Business Analyst / ATO Support Analyst

Role Description

The Business Analyst / ATO Support Analyst aligns as an L3 Senior Consultant position at 9th Way Insignia. The position supports the VA Office of Academic Affiliations Data Management Center (DMC). This role supports business requirements gathering, system documentation, and ATO maintenance for the DMC application portfolio under the active VA-wide umbrella ATO (FIPS 199 Moderate). The Business Analyst / ATO Support Analyst serves as the bridge between Government stakeholders and the technical development team, translating business needs into actionable requirements and ensuring security and compliance artifacts remain current, accurate, and complete.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyze, and document business requirements from OAA stakeholders and translate them into actionable technical requirements.
• Serve as the bridge between Government stakeholders, the Program Manager, and the development team.
• Maintain ATO artifacts, including System Security Plan (SSP) updates, control narratives, POA&M tracking, and scan evidence.
• Ensure ATO artifacts remain current within timeframes specified by the VA Information Security Knowledge Service.
• Support sustainment of the active VA umbrella ATO (FIPS 199 Moderate) throughout the period of performance.
• Develop and maintain system documentation, process flows, wireframes, site diagrams, and user-facing job aids.
• Support Section 508 compliance documentation and accessibility conformance reporting.
• Track and report on requirements, deliverables, and compliance status; contribute to the Quarterly Progress Report.
• Coordinate with the Data Governance / Data Manager on data definitions and reporting requirements.
• Participate in recurring working sessions and ad-hoc meetings with OAA leadership and VA stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field. No equivalencies or substitutions for the degree requirement will be accepted.
• Four (4) or more years of experience in business analysis, system documentation, and security compliance support.
• Familiarity with VA ATO/RMF processes and NIST security standards.
• Demonstrated experience maintaining security compliance artifacts (SSP, POA&M, control narratives).
• Strong written communication and stakeholder-facing skills.
• Must have resided continuously in the United States for the past 36 months.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Preferred/Desired

• Security or audit-related certifications (e.g., CISSP, CAP, Security+).
• Direct experience with VA ATO processes and the VA Information Security Knowledge Service.
• Experience supporting federal agencies or large enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery methods and Azure DevOps.
• Experience with Section 508 conformance documentation (ACR/VPAT).

Salary Range

$61,180.89 - $97,649.14 USD. 9th Way Insignia’s range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Clearance/Background Investigation

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401(k)
• Basic Life A&D
• STD
• LTD
• PTO
• Telehealth
• Paid holidays
• FSA
• HSA
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Traveling Assistance

Legal

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