Business Analyst (TS/SCI)

Job Title: Business Analyst

Location: Ballston, VA

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Summary:

As a Business Analyst, this role will be responsible for providing program management and project support. This role will also require strong writing expertise with experience preparing documents, letters, reports, and other written correspondence as well as possess adept research and analysis skills. Moreover, this role will provide support to the client’s operational requirements and various program priorities/initiatives to ensure outcomes meet business needs and requirements.

Essential Functions:

• Support in the delivery and implementation of IT Services and Engineering Solutions, reporting, and mission analytics.
• Interface closely with the program management office, program teams, and designated personnel on the accomplishment of IT Services, Engineering Solutions, and Requirements Management Processes within the environment.
• Support and at times be responsible for developing scheduled and ad-hoc management reporting, maintaining ongoing situational awareness of service targets, and mission analyses.
• Create, maintain, and communicate business requirements documents, business analysis plans, and traceability matrixes, which contribute to successful delivery of projects, products, or solutions.
• Support mapping existing processes and recommending and implementing process improvement.
• Build and foster relationships, including serving as a POC for program stakeholders and product owners in order to effectively lead or participate in collaborative working sessions.
• Provides inputs and recommendations to technical team members.
• Develops and provides training to new or less knowledgeable stakeholders.
• Serves as a strategic business partner and advisor on how to improve efficiency and effectiveness of assigned projects and tasks.
• Author new and maintain existing documentation, including knowledge sharing and editorial support.

• Attend meetings and/or collaborate with subject matter experts to acquire and synthesize information to develop documentation.

• Deliver high-quality, comprehensible content for the program and our clients.

Required Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance
• Possess strong technical, management, and IT Service Delivery and Engineering Solution Development experience
• Demonstrate remarkable oral and written communications skills, through direct and/or virtual interfacing with stakeholders across multiple levels, and managing a multi-skilled staff
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience in producing briefing presentations, status reports, or other written deliverable products via MS Excel, Word and or PowerPoint
• Ability to recognize when and where problems and opportunities exist and evaluate strengths and weaknesses of potential solutions to problems

• Keen attention to detail

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)

Preferred Requirements:

• B.S. in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or relevant non-IT field/discipline
• Knowledgeable in an Agile Dev/Ops environment
• Experience with Jira and Confluence