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Pain in the ass people (?)


We all know that many software projects don't end up well because in the beginning phase it is not clear what will really be useful, yet there are always more job postings for Technical Analyst or Architect than for "Requirements Seekers".
Perhaps many believe that intelligent and experienced people in their field can also explain well all they need from a software application.

I don't think so, and I believe this is a very specific job.
I think we need more Socrates-like people, that is,  meticulous and sometimes "pain in the ass" persons that can really "extract"  everything they can out of those users who express their (often complicated) business needs.
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