Business Analyst_2, Mid - Springfield, VA

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.

This is a pre-award/contingent opportunity: 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.

About the role

Polaris is building a qualified candidate bench for anticipated BAH-led NGA VERTEX positions. Work will be primarily on-site at NGA-W (Springfield, VA) or another approved NGA-W duty location (Chantilly, McLean, the Pentagon, Charlottesville, VA, etc.), as directed by the Government. Government-authorized ad hoc telework may be available after approval of the applicable telework plan, but is not guaranteed. The 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.

Responsibilities

• Research and analyze information from multiple sources and develop reports, briefings, assessments, and recommendations for leadership.
• Lead or support business process development, improvement, and re-engineering initiatives using metrics and performance measures to evaluate results.
• Develop, coordinate, review, or implement strategic guidance, policies, procedures, SOPs, and performance assessments.
• Serve as an action officer or project manager for initiatives from planning through execution, including schedules, resources, risks, milestones, stakeholder coordination, and deliverables.
• Identify organizational inefficiencies and recommend practical, measurable improvements.
• Collaborate with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to clarify requirements, de-conflict issues, build consensus, and deliver customer-ready products.
• Support analytical and staff functions such as meeting coordination, records, task tracking, SharePoint, data analysis, audit/compliance activities, or specialized mission-support programs as assigned.
• Apply practical AI/ML-enabled tools, where available and appropriate within NGA, to improve workflows, business processes, analysis, or performance measurement.

Requirements

• Current Top Secret clearance; 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.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, management, or a related field and at least 7 years of relevant functional or cross-functional business experience; or at least 10 years of relevant experience in lieu of the degree.
• Highly developed critical thinking, problem-solving, analytical, and written/oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated expertise in project management, process improvement, and leadership responsibilities appropriate to a mid-level Business Analyst.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience using business/project tools such as MS Visio, MS Project, JIRA, SharePoint, or comparable tools appropriate to the assignment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work with cross-functional stakeholders, and produce accurate, timely, decision-ready products.

Assignment-Specific Experience

Polaris will assess your strongest documented experience and align qualified candidates to the most defensible assignment. You do not need every specialty below:

• Business process analysis, workflow redesign, process improvement, performance metrics, or continuous improvement.
• Program/project management, action officer responsibilities, integrated master schedules, requirements tracking, risk, resources, milestones, or deliverables.
• FISMA or other IT audit support, cybersecurity/IT policy, compliance evidence, findings tracking, or remediation coordination.
• Enterprise architecture, enterprise applications, requirements/backlog management, change management, user acceptance testing, or Tier-1 application support.
• COOP, business continuity planning, mission assurance, readiness, enterprise risk, or test/training/exercise support.
• Oversight/compliance, inspections or audits, training program development, Intelligence Oversight, Privacy/Civil Liberties, internal controls, or policy implementation.
• Records and Information Management (RIM), SharePoint, data analysis/visualization, or organizational performance assessment.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting NGA, the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, or another complex federal mission environment.
• PMP, Six Sigma, ITIL, or other relevant certification when aligned to the specific assignment.
• Experience with data visualization, SharePoint, business-process modeling, performance measurement, or enterprise workflow/task-management systems.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) company match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Company Provided Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• AD&D Insurance
• Disability insurance