Business Analyst
iCatalyst, Inc.
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Job summary
iCatalyst, Inc. is seeking a Business Analyst to join our Federal program team in McLean, VA. This hybrid role supports stakeholder engagement, requirements management, and AI-enabled initiatives for mission-critical projects.
You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, document success criteria, and ensure traceability to strategic objectives. Eligibility requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
Qualifications
- 5–8 years of business analysis experience, preferably with federal customers.
- Experience with Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, Power BI, and Microsoft 365.
- BS/BA degree in business, information systems, or a STEM field; certifications preferred.
Responsibilities
- Support stakeholder engagement activities to elicit needs and document success criteria.
- Document business needs, dependencies, outcomes, and value measures for AI-enabled capabilities.
- Translate requirements into actionable, measurable specifications.
- Ensure requirements traceability to objectives and measurable outcomes.
- Identify and prioritize AI use cases by impact, feasibility, and data readiness.
- Facilitate cross-functional discussions on priorities and risks.
- Analyze, refine, and document business and system requirements and data sources.
- Collaborate with business and technical teams to align priorities and approaches.
- Maintain work plans, schedules, estimates, and status reports.
- Ensure security, compliance, and quality standards are met.
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Job description
Hybrid Opportunity - Must be local to the DC/VA/ND area and available to work onsite when needed.
Hybrid Opportunity - Must be local to the DC/VA/ND area and available to work onsite when needed.
Due to federal clearance requirements for this position, only U.S. citizens are eligible. Candidates with visa sponsorship —now or in the future— are not eligible for this clearance.
iCatalyst, Inc. is a next-generation technology company specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Machine Learning (ML), and Robotic Process Automation (RPA). Since 2007, we have partnered with federal and commercial clients to deliver innovative, mission-driven solutions that enhance operational efficiency, digital transformation, and business outcomes. Our solutions are built on a foundation of agility, security, and scalability, guided by our CMMI ML 3 Services and Software Development framework and backed by globally recognized certifications in ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management) and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (Information Security).
We specialize in AI-Driven Digital Transformation, Cloud and Infrastructure Modernization, Data Engineering and Advanced Analytics, Enterprise IT Modernization and Mission-Focused Program and Change Management.
- Award-winning culture of innovation and a friendly workplace
- Work on cutting-edge AI and digital transformation projects
- Be part of a mission-driven team
- Grow your career in a stable, certified, high-performing organization
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, competitive pay
We are seeking a Business Analyst to join our growing team in support of our federal program. This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies and contribute to impactful, mission-critical initiatives.
- Support stakeholder engagement activities, including workshops, interviews, and working sessions with program offices, to understand business problems, elicit needs, and document success criteria
- Contribute to roadmaps and implementation plans for AI-enabled capabilities by documenting business needs, dependencies, expected outcomes, and measures of value
- Facilitate working sessions with program offices to translate business needs into clear, actionable, and measurable requirements
- Ensure requirements traceability to strategic objectives and measurable business outcomes
- Identify, evaluate, and prioritize AI use cases based on business impact, feasibility, and data readiness
- Facilitate cross-functional discussions to align problem definitions, priorities, requirements, and success measures
- Analyze, refine, and document business and system requirements, including functional needs, data sources, process flows, and cross-system integration requirements
- Facilitate collaboration between business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure shared understanding of priorities, solution approaches, dependencies, risks, and implementation objectives
- Support initiatives from problem definition through implementation by maintaining continuity across requirements, development, testing, and deployment activities
- Support development and maintenance of work plans, schedules, estimates, status reports, action items, and other project documentation
- Define and track success metrics tied to business outcomes (not just delivery milestones)
- Identify, document, monitor, and elevate project risks, issues, decisions, and dependencies
- Ensure adherence to best practices, quality standards and reviews of project deliverables
- Provide business analysis support to project teams and seek guidance on complex technical or programmatic issues as needed
- Provide support and expertise in assigned domain
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions
- Ensure adherence to security, compliance, and quality standards
- Support continuous improvement and innovation initiatives
- Special projects as needed
- Experience working in Agile (Scrum/Kanban) and Waterfall project environments.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Strong planning, organization, and project coordination capabilities.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- High attention to detail, accuracy, and quality.
- Adaptable, proactive, and customer-focused mindset.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- 5–8 years of relevant business analysis, requirements, or project coordination experience; experience supporting a federal customer preferred
- Experience with Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Power BI, and Microsoft 365 applications
- Experience supporting federal IT projects or technology modernization initiatives preferred
- Experience supporting multiple projects.
- Experience working with enterprise security and cloud frameworks.
- Proven ability to work in fast-paced, client-focused environments
- Experience supporting federal programs preferred
- Position requires a BS/BA degree in business, information systems, a STEM discipline, or a related field, with 5–8 years of relevant experience; equivalent experience may be considered
- CAPM, CSM, SAFe, ECBA, CCBA, or comparable business analysis or Agile certification preferred
- McLean, VA/Washington D.C./Hybrid
- Monday – Friday 8AM – 5:30PM EST
- Work schedules and arrangements (remote/hybrid) may be adjusted based on client and program needs
- Full-Time, Salaried (Exempt)
- Federal Agency
- The likely salary range or Hourly rate for this position is $80,000-$120,000.
Salary range reflects our commitment to pay equity and transparency. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, certifications, labor qualifications, geographic location and contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance
- Ability to successfully pass a federal background check
- Employment is subject to verification of eligibility to work in the United States
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete a background verification process that may leverage artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
- Minimal or no travel anticipated
We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
Our benefits package for eligible employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, a dental plan option, a vision plan, and a 401(k)-plan offering the ability to contribute both pre- and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
To encourage work/life balance, iCatalyst offers employees a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick, 11 Federal holidays, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, insurance are provided or available.
In addition, we offer our full-time employees the following benefits subject to eligibility and iCatalyst policies.
- Phone and internet Reimbursement for eligible employees
- Transportation Support (Uber rides to & from HQ to select locations)
- Training & Education Assistance (per eligibility)
- Annual Wellness Benefit
- Social and Community giveback
- iCatalyst, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics
- Candidates will be required to adhere to client-specific compliance requirements and sign NDAs
- iCatalyst reserves the right to modify job responsibilities, duties, or requirements as business needs evolve
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