Cyber Resilience Business Analyst

ZipStaff Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 83,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

ZipStaff Inc. is seeking a Cyber Resilience Business Analyst for a major passenger-rail and transportation organization in Washington, DC. You will sit between business analysis and enterprise resilience: continuity, disaster recovery, cyber-recovery coordination, and operational readiness.

This is not a generic Agile BA seat. The role requires 4+ years as a Business Analyst in enterprise IT or cyber resilience, strong facilitation, and experience with Visio, Jira, or HP Quality Center; on-site

Qualifications

• 4+ years as a Business Analyst on enterprise IT, business continuity, or cyber resilience.
• Formal BA methods; Visio (or equivalent) process mapping.
• Requirements tools such as Jira or HP Quality Center.
• Strong workshop facilitation and executive-ready communication.
• Ability to drive deliverables independently.
• Ability to work on-site in Washington, DC.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Support cyber resiliency planning, business continuity, and cyber-recovery coordination.
• Lead requirements gathering, analysis, documentation, and traceability.
• Map processes, workflows, sequence diagrams, and activity models; flag vulnerabilities.
• Write test cases and manage UAT for readiness and resilience solutions.
• Coordinate tabletop exercises, resilience tests, and DR assessments.
• Define resilience metrics and KPIs; report to executives; support policy and control compliance.
• Facilitate workshops, change adoption, user docs, and training.

Skills

Workshop facilitation

Executive communication

Independent delivery

Visio process mapping

Requirements gathering

Education

Bachelor’s in Business, IS, Cybersecurity, or related

Tools

Jira

HP Quality Center

Visio

Job description

Job Title: Cyber Resilience Business Analyst

Location: Washington, DC (On-site)

Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099)

About the Opportunity

ZipStaff is seeking a Cyber Resilience Business Analyst for a major passenger-rail and transportation organization in Washington, DC.

You will sit between business analysis and enterprise resilience: continuity, disaster recovery, cyber-recovery coordination, and operational readiness. This is not a generic Agile BA seat.

What You’ll Do

• Support cyber resiliency planning, business continuity, and cyber-recovery coordination.
• Lead requirements gathering, analysis, documentation, and traceability.
• Map processes, workflows, sequence diagrams, and activity models; flag vulnerabilities.
• Write test cases and manage UAT for readiness and resilience solutions.
• Coordinate tabletop exercises, resilience tests, and DR assessments.
• Define resilience metrics and KPIs; report to executives; support policy and control compliance.
• Facilitate workshops, change adoption, user docs, and training.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years as a Business Analyst on enterprise IT, business continuity, or cyber resilience.
• Formal BA methods; Visio (or equivalent) process mapping.
• Requirements tools such as Jira or HP Quality Center.
• Strong workshop facilitation and executive-ready communication.
• Ability to drive deliverables independently.
• Ability to work on-site in Washington, DC.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications

• CBAP, CBCP, or CRISC.
• Travel, airline, or large-enterprise operations.
• Exposure to SAP, Ariba, POS, kiosk, mobile, or distributed systems.
• Bachelor’s in Business, IS, Cybersecurity, or related.

About ZipStaff

ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology and business professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches, clear communication, and long-term success for candidates and clients.