Systems Analyst

White Pine Innovations is part of the Seneca Nation Group (SNG) portfolio of companies. SNG is Seneca Holdings’ federal government contracting business that meets mission-critical needs of federal civilian, defense, and intelligence community customers. Our portfolio comprises multiple subsidiaries that participate in the Small Business Administration 8(a) program. To learn more about SNG, visit the website and follow us on LinkedIn.

Our team of talented individuals is what makes us successful. To support our team, we provide a balanced mix of benefits and programs. Your total rewards package includes competitive pay, benefits, and perks, flexible work-life balance, professional development opportunities, and performance and recognition programs. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability, voluntary benefit programs (critical illness, hospital, and accident), health savings and flexible spending accounts, and retirement 401K plan. One of our fundamental principles is to offer competitive health and welfare benefits to our team members, providing coverage and care for you and your family. Full-time employees working at least 30 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefits and paid leave programs.  We pride ourselves on our collaborative work environment and culture, which embraces our mission of providing financial and non-financial benefits back to the members of the Seneca Nation.

This position is to support the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) modernizing its data infrastructure by delivering a comprehensive, cloud-native data ecosystem. This initiative includes implementing a foundational Data and Analytics Platform (DAP), an Integrated Data and Adoption Platform, and a modern CFO Data Services (CDS) Hub to replace the legacy New Core Interface Solution (NCIS). These solutions will enable secure, scalable data integration, analytics, reporting, and future AI/ML capabilities, all within HUD’s existing AWS cloud environment. Each component is engineered with compliance, automation, and sustainability in mind, ensuring alignment with federal standards and HUD’s long-term modernization goals.

White Pine Innovations is seeking a Systems Analyst to analyzes and documents business and system requirements, facilitates communication between stakeholders and technical teams and to ensure solutions meet functional needs. This position is a remote position. This is a full-time employment opportunity, and the candidate MUST be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident and must be able to complete/pass/hold a public trust investigation. This is a remote opportunity, ET time zone work schedule.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Analyze and document business and system requirements.
• Facilitate communication between stakeholders and technical teams.
• Support hybrid and cross-cloud integration strategies, especially relevant for federal agencies.
• Work with architects and engineers in designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective architectures using services like Azure App Services, AWS Lambda, EC2, and RDS.
• Develop test cases and test plans for integration test, functional test, UAT, etc.
• Ensure systems align with security best practices and compliance frameworks (e.g., FedRAMP, NIST 800-53).
• Collaborate with ISSOs to implement IAM policies, encryption standards, and audit controls across AWS and/or Azure.
• Create and maintain system documentation, data flow diagrams, and user guides to support implementation.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident, as mandated by our government client.
• Must be able to complete, pass, and hold a public trust investigation.
• 5+ years of experience in a system analyst role, collaborating with stakeholders to understand business processes and translate them into technical requirements.
• Experience analyzing existing systems and workflows to identify opportunities for cloud-based optimization or automation.
• Experience defining and communicating integration points between AWS and/or Azure services and on-prem or third-party systems.
• Experience developing test cases and test plans for integration test, functional test, UAT, etc.
• Strong knowledge of access control reviews, data classification, and audit readiness.
• Experience in developing test plans and coordinating User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to validate functionality and performance.
• Experience in maintaining a knowledge base or system configurations, change logs, and operational procedures.
• Knowledge of cloud-native databases like Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Amazon RDS, Snowflake and DynamoDB is desirable.
• Knowledge of data retention, archival, and purging strategies aligned with business and regulatory needs is desirable.
• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and strong problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent oral and written communication and collaboration skills. presentation and meeting facilitation, and negotiation skills.
• BS/BA degree in Computer Science, Information Sciences, or related IT discipline.

Desired Skills:

• Exposure to tools like Azure Monitor, AWS CloudWatch, and Cost Explorer to track performance and optimize resource utilization is a PLUS.
• Basic understanding of tools like Power BI, Tableau and Talent is a PLUS.