Business Analyst

About us: BDR Solutions, LLC, (BDR) supports the U.S. Federal Government in successfully achieving its mission and goals. Our service and solution delivery starts with understanding each client’s end-state, and then seamlessly integrating within each Agency’s organization to improve and enhance business and technical operations and deployments. (Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply) Role Overview: BDR Solutions LLC is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to serve as a Key Personnel position on an IRS MFRA Branch task order. This individual bridges the gap between IRS business stakeholders and the technical delivery team — translating complex tax processing business requirements into OneSDLC-compliant technical specifications, managing data analysis and reporting for MFRA Branch systems, and ensuring that legislative change requirements are fully understood and traceable before a single line of code is written. The role spans both O&M (CLIN 0001) and Design/Development (CLIN 0002) work streams and requires strong requirements analysis skills, BI tool proficiency, and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical senior IRS management. Responsibilities: Gather, analyze, and document business and functional requirements for MFRA Branch O&M work requests and legislative change initiatives Design data models and BI solutions to support MFRA Branch reporting, data analysis, and stakeholder decision-making Develop and maintain requirements documentation in DOORS Next; trace requirements to design artifacts and test cases in IBM ETM and Jira Work with COBOL, ALC, and Java developers to ensure requirements are understood, technically feasible, and accurately reflected in design specifications Perform system and application assessments for MFRA Branch work requests (PWS 3.0) Analyze IRS work requests for filing season, legislative, and mid-year changes; produce impact analysis and scope definition Design and deliver BI reports and dashboards using Tableau, Power BI, and SQL for IRS program management and senior leadership Support preparation of OneSDLC/ELC artifacts including SDSR, DSR, iBSR, ICD, and TRR documentation Communicate complex technical requirements and system capabilities to non-technical IRS stakeholders and senior management Prepare and deliver briefings on MFRA project status, data trends, and technical issues to senior IRS officials Participate in CCB sessions — review change requests, assess business impact, and ensure requirements alignmentSupport knowledge transfer to IRS staff on MFRA system capabilities, data structures, and business rules Required Minimum Qualifications: 8+ years Business Analysis — requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, and traceability in complex enterprise environments Business Intelligence — Tableau, Power BI, SQL (proficiency in report design, dashboard development, and data analysis) Data modeling — ER modeling, relational database design concepts, data dictionary maintenance Requirements management tools — DOORS Next, Jira, or equivalent requirements management platforms Federal IT development lifecycle — familiarity with ELC/OneSDLC or equivalent SDLC frameworks with formal documentation requirements Strong written and verbal communication — ability to document technical requirements precisely and brief senior government officials Agile/Scrum — user story writing, acceptance criteria, backlog grooming, sprint participation Experience on government IT programs — understanding of federal acquisition lifecycle, COR relationships, and CDRL deliverables Tools and Platforms: Tableau, Power BI — BI reporting and dashboard development SQL — query development for data analysis and reporting IBM DOORS Next — requirements management Jira — issue and story tracking IBM ETM (Engineering Test Management) — test case management Microsoft Office Suite — Word, Excel, PowerPoint for artifact development and briefings ServiceNow — change request review and O&M ticket analysis Clearance Required: Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) — ACTIVE Nice to Have Qualifications: Direct IRS, Treasury, or Federal tax system experience — knowledge of BMF, IMF, or tax processing data structures is a significant differentiator IBM ELM Suite experience — full suite (DOORS Next, ETM, RQM) Knowledge of IRS Master File data structures (BMF entities, CFOL command codes) or equivalent large-scale tax/financial database experience #J-18808-Ljbffr