Business Analyst; Senior

Responsibilities

• Peraton is seeking a Business Analyst (Senior) to support the MODES III program supporting Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP). In this role, the selected candidate will provide senior business analysis and stakeholder liaison for the program, translating MC&FP operational needs into actionable requirements, acceptance criteria, and prioritized backlog items that drive development of IT, cybersecurity, and data capabilities. This position is remote and requires an active Secret clearance.
• Lead requirements elicitation and decomposition: conduct stakeholder workshops, user research, and process mapping to capture business rules, workflows, data needs, and performance targets for applications, dashboards, and integrations.
• Produce and maintain key artifacts: user stories and epics with clear acceptance criteria and DoD ready traceability, process flows, system interface specifications, data dictionaries, and testable requirements aligned to quality management plan/program performance standards/AQLs.
• Drive backlog prioritization and release planning: collaborate with PM, Scrum Masters, product owners, and engineering to prioritize work by mission impact, risk, and effort; ensure program task tracking tasks are reflected in backlogs and dashboards.
• Enable test and acceptance: define test cases, support UAT planning and execution, validate acceptance criteria, and sign off deliverables for sprint and release acceptance; ensure results feed into weekly/monthly status reports and program dashboards.
• Support data-driven decisions: work with data engineers and DBAs to specify required datasets, KPI definitions, data lineage, and reporting needs for MODES III dashboards and analytics; ensure linkage of metrics to program performance standards/AQLs.
• Facilitate governance and compliance: ensure requirements capture compliance constraints (Section 508, RMF/ATO, privacy/CUI), document security/privacy requirements, and coordinate with CCM/SDEL for accreditation artifacts.
• Mentor and lead BA practices: establish BA templates, acceptance criteria standards, requirements traceability matrix (RTM), and coach junior BAs to ensure consistent, high quality requirements across Tasks 2 and 3.
• Familiar with:
  Requirements elicitation & traceability (RTM), Jira/Confluence, SQL for adhoc analysis, Tableau/Quick Sight dashboards, data mapping, Agile ceremonies facilitation, use of MTAR for task intake, basic Splunk/Cloud Watch query skills, stakeholder management, report templating and performance reporting.

• Active Secret clearance required.
• Experience /
  
  Education:
  
  10 years relevant experience with BS/BA degree or 8 years with MS/MA or 6 years with PhD or 14 years w/o a degree or 12 years with AS/AA degree.
• Certifications:
  
  This role requires a demonstration of capability within the Cyberspace IT workforce. Successful applicants must satisfy Foundational Qualification standards via an approved industry certification (e.g., A+ or Network+) or documented equivalent military/educational training as defined in the DoD 8140 Qualification Matrix.

• Eligible for Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• Prior experience working in DoD or Federal government IT environments.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and iterative development practices.
• Experience with cloud-native data pipelines, analytics platforms, or data lake architectures.
• Familiarity with NIST RMF, ATO processes, and DoD security compliance frameworks.
• CompTIA Security+.

Work location: remote work with the ability to travel to the NCR when required

EEO:
Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

Note:

This description retains the core responsibilities and qualifications of the role, focusing on job-related duties and requirements.