Business Analyst_, Senior – Springfield, VA

Business Analyst_2, Senior – Springfield, VA

About Polaris:
Polaris is a mission-focused federal contractor supporting defense and intelligence community customers with cleared administrative, operational, program, and mission support services. We value professionalism, responsiveness, accountability, and high-quality support to Government customers. Polaris team members are expected to bring sound judgment, discretion, strong communication skills, and a customer-first mindset to every assignment.

Employment:
Full-time, contingent/pre-award

Location:

NGA-W / Springfield, VA

The Opportunity:

PRE-AWARD / CONTINGENT OPPORTUNITY:
Polaris is building a qualified candidate bench for anticipated BAH-led NGA VERTEX positions. Employment, assignment, start date, and compensation are contingent on contract award, Polaris workshare, funding, final position availability, prime/customer approval, and completion of required security and onboarding actions.

Work Arrangement:
Primarily on-site;
Government-authorized ad hoc telework only

NGA-W assignments may be located at Springfield, Chantilly, McLean, the Pentagon, Charlottesville, Virginia, or another approved NGA-W duty location, as directed by the Government.

Primarily on-site. Telework may be authorized by the Government on an ad hoc basis after approval of the applicable telework plan; telework is not guaranteed and personnel must remain recallable to the duty site.

Regular schedule is generally 40 hours per week. Crisis or emergency conditions may require temporary surge support, including weekend work. This is not a deployment position.

Clearance Requirement:
Current Top Secret; SCI eligibility/access required for assignment

Must possess a current Top-Secret clearance and be eligible for favorable NGA adjudication for SCI access. Active TS/SCI access is required before performing TS/SCI work. Additional accesses may be required by assignment. Personnel may be subject to a Counterintelligence-Scope Polygraph examination at NGA request.

What You'll Work On:

• Lead senior-level program and project management activities, including strategic plans, policies, SOPs, schedules, risks, resources, stakeholders, and delivery outcomes.
• Lead process improvement and re-engineering efforts to modernize governance, workflows, and business functions.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of metrics, data, organizational performance, and program outcomes and translate findings into executive recommendations.
• Develop executive briefings, talking points, white papers, strategic project plans, and other leadership decision products.
• Establish performance measures, monitor results, and recommend or implement performance-based improvements.
• Lead cross-functional working groups, facilitate senior stakeholder engagements, and represent the organization with IC/DoD partners as assigned.
• Mentor team members, strengthen analytical quality, and provide strategic direction in complex or ambiguous environments.
• Support SharePoint, data visualization, enterprise applications, UI/business-tool requirements, or other technical business functions as assigned.
• Apply practical AI/ML-enabled tools, where available and appropriate within NGA, to improve workflows, business processes, analysis, or performance measurement.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business or a related field and at least 12 years of relevant experience in program management, GEOINT/IC operations, or cross-functional business analysis; or at least 15 years of relevant experience in lieu of the degree.
• Strong leadership and mentoring experience, including leading or directing diverse teams toward high-performance outcomes.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills with demonstrated ability to present complex strategies, data, metrics, and recommendations to senior leadership and external partners.
• Proven record managing large-scale, cross-functional projects or initiatives, including risk, resources, timelines, competing priorities, and stakeholder engagement.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex information and data into strategic recommendations and evaluate the results of implemented strategies or improvements.
• Advanced…