Business Analyst

Business Analyst We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to support requirements analysis, business process definition, user experience, and product delivery for a Federal data analytics and AI modernization initiative. The team will deliver a secure, scalable platform that integrates structured and unstructured data, provides data visualization and traceable AI-assisted analytics, and gives examiners centralized tools for search, review, monitoring, and decision support. The platform will support professional judgment and will not replace authoritative agency financial or grants-management systems or execute financial transactions. Analytica has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. We work with U.S. government customers across health, civilian, and national security missions. As a core member of the team, you’ll work with a diverse group of professionals to solve complex problems, develop innovative alternatives, and deliver meaningful technology solutions. We offer competitive compensation with opportunities for bonuses, employer-paid health care, training and development funds, and a 401(k) match. Key Responsibilities Partner with the Product Owner and Scrum Master to translate mission needs, stakeholder priorities, and user needs into actionable product requirements. Elicit, analyze, document, and validate business, functional, and non-functional requirements . Develop and maintain epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, use cases, and business rules . Facilitate requirements-gathering sessions, stakeholder interviews, workshops, and working sessions with Federal customers and subject matter experts. Translate complex business processes and mission requirements into clear, testable, and technically actionable requirements . Work with product and technical teams to refine and prioritize the product and sprint backlogs . Participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, demonstrations, and retrospectives . Define and document current-state and future-state business processes and workflows . Identify gaps, dependencies, assumptions, constraints, and opportunities for process improvement. Collaborate with UX and technical teams to define user workflows, screens, dashboards, reports, search capabilities, alerts, and decision-support functionality . Work with data engineering and data science teams to define data requirements, data elements, business rules, data relationships, validation requirements, and analytical use cases . Translate AI/ML capabilities into clearly defined business use cases, user requirements, expected outputs, and acceptance criteria . Support requirements related to structured and unstructured data, data visualization, search, monitoring, analytics, and AI-assisted decision support . Work with QA and development teams to ensure requirements and acceptance criteria are sufficiently detailed to support test planning and validation . Participate in user acceptance testing and help validate that delivered capabilities satisfy defined business requirements. Track requirements through the software development lifecycle , maintaining traceability from stakeholder need through implementation and testing. Identify and communicate requirements risks, issues, gaps, and dependencies to the Product Owner and Scrum Master. Develop and maintain requirements documentation, process documentation, decision logs, and other project artifacts. Support stakeholder demonstrations and capture feedback for incorporation into the product backlog. Promote compliance with applicable security, privacy, accessibility, data governance, and records-management requirements . Help establish and continuously improve business analysis and requirements-management practices across the project. Required Qualifications Demonstrated experience as a Business Analyst supporting software, data, analytics, or technology modernization initiatives . Experience eliciting, analyzing, documenting, and validating business and functional requirements . Experience developing user stories, acceptance criteria, use cases, business rules, process flows, and requirements documentation . Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment and participating in backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and related ceremonies. Experience translating complex stakeholder or mission needs into clear, actionable, and testable requirements . Experience working directly with stakeholders and subject matter experts to understand business processes and user needs. Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including software engineering, data engineering, analytics, QA, security, and product management . Strong understanding of business process analysis, workflow modeling, requirements traceability, and acceptance criteria . Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical and business concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. Strong facilitation, analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret eligibility . Active Top Secret clearance highly preferred. Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting Federal government, defense, intelligence, financial, grants, or other highly regulated environments . Experience supporting data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data modernization, or digital transformation initiatives . Experience working with data-intensive applications and analytical platforms . Familiarity with structured and unstructured data, data pipelines, databases, APIs, data visualization, and analytics. Experience defining requirements for AI-assisted workflows, analytics, search, monitoring, or decision-support applications . Familiarity with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, or similar requirements and Agile management platforms . Familiarity with SQL and relational databases , including PostgreSQL or Microsoft SQL Server. Familiarity with cloud, on-premises, or hybrid technology environments . Understanding of modern software development practices, including APIs, microservices, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and automated testing . Experience developing process models, data flow diagrams, wireframes, workflow diagrams, or other visual requirements artifacts . Experience supporting user acceptance testing (UAT) and developing test scenarios or test cases. Experience with requirements traceability and configuration/change management . Familiarity with Linux, Java, .NET, Kubernetes/Rancher, Jenkins, Databricks, and AI/ML technologies . Business analysis certification such as IIBA-CBAP, CCBA, PMI-PBA, or equivalent preferred. Analytica LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. As a federal contractor, we comply with the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans. We ensure that all employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. Analytica LLC also provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. To enhance efficiency, Analytica may use AI-assisted tools to support certain aspects of our hiring process. Application Review: AI tools may help identify skills and experiences relevant to the role. Interview Support: AI-powered notetaking tools may be used during interviews to document discussions and summarize key points. These tools are used to assist our team. All hiring decisions are made by Analytica recruiters and hiring managers. By submitting an application, you acknowledge that AI-assisted tools may be used to support parts of the application and interview process. When receiving email communication from Analytica, please ensure that the email domain is analytica.net to verify its authenticity. #J-18808-Ljbffr