Discovery Business and System Analyst (Top Secret Clearance Required)

About the role

The Contractor shall provide business and IT systems analysis support to include, but not limited to, the following activities:

• Document and manage new and existing business processes in order to facilitate training, analysis, and redesign;
• Conduct a thorough analysis of existing and new business processes and identify opportunities for improving workforce efficiency;
• Conduct a thorough analysis of operational business requirements and conduct a gap analysis for any required modification to an existing business process;
• Create and maintain a requirements database that documents how each existing or new business requirement is being supported;
• Validate that any proposed solution to an existing requirement satisfactorily meets the underlying need;
• Collect marketing materials from industry solution providers that claim to satisfy the identified business requirements;
• Document and manage new and existing functional capabilities provided by existing and proposed IT solutions;
• Conduct a thorough analysis of existing capabilities against documented business requirements to determine where gaps in technology are impeding or preventing the efficient execution of business processes;
• Compare marketing materials from industry solution providers that claim to satisfy the identified business requirements and deliver an Analysis of Alternatives that can be used by the Program Management Office (PMO) to identify and prioritize new projects;
• Validate that any proposed solution successfully delivers a new functional business capability that addresses one or more existing requirements;
• Build and execute thorough test scripts that allow them to ascertain the breadth and depth of a capability on a consistent basis so that they may fairly evaluate multiple products in order to provide recommendations for purchase;
• Review all solution configuration changes to insure that the Discovery Program maintains an accurate picture of its business capabilities;
• Perform other systems analysis research and documentation tasks as assigned.

Responsibilities

The Contractor shall provide business and IT systems analysis support to include, but not limited to, the following activities:

• Document and manage new and existing business processes in order to facilitate training, analysis, and redesign;
• Conduct a thorough analysis of existing and new business processes and identify opportunities for improving workforce efficiency;
• Conduct a thorough analysis of operational business requirements and conduct a gap analysis for any required modification to an existing business process;
• Create and maintain a requirements database that documents how each existing or new business requirement is being supported;
• Validate that any proposed solution to an existing requirement satisfactorily meets the underlying need;
• Collect marketing materials from industry solution providers that claim to satisfy the identified business requirements;
• Document and manage new and existing functional capabilities provided by existing and proposed IT solutions;
• Conduct a thorough analysis of existing capabilities against documented business requirements to determine where gaps in technology are impeding or preventing the efficient execution of business processes;
• Compare marketing materials from industry solution providers that claim to satisfy the identified business requirements and deliver an Analysis of Alternatives that can be used by the Program Management Office (PMO) to identify and prioritize new projects;
• Validate that any proposed solution successfully delivers a new functional business capability that addresses one or more existing requirements;
• Build and execute thorough test scripts that allow them to ascertain the breadth and depth of a capability on a consistent basis so that they may fairly evaluate multiple products in order to provide recommendations for purchase;
• Review all solution configuration changes to insure that the Discovery Program maintains an accurate picture of its business capabilities;
• Perform other systems analysis research and documentation tasks as assigned.

Requirements

Top Secret Clearance Required

Qualifications

Required qualifications include:

• Experience in business and IT systems analysis;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Knowledge of government contracting processes and procedures;
• Ability to manage and maintain databases;
• Experience with IT solutions and their implementation;
• Ability to analyze and interpret business requirements;
• Experience with testing and validation of IT solutions;
• Ability to work with industry solution providers and vendors;
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills;
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure;
• Ability to travel as needed.

Skills

Skills include:

• Business and IT systems analysis;
• Thorough analysis of business processes;
• Gap analysis for business requirements;
• Database management;
• Marketing material collection;
• Functional capability documentation;
• Analysis of alternatives;
• Test script creation and execution;
• Solution configuration change review;
• Systems analysis research and documentation.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including:

• Health, Dental, and Vision;
• Life Insurance;
• 401k;
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter);
• Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays.

Pay

$92,543.50 - $125,594.75 a year

Schedule

Full-time