Business Analyst III

Description

Senior Business Analyst

Location: Washington, D.C. Area (On-Site)

Travel: Minimal (up to 10%)

Duration: 6-month Contract (potential extension)

Clearance: Active or Ability to Obtain a Public Trust Clearance

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Business Analyst to provide support for enterprise-level platforms and governance initiatives. This is an on-site role in the Washington, D.C. area and offers a unique opportunity to contribute to strategic and mission-aligned projects. The ideal candidate will be integral in aligning stakeholders, refining requirements, and supporting full project lifecycle implementation and delivery.

Responsibilities

Strategic Planning, Intake, and Governance

• Assist in creating and enforcing the strategic roadmap and vision for enterprise platform alignment.
• Ensure collaboration across business and platform teams, adhering to governance models and achieving measurable business outcomes.
• Participate in governance boards and steering committees, while contributing to governance planning and enforcement.

Business Analysis

• Act as the primary liaison for customer engagement, project support, and resolving escalations.
• Define and document objectives, scope, and timelines for projects to meet established milestones within approved budgets.
• Collaborate with internal teams, such as Project Managers, Release Managers, and Security Teams, to plan and deliver solutions effectively.
• Contribute to platform adoption by supporting workshops, project planning, and strategic roadmap development.
• Engage in estimation activities to determine time and cost requirements with cross-functional teams.

Requirements and Stakeholder Management

• Capture and lead definition of business/user requirements, use cases, and functional stories, especially in Agile environments.
• Ensure alignment between stakeholders' expectations and implemented solutions through validation and testing activities.
• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships to prioritize and model business processes and data requirements.

Communication, Adoption, and Support

• Lead platform release teams by delivering training, testing processes, and go-live/post-implementation support.
• Collaboratively refine release timelines with Release Managers and relevant stakeholders.
• Drive user adoption by facilitating both group and one-on-one training sessions, while addressing change management goals.
• Develop and maintain documentation, training materials, and communication deliverables to enhance platform understanding.
• Actively coordinate internal deployment updates for system and solution implementations.

Requirements

What We're Looking For

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5-7 years of professional experience in business analysis, strategic planning, or governance.
• Experience operating within federal or highly regulated environments successfully.
• Proven expertise in requirement gathering and full-lifecycle project support for enterprise platforms.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, backlog management, and stakeholder coordination.

Tools and Technical Skills

• Proficiency in tools like Jira, ServiceNow, Confluence, SharePoint, and/or equivalent systems for documentation and collaboration.
• Competence with standard project tools, such as Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, and process modeling tools.
• Experience working with enterprise environments (e.g., case management, workflow automation, ITSM tools) is an asset.

Additional Qualifications

• Public Trust clearance.
• Position requires commuting to the on-site location in Washington, D.C. (no remote option available).
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently.

Personal Attributes

• Analytical:Able to deconstruct complex issues and propose actionable solutions.
• Effective Communicator:Translates technical information into clear, stakeholder-friendly language.
• Collaborative:Builds consensus within cross-functional teams and balances priorities.
• Proactive & Self-Driven:Takes initiative to independently manage tasks and ensure successful outcomes.
• Detail-Oriented:Precision and thoroughness in documenting requirements and deliverables.
• Customer-Oriented:Maintains a strong focus on driving value through end-user and stakeholder advocacy.

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