Senior Business Analyst

Analytica•Bethesda, MD

About The Position

Analytica is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to lead requirements and business/technical analysis for a large, public-facing enterprise system serving millions of people in the United States. This technical role bridges client business owners and DevSecOps delivery teams, translating complex identity, scheduling, and biometrics needs into actionable user stories, acceptance criteria, and validated solutions aligned with Agile ceremonies and USCIS standards. The role partners with USCIS product owners and cross-functional DevSecOps, architecture, and Agile leads. It also guides business analysts embedded across DevSecOps teams and supports working groups focused on impact mapping, business architecture, and data architecture. The position documents digital identity requirements aligned with NIST SP 800-63 and ensures acceptance criteria address accessibility, security, and USCIS quality assurance standards.

Requirements

U.S. citizen with the ability to secure a U.S. public trust clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, data science, engineering, mathematics, or a related technical field.
10+ years of experience serving as an IT Business Analyst or Product Owner.
5+ years of experience driving requirements in an Agile/Scrum operating environment.
Proven experience eliciting, communicating, documenting, and analyzing business and technical requirements through interviews, workshops, and process mapping.
Experience developing business process models, use cases, user stories, and functional specifications.
Experience supporting user acceptance testing, developing test cases, and validating solutions against requirements.

Nice To Haves

At least two years of experience in federal government or regulated industries.
Prior DHS, USCIS, or federal civilian immigration/identity program experience.
Experience with JIRA, Confluence, and Agile ALM tooling used across USCIS.
Certifications such as CBAP, PMI-PBA, or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO).
Familiarity with NIST SP 800-63 digital identity guidelines.

Responsibilities

Elicit, communicate, document, and analyze business and technical requirements through interviews, workshops, and process mapping, ensuring alignment between business needs and technical solutions.
Develop business process models, use cases, user stories, and functional specifications.
Support user acceptance testing by developing test cases and validating solutions against requirements.
Partner with USCIS product owners to craft positive and negative validation steps for UAT as needed.
Collaborate with Application DevSecOps and Platform Architect Leads, Agile Team Leads, and Data Architect/Scientist Leads to drive requirements traceability and quality.
Lead and guide business analysts embedded across DevSecOps teams; coach them on backlog management, prioritization, and requirements clarification.
Support working groups for impact mapping, business architecture, and data architecture.
Document NIST SP 800-63-aligned digital identity requirements, including AAL 1–3 and FAL 1–3, in Agile user stories; address protocols such as OAuth 2.0, OIDC, PKCE, SAML, TOTP, and WebAuthN.
Ensure acceptance criteria incorporate Section 508 accessibility, security, and USCIS Quality Assurance standards.
Contribute to continuous live documentation of business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, technical tasks, and definition of done.