Business Analyst Senior

Dobbs Defense Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Dobbs Defense Solutions is seeking a Business Analyst to support senior resources in technical writing, research assistance, documentation preparation, gap analysis, and drafting responses to requests. You will lead analyses across functions, plan stakeholder interviews, and develop remediation recommendations aligned with mission priorities.

Responsibilities include preparing current-state assessments, gap reports, and executive briefs, and leading cross-functional engagement with senior

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years in IT strategy, business analysis, or strategic communications.
• 3+ years of organizational gap analysis experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with technical, operational, and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead comprehensive organizational gap analyses across functions and processes.
• Plan and conduct stakeholder interviews and document reviews to identify gaps and bottlenecks.
• Analyze gaps, risks, impacts, and root causes; develop remediation recommendations.
• Assess organizational structures, staffing, governance, and reporting mechanisms.
• Develop current-state assessments, roadmaps, and executive decision-support materials.
• Facilitate cross-functional engagement and present findings to senior leadership.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Executive communication

Analytical thinking

Gap analysis

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Communications, Public Affairs, or a related field

Job description

At Dobbs Defense, wedeliver mission-centric IT, Cyber, and data analytics solutions for our government and commercial clients through the convergence of automation, innovation, training, and education. Delivering high-quality IT, cybersecurity, and data analytics solutions through proven and innovative methods is our vision.

Job Description

Dobbs Defense Solutions is seeking a Business Analyst to provide support to senior resources on the team in areas of technical writing/review, research assistance, documentation preparation, gap analysis and compile and drafting documentation for use in responses to requests.

Duties

• Lead comprehensive organizational gap analyses, including assessment and validation of current (“as-is”) and target (“to-be”) states across organizational functions, business processes, governance, workforce resources, information management practices, supporting tools, and stakeholder engagement.
• Plan and conduct stakeholder interviews, working sessions, document and artifact reviews, data collection, and workflow analysis to identify operational gaps, bottlenecks, redundancies, manual dependencies, unclear accountability, and opportunities for improvement.
• Analyze identified gaps, associated risks and impacts, and root causes and develop prioritized, evidence-based remediation recommendations aligned with mission requirements and enterprise priorities.
• Assess organizational structures, staffing levels, skill sets, workload distribution, roles and responsibilities, governance structures, decision rights, approval processes, performance measures, and reporting mechanisms.
• Develop and support key analytical deliverables, including current-state assessments, gap analysis plans and reports, remediation roadmaps, prioritization matrices, performance measures, executive briefings, and decision-support materials.
• Lead and facilitate cross-functional stakeholder engagement and executive review activities, translating complex business, operational, and technical findings into clear recommendations for senior government leadership.

Qualifications

Required education and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Communications, Public Affairs, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in IT strategy, business analysis, or strategic communications.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in organizational gap analysis.
• Demonstrated experience conducting complex organizational, operational, business process, or enterprise-level analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to assess current-state conditions, identify gaps and root causes, evaluate impacts and risks, and develop actionable recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate analytical findings to technical, operational, and executive stakeholders.

Required Clearance

• Public Trust
• On Site (HUBZone)

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Dobbs Defense Solutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), sexual orientation, gender or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), gender expression and transgender status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, military or veteran status, marital or domestic partner status, genetic information, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment, promotion, wages, benefits, and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.