Business Analyst (Mid-Level)

Job Description

Job Description

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Position Summary

Precise Software Solutions is seeking a Mid-Level Business Analyst to support a modernization program at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA). This is a high-visibility effort to consolidate two legacy systems into a single, cloud-native unified platform deployed on FDA AWS GovCloud. The Mid-Level Business Analyst works under the direction of the Lead Business Analyst and collaborates closely with FDA business owners, state regulatory partners, technical developers, and quality assurance staff to translate business needs into clear, actionable requirements across the full software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

The Mid-Level Business Analyst supports all phases of Development, Modernization, and Enhancement (DME) and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) tasks, including but not limited to the following:

Requirements Gathering and Documentation - Collaborates with FDA business stakeholders, program teams, and state regulatory partners to elicit, analyze, and document business, functional, technical, and non-functional requirements for system capabilities in alignment with program-level priorities. Produces requirements specifications that are complete, correct, and understandable, and maintains requirements traceability across the project lifecycle.

Business Process Analysis and Reengineering - Supports analysis of current workflows — including identifying inefficiencies, redundancies, and data quality gaps. Assists in documenting reengineered business processes and developing prioritized implementation recommendations for the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and business stakeholders.

User Story and Backlog Management - Develops user stories, acceptance criteria, and epics in JIRA/ALM in collaboration with the Lead Business Analyst, development team, and FDA product owners. Participates in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release planning activities to ensure requirements are clearly defined and prioritized prior to development.

Stakeholder Engagement - Facilitates and participates in requirements gathering sessions, working group meetings, cross-team collaboration meetings, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities with FDA internal stakeholders and external state regulatory partners. Documents meeting minutes and action items and tracks them through closure.

UAT Support - Assists with the development of test scripts, test cases, and UAT planning materials. Coordinates with state partner representatives and FDA stakeholders during UAT activities and helps triage defects and resolution activities in collaboration with the testing and development teams.

AI-Enhanced Requirements Support - Leverages agency-approved AI tools to assist with requirements analysis, user story generation, meeting transcription and summarization, and documentation creation in accordance with FDA-approved AI integration standards.

Documentation and Reporting - Contributes to deliverable preparation including weekly status reports, monthly status reports, Project Management Plan updates, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), user guides, release notes, training materials, and EPLC artifacts as required by each release's Project Process Agreement (PPA).

Cross-Team Coordination - Collaborates with downstream service teams to assess impacts, validate integration requirements, and support end-to-end testing and business rule validation activities.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in a business analyst role supporting IT system development, modernization, or integration projects.
• Demonstrated experience eliciting and documenting business and functional requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria in Agile development environments.
• Proficiency with requirements management and project tracking tools such as JIRA or ALM.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively engage with technical teams, federal government clients, and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience supporting or participating in User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including development of test scripts and defect tracking.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, multi-contractor federal IT environment.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident eligible to obtain a Public Trust / Moderate Risk background investigation (Tier 2) and complete all required FDA onboarding requirements, including FDA Non-Disclosure Agreement (FDA Form 3398).
• Must be willing and able to complete all mandatory FDA security awareness, privacy, and records management training prior to beginning work, and annually thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting FDA, HHS, or other federal regulatory agency IT programs.
• Familiarity with federal or public health data systems.
• Experience with regulatory data exchange platforms, API-based integrations, or web portal applications.
• Knowledge of FDA Enterprise Performance Life Cycle (EPLC) processes and artifacts.
• Experience with business process reengineering (BPR) methodologies.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud environments, DevSecOps practices, or cloud migration projects.
• Experience using AI-assisted tools for documentation, analysis, or user story generation.
• CBAP, PMI-PBA, or other recognized business analysis certification.

Security Requirements

All personnel working under this contract must undergo a background investigation commensurate with a Sensitive Moderate Risk (Tier 2) public trust position designation in accordance with 5 CFR Parts 1400 and 731. Personnel must also comply with Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12) requirements, obtain a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card for facility access, and adhere to all HHS and FDA information security policies, rules of behavior, and confidentiality requirements throughout the period of performance.

Work Location and Schedule

The majority of work is performed remotely from the contractor's facility. Personnel are required to periodically interact with FDA staff at FDA locations in the Washington, DC metropolitan area as directed by the COR. Core working hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Infrequent after-hours or weekend support may be required to support production deployments or critical program activities.

ABOUT US

Precise Software Solutions, Inc. is a mission-focused technology services company delivering secure digital platforms, infrastructure, and operational IT services to government organizations. A CMMI Level 3–appraised company, Precise partners with agency technology leaders and solution providers to design, build, operate, and modernize enterprise IT solutions that support critical public missions combining agility, innovation, and performance to deliver measurable results.

Precise specializes in cloud and hybrid infrastructure, platform engineering, security operations and compliance, application modernization, and data platforms and analytics. The company is known for its agile, delivery-driven approach and innovative engineering practices, applying operational rigor and performance-focused execution to improve system resilience, security, and scalability across complex government environments.

BENEFITS AND PERKS

• Comprehensive Health Benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Retirement Plan with 4% match and discretionary match at year end
• Paid Time Off (PTO): 15 days of PTO accrued per year; 7 holidays+ 3 Floating holidays; 2 Innovation days (paid training days)
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Jury Duty leave
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Training and Development
• Wellness Incentives & Discount programs
• Employee Referral Program
• Annual Charity Donation Match
• Awards and Recognition

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Precise Software Solutions is committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status.

We are an inclusive organization and actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential. We expect every member of the Precise community to do their part to cultivate and maintain an environment where everyone has the opportunity to feel included and is afforded the respect and dignity they deserve.