and coordinates assigned activities with business and technical stakeholders.
Requirements
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the Agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the Agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓Additional Conditions of Employment are as follows: You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary or trial period Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements I-9 Acceptable Documents.
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓There is no education substitution for the GS-13 grade level.
Personality Fit
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