Lead Business Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Direct and manage Business Analysts across various program workstreams.

• Implement standardized practices for requirements, documentation, and quality expectations.

• Assess requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process documentation, and other deliverables from Business Analysts.

• Oversee BA workload while identifying inter-team dependencies, gaps in requirements, and areas requiring further analysis.

• Comprehend intricate business processes and system requirements within a digital modernization landscape.

• Spearhead the elicitation and analysis of requirements.

• Convert business needs into user stories, acceptance criteria, functional requirements, and supporting documentation.

• Evaluate and document APIs, data flows, integrations, edge cases, business rules, and dependencies.

• Manage and update Jira backlogs, including refinement, prioritization, traceability, and readiness for development.

• Develop and maintain functional, delivery, and governance documentation in Confluence.

• Assist with governance, intake, review, and acceptance processes.

• Lead the definition and refinement of new features and functionalities.

• Collaborate with architects and developers on solution designs, integrations, system interfaces, and technical dependencies.

• Generate and interpret process flows, data mappings, interface definitions, reporting requirements, and functional specifications.

• Work together on wireframes, user flows, and prototypes.

• Facilitate requirements sessions, workshops, and cross-team collaborations.

• Support system demonstrations, incremental reviews, acceptance checkpoints, and related deliverables.

• Implement Agile best practices and foster continuous improvement across teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of Business Analyst experience in application development, digital transformation, and/or system modernization projects.

• Proven experience as a Lead Business Analyst in a large, intricate application development or modernization project involving multiple teams or workstreams.

• Experience in leading, mentoring, and coordinating other Business Analysts.

• Extensive background in facilitating requirements elicitation sessions with a diverse range of business and technical stakeholders.

• At least 5 years of experience documenting requirements and specifications for web-based or enterprise systems.

• Minimum of 5 years working in a mature Agile delivery environment such as Scrum or Kanban.

• Proficient in translating complex business processes into user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, functional requirements, and implementation-ready artifacts.

• Practical experience with Jira.

• Hands-on experience with Confluence or a similar collaboration platform.

• Familiarity with modern software development lifecycles, requirements traceability, integration testing, and release validation.

• Excellent professional and technical writing proficiency.

• Strong verbal communication and facilitation abilities.

• Exceptional analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

• Capacity to work across multiple teams and workstreams.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Lawful Resident (Green Card Holder).

• Must reside in and perform work within the United States.

• Capability to obtain and maintain Public Trust clearance.

• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent professional experience.

• Agile or Scrum certification preferred.

• Experience with Figma is highly desirable.

• Experience in legacy system modernization, APIs, system interfaces, and data integrations.

• Familiarity with governance, intake, and acceptance processes.

• Experience in creating polished client-facing documentation.

• Experience in translating business requirements into application experiences.

• Experience with Mural or similar collaborative tools.

• Experience in scoping and breaking down complex work for Agile execution.

• Experience managing requirements dependencies across teams or workstreams.

• Ability to operate independently and provide leadership in a dynamic delivery environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer.

• Reasonable accommodations available for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs.

• Benefits offerings as referenced through the Transparency in Coverage Act.

• Opportunity to collaborate and pursue personal and professional aspirations.