Arlington, VA, USA
3 days ago
Senior Business Analyst - Federal Advisory

Job Family:

Management Consulting


Travel Required:

Up to 10%


Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

Conduct requirements gathering for high-level business and functional requirements, and provide subject matter expertise on requirements for the clients mission oriented site pages; define artifacts necessary for requirements approval  

Understand, support, and drive the planning and documentation of business requirements getting translated into clear hand-off documents for the implementation vendor

Exercise a background working with federal agency websites, and the data products and publications that are disseminated on those pages

Support and drive the preparation for ongoing discovery work on client programs and their associated data sets

Act as an Education data subject matter expert, applying that expertise to support the rebuild of client program websites and the data products published there

Understand and map the process for producing and publishing Education data products, starting with the mapping of relevant procurements and understanding to the contractor landscape, all the way to website and dissemination requirements for each data product.

Support stakeholder meetings with written agendas, client follow ups, and note taking as needed. 

Review the substance and format of Jira tickets and work with implementation vendor as necessary to ensure that key functionality gets implemented to client requirements and program objectives are met 

Track implementation vendor Jira tickets throughout the agile delivery lifecycle, from conception to testing 

Prioritize features based on client stakeholder needs 

Test product builds and new site templates against functional and technical requirements, following workflows for filing and triaging bugs with implementation vendor 

Support the preparation of Steering Committee updates 

Drive product feature definition of ready and definition of done

Support administrative activities and perform segment engagement tasks for the team 

What You Will Need:

Bachelor's degree is required

Minimum THREE (3) years of experience synthesizing client needs into business requirements

Develop MS Office resources including PowerPoints, Word documents, and Excel spreadsheets 

Ability to work overtime required on occasion

Excellent communication and collaboration skills within a cross functional team

What Would Be Nice To Have:

Experience with agile program/project management 

Exercise an educational background and previous experience with statistical data products

Experience with UX or CX projects for civilian government agencies  

Experience working directly with client stakeholders 

Experience with Jira 


What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Basic Life & Supplemental Life

Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Student Loan PayDown

Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

Skills Development & Certifications

Employee Referral Program

Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.


Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.


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