Business Analyst

Ignite•Suitland-Silver Hill, MD

About The Position

This role is dedicated to supporting the U.S. Census Bureau’s enterprise data collection and survey systems. This position is to bridge the gap between business stakeholders and technical engineering teams. You will act as the technical requirements owner. This requires translating complex survey business logic into actionable development tasks.

Requirements

5+ years’ experience performing business and systems analysis for enterprise software or data platforms
Strong proficiency in SQL for querying, validating, and troubleshooting relational datasets
Working knowledge of JSON structures for inspecting APIs, payloads, and message-based integrations
Demonstrated ability to debug and analyze end-to-end business processes across multiple systems
Experience eliciting, documenting, and validating functional and technical requirements with stakeholders
Proven experience translating business needs into user stories, acceptance criteria, and process flows
Proficiency using GitHub Issues (or similar tools) for backlog tracking, defects, and change management
Ability to facilitate stakeholder meetings, workshops, and requirement walkthroughs
Experience analyzing logs, reports, and system outputs to identify root causes and gaps
Strong written documentation skills for requirements, workflows, and integration specifications
US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED

Nice To Haves

Ability to possess and maintain a government clearance

Responsibilities

Gather and document functional and technical requirements through stakeholder interviews and workshops
Produce detailed user stories with clear acceptance criteria and traceability to business objectives
Write and maintain SQL queries to validate data accuracy, reconcile discrepancies, and support analysis
Inspect and analyze JSON/API payloads to verify system integrations and data exchanges
Map current and future-state business processes and identify gaps or inefficiencies
Debug and trace end-to-end workflows to isolate root causes of system or process failures
Maintain backlog, defects, and change requests using GitHub Issues or equivalent tools
Create interface documentation, data dictionaries, and integration specifications
Coordinate UAT testing, capture results, and validate that requirements are met
Publish stakeholder communications, release notes, and requirement updates for each deployment