External Job Posting Title Business Systems Analysis, Lead

Peraton; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking an experienced Senior Business Systems Analyst to lead evaluation, optimization, and transformation of our business systems and workflows. In this lead role, you will serve as a strategic partner and primary liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, driving the requirements lifecycle for complex initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have deep technical acumen, strong stakeholder management, and a proven track record delivering enterprise-level solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with BS/BA, or a High School diploma with 12 years of experience.
• 5+ years as a Business Systems Analyst leading large-scale or enterprise-level system implementations.
• Experience defining UAT strategies, writing complex test scenarios, and leading cross-functional teams through validation and system sign-off.
• Deep expertise in software development lifecycles (SDLC), with experience in Agile, Scrum, SAFe, or hybrid environments.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and communicate complex concepts to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Requirements Leadership: Lead cross-functional requirements sessions; translate goals into functional specs, technical requirements, and roadmaps.
• Process Transformation & Gap Analysis: Evaluate processes and architectures to identify gaps, redundancies, and inefficiencies; design scalable future-state workflows.
• End-to-End Delivery & QA Oversight: Oversee functional testing and UAT strategies; ensure deliverables match business requirements.
• Documentation Excellence & Mentorship: Establish best practices for documentation; mentor junior/mid-level analysts.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder management

UAT leadership

SDLC

Agile / SAFe

Mentoring

Advanced communication

Education

BS/BA degree

High School diploma + 12 years experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Responsibilities

ThePeratonHealth, State and Local Sectoris seeking an experiencedSeniorBusiness Systems Analystto lead the evaluation, optimization, and transformation of our business systems and workflows. In thisleadrole, you will act as a strategic partner and primary liaison between business stakeholders and our technical teams. You willbe responsible fordriving the requirements lifecycle for complex initiatives,identifyingstrategic process improvements, and mentoring junior team members.

The ideal candidate is a high-level problem solver with deep technical acumen, exceptional stakeholder management skills, and a proventrack recordof delivering enterprise-level system solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Requirements Leadership:Lead cross-functional requirements gathering sessions for complex initiatives. Translate high-level business goals into comprehensive functional specifications, technical requirements, and strategicroadmaps.

• Process Transformation & Gap Analysis:Evaluate enterprise-wide business processes and system architectures toidentifycritical gaps, redundancies, and inefficiencies. Design and propose scalable, future-state workflow solutions.

• End-to-End Delivery & QA Oversight:Oversee the functional testing and validation of complex system features. Define user acceptance testing (UAT) strategies and collaborate withothersto ensure enterprise deliverables match business requirements.

• Documentation Excellence & Mentorship:Establishbest practices forbusinessdocumentation, including advanced user stories, use cases, and complex data/process flow diagrams. Provide mentorship and guidance to junior or mid-level analysts on the team.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Requires8+years of experience with BS/BA, or a High School diploma with12years of experience.

• Experience:5+ years of professional experience as a Business Systems Analyst, with a demonstrated history of leading large-scale or enterprise-level system implementations.

• Testing & UAT Leadership:Proven experience defining UAT strategies, writing complex test scenarios, and leading cross-functional teams through validation and system sign-off.

• Methodologies & Frameworks:Deepexpertisein software development lifecycles (SDLC), with extensive experience driving projects within Agile, Scrum, Scaled Agile (SAFe), or hybrid environments.

• Advanced Communication & Influence:Exceptional interpersonal skills with a proven ability to influence stakeholders, negotiate competing priorities, and articulate complex concepts toallaudiences.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust
• US Citizen

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Tooling Mastery:Expert-levelproficiencyin managing and structuring project spaces within Jira, Confluence, or equivalent enterprise product management suites.

• Certifications:Professional certificationssuch as CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional), PMI-PBA, or advanced Agile certifications (e.g., Scrum Master,SAFeProductOwner/Product Manager) are highly desirable.

• Experience with Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B, DME or Medicare Common Working File (CWF) specific processing systemspreferred.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.