Business Analyst (Senior)

CACI; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Learning resources

Mission-driven culture

Job summary

CA CI is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support the GMOS contract for the Department of State. You will guide a high-performing team to deliver enterprise IT solutions, modernizing applications and infrastructure through an integrated ITSM approach.

The role emphasizes portfolio-level insights, strategic planning, and execution across multiple agile teams. The ideal candidate brings extensive SAFe experience, a track record of leading cross-functional teams, and strong analytical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 8+ years experience in business analysis, portfolio management, or IT program management.
• Active Secret Clearance required.
• Proven experience with SAFe, portfolio management, agile release train coordination, and program increment planning.
• Leadership of cross-functional teams and facilitation of large-scale planning events.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of portfolio-level status reports and synthesize multi-team metrics for executives.
• Coordinate weekly planning sessions, PI planning events, and big room planning for portfolio teams.
• Capture and report on architecture runway decisions and strategic alignment with product vision.
• Architect and implement portfolio dashboards providing real-time visibility into program increment execution.
• Maintain quarterly spend plans with rolling-wave planning and variance analysis.
• Conduct operational readiness reviews for major releases and drive continuous improvement.
• Implement performance metrics including NPS, lead time, cycle time, and quality indicators.
• Evaluate portfolio strategies using WSJF, cost of delay, and business value assessments.
• Translate enterprise architecture vision into enablers and align business capabilities with tech implementation.
• Assess cloud adoption opportunities and migration strategies using MVA approaches.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira Align

Rally

VersionOne

Job description

Job Title: Business Analyst (Senior)

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

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The Opportunity:

CACI is seeking a Senior Business Analyst for the Global Mission Operations Support (GMOS) contract, supporting the Department of State. This role offers a unique opportunity to enhance national security through advanced IT solutions. You will collaborate with experienced professionals in an innovative environment, guiding a high-performing team to deliver excellence.

The GMOS contract aims to provide world-class IT support by modernizing and maintaining applications and infrastructure using an integrated IT Service Management approach. Join us to make a meaningful impact on a program of national importance.

Responsibilities:

• Lead development of comprehensive portfolio-level contract status reports, synthesizing multi-team metrics, tracking epic progress, and providing strategic insights to executive stakeholders
• Coordinate and facilitate weekly planning sessions, PI planning events, and big room planning activities with portfolio teams leveraging Kanban boards and integrated dashboards
• Ensure trip reports capture strategic portfolio outcomes including architecture runway planning decisions, solution validation findings, and strategic alignment with product vision
• Architect and implement sophisticated portfolio-level integrated dashboards delivering real-time visibility into program increment execution, feature delivery flow efficiency, and value stream metrics
• Maintain quarterly spend plans as dynamic living documents utilizing rolling-wave planning projections, team velocity-based forecasting, and variance analysis
• Conduct comprehensive operational readiness reviews for major product releases, facilitate solution demonstrations, and drive portfolio-level continuous improvement initiatives
• Implement comprehensive performance measurement frameworks including Net Promoter Score (NPS), lead time and cycle time analysis, flow efficiency metrics, and quality indicators
• Evaluate portfolio strategy and prioritize new product opportunities through weighted shortest job first (WSJF) analysis, cost of delay calculations, and business value assessments
• Translate enterprise architecture vision into actionable portfolio team enabler epics and ensure alignment between business capabilities and technical implementation strategies
• Assess infrastructure modernization opportunities, develop migration strategies using minimum viable architecture (MVA) approaches, and provide strategic recommendations for cloud adoption

Qualifications :

Required:

• Bachelor's degree + 8 years of experience in related fields, such as business analysis, systems analysis, portfolio management, agile transformation, or IT program management; equivalencies considered.
• Active Secret Clearance
• Proven experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), portfolio management, agile release train coordination, and program increment planning
• Demonstrated expertise in leading cross-functional teams, facilitating large-scale planning events, and coordinating multiple agile teams across complex IT portfolios
• Strong strategic thinking and analytical capabilities with advanced proficiency in agile portfolio management tools such as Jira Align, Rally, or VersionOne
• Excellent leadership abilities with proven experience planning and leading major business analysis initiatives, functioning as a subject matter expert, and may supervise staff

Desired:

• Prior experience supporting federal agencies, especially the Department of State
• Professional certifications such as SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), SAFe Agilist (SA), Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), or PMI Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)
• Experience implementing SAFe at the portfolio level including lean portfolio management, strategic themes, and value stream identification
• Knowledge of Federal IT investment management, enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, FEAF), and DevSecOps implementation in cloud environments

What You Can Expect:

• A culture of integrity.
• At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you'll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer's missions and driven by a higher purpose - to ensure the safety of our nation.
• An environment of trust.
• CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You'll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.
• A focus on continuous growth.
• Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground - in your career and in our legacy.

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