Senior Business Systems Analyst - Federal Modernization
About The Position
PhoenixTeam is seeking two Senior Business Systems Analysts to join a Department of the Interior modernization program. These are hands-on roles with pod-level leadership, requiring direct engagement with stakeholders to understand current operations, define future-state requirements, and collaborate with technical teams through design, prototyping, testing, and user acceptance. One role will focus on workforce, policy, and service-delivery processes, while the other will concentrate on data, integration, intake, and financial-integrity workflows. Candidates are not required to have experience in both domain tracks.
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant business analysis, business transformation, systems analysis, or consulting experience
- Hands-on experience using Python for data preparation and analysis
- Hands-on experience using SQL to query, join, and validate data in support of requirements definition and testing
- Hands-on experience leading requirements for software, automation, data, or digital-modernization work, including user stories and acceptance criteria
- Experience analyzing business processes and data flows
- Experience coordinating user acceptance testing with business stakeholders
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the judgment to work directly with senior stakeholders and technical teams
- Must be able to successfully complete the background investigation, suitability, credentialing, and system-access requirements applicable to a Moderate Risk Public Trust position.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- Experience supporting federal programs or working in federal consulting or professional services
- For the workforce track: experience with HR, training, policy, service-delivery, payroll, or workforce systems and processes.
- For the data track: experience with intake, payments/disbursements, financial workflows, APIs, data governance, or system integration.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform, SharePoint/Microsoft 365, or similar low-code and collaboration environments.
- Hands-on use of generative AI or LLM tools for analysis, requirements, workflow redesign, research, or prototyping.
Responsibilities
- Lead requirements and analysis for assigned modernization initiatives, including stakeholder discovery, process review, business rules, user needs, data requirements, and acceptance criteria.
- Use Python and SQL to investigate operational data and data-quality issues, validate business rules, and support requirements definition and user acceptance testing.
- Translate current-state workflows into clear future-state requirements for software, low-code, automation, data, or AI-enabled solutions.
- Develop user stories, acceptance criteria, test scenarios, and traceable requirements; coordinate user acceptance testing and drive issues to resolution with stakeholders and delivery teams.
- Analyze data flows, system handoffs, controls, and integration needs so business requirements are specific enough for solution designers and engineers to act on.
- Maintain accurate decision logs, requirements, trackers, and client-ready documentation throughout discovery and iterative delivery.
- Work directly with federal sponsors and cross-functional delivery teams, lead discussions when needed, and operate effectively when requirements are incomplete or changing.
Benefits
- Equal Opportunity Employer
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
