Business Systems Analysis, Senior Associate

Peraton’s Risk Decision Group (RDG) is seeking a Business Systems Analyst who serves as a liaison between business stakeholders, technical teams, and project leadership. This role analyzes business processes, translates requirements, and ensures technical solutions effectively support organizational goals.

This position will be 100% remote.

Key Responsibilities

     Business–Technology Alignment

• Collaborate with business partners, technical teams, quality review, and project managers to ensure shared understanding of requirements.
• Support feasibility and impact assessments for new features or enhancements.
• Participate in solution design to confirm alignment with business intent.
• Contribute to integration analysis across BI platforms and enterprise applications.
• Offer guidance on using data effectively to support operational needs.

Project Support & Documentation

• Assist project managers with defining project scope, timelines, and resource needs.
• Work independently or within project teams to provide system analysis and guidance.
• Develop documentation such as process maps, workflow diagrams, data mappings, and system behavior outlines.
• Conduct walkthroughs, presentations, and reviews with stakeholders.
• Support preparation of project artifacts required by PMO standards.

Quality & Testing Collaboration

• Ensure requirements and acceptance criteria are complete and testable.
• Partner with quality review during testing cycles to clarify requirements and analyze defects.
• Support change management processes, including evaluating and advancing change requests through the Change Control Board.

Business Analysis & Requirements Definition

• Lead discovery sessions to understand business functions, goals, and system needs.
• Analyze current processes and workflows to identify operational requirements.
• Gather and document business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and process flows.
• Translate business needs into clear functional specifications aligned with enterprise standards.

     Continuous Improvement & Delivery Support

• Identify opportunities to improve data usage, workflows, and solution design.
• Monitor progress of project deliverables to support timely completion.
• Recommend enhancements to requirements‑gathering and documentation practices.
• Participate in team planning, prioritization, and release preparation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required: 

• US Citizenship
• Current Tier 5 SSBI favorably adjudicated clearance
• 5+ years of experience working on Federal Government contracts
• 5+ years of experience in business analysis or BI industry  
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Bachelor’s degree or a minimum of 6 years of work experience may be considered

Preferred:

• Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Experience in technical writing, training
• Experience creating detailed reports and giving presentations
• Ability to rapidly adapt and respond to changes in environment and priorities
• Ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions
• Independently determines and develops approach to solutions

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