Business Analyst (Senior)

Description

The company is hiring a senior business analyst for a Department of State IT contract. The contract modernizes and maintains applications and infrastructure using an integrated IT service management approach.

You will work alongside experienced professionals and guide a high-performing team.

Responsibilities

• Write detailed portfolio-level contract status reports that pull together metrics from several teams, track epic progress, and give executive stakeholders strategic recommendations.
• Plan and run weekly planning sessions, PI planning events, and big room planning with portfolio teams, using Kanban boards and integrated dashboards.
• Make sure trip reports record strategic portfolio outcomes, including architecture runway decisions, solution validation findings, and how work aligns with the product vision.
• Build and manage portfolio-level dashboards that show program increment progress, feature delivery flow, and value stream metrics in real time.
• Keep quarterly spend plans current as living documents, using rolling-wave projections, velocity-based forecasts, and variance analysis.
• Run thorough operational readiness reviews for major product releases, lead solution demonstrations, and drive continuous improvement at the portfolio level.
• Set up performance measurement frameworks covering Net Promoter Score (NPS), lead and cycle time, flow efficiency, and quality indicators.
• Assess portfolio strategy and rank new product opportunities using weighted shortest job first (WSJF), cost of delay, and business value assessments.
• Turn enterprise architecture vision into actionable enabler epics for portfolio teams, and keep business capabilities aligned with technical implementation.
• Review infrastructure modernization opportunities, build migration plans using minimum viable architecture (MVA) approaches, and recommend strategies for cloud adoption.

Requirements

• Required: a bachelor's degree plus 8 years of experience in related areas such as business analysis, systems analysis, portfolio management, agile transformation, or IT program management. Equivalent experience is considered.
• Required: an active Top Secret clearance.
• Required: proven experience with SAFe, portfolio management, agile release train coordination, and program increment planning.
• Required: a record of leading cross-functional teams, running large-scale planning events, and coordinating several agile teams across complex IT portfolios.
• Required: strong strategic thinking and analytical skills, with advanced proficiency in agile portfolio tools such as Jira Align, Rally, or VersionOne.
• Required: excellent leadership skills, with experience planning and leading major business analysis initiatives, acting as a subject matter expert, and possibly supervising staff.
• Desired: prior experience supporting federal agencies, especially the Department of State.
• Desired: certifications such as SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), SAFe Agilist (SA), Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), or PMI Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP).
• Desired: experience implementing SAFe at the portfolio level, including lean portfolio management, strategic themes, and value stream identification.
• Desired: knowledge of federal IT investment management, enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF and FEAF, and DevSecOps in cloud environments.

Conditions

Full time position, regular employee.

Minimum clearance to start is Top Secret.

Travel of up to 10% may be required, local only.

Proposed salary range: $103,800 - $218,100.

Final pay depends on factors including location, Federal Government contract labor categories and wage rates, relevant experience, specific skills, education, and certifications.

Flexible working arrangements are available to help balance work and personal life.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, benefits, and learning and development opportunities.
• Healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.
• A flexible time off benefit that lets you take the time you need.
• Access to robust learning resources for career growth.