IT Business Analysis Senior Associate

Guidehouse Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Guidehouse Inc. is seeking an IT Business Analysis Senior Associate to support federal health clients with IT governance, business analysis, and portfolio oversight.

The role involves translating mission and operational needs into documented requirements, governance processes, and actionable recommendations across business, program, and technical stakeholders. The successful candidate will apply structured analysis, professional judgment, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to improve

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field.
• 5+ years of IT business analysis, IT governance, or related experience.
• Experience translating mission and policy needs into documented requirements.
• Ability to obtain Federal Public Trust; active/public trust preferred.
• Experience developing governance artifacts and management plans.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyze, validate, and document business, functional, and technical requirements through interviews, workshops, and reviews.
• Translate complex policy and program requirements into clear processes, workflows, and guidance.
• Develop and maintain governance artifacts, including requirements documents and SOPs.
• Analyze current-state processes to identify gaps and propose future-state improvements.
• Support IT governance activities, including lifecycle oversight, investments, and compliance assessments.
• Review project plans for completeness and alignment with policies and standards.
• Develop dashboards and status reports communicating performance and risks.
• Facilitate meetings with business owners, program leaders, and technical teams.
• Document decisions, action items, and stakeholder needs with traceability.
• Support Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid initiatives with backlog refinement and requirements prioritization.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Governance documentation

Agile/Waterfall/hybrid

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Job Family : Operational Effectiveness

Travel Required : Up to 10%

Clearance Required : Ability to Obtain Public Trust

Guidehouse is seeking an IT Business Analysis Senior Associate to support federal health clients with IT governance, business analysis, project and portfolio oversight, and technology-enabled process improvement. The successful candidate will work with business, program, and technical stakeholders to translate mission, policy, and operational needs into documented requirements, governance processes, management artifacts, and actionable recommendations.

The successful candidate will apply prior experience, structured analysis, and professional judgment to address business and technology challenges.

What You Will Do :

• Elicit, analyze, validate, and document business, functional, technical, and operational requirements through interviews, workshops, document reviews, and stakeholder working sessions.


• Translate complex technology, policy, and program requirements into clear business processes, workflows, requirements documentation, user guidance, decision materials, and implementation recommendations.


• Develop and maintain business analysis and governance artifacts, including requirements documents, process maps, standard operating procedures, governance frameworks, project lifecycle documentation, decision logs, risk and issue registers, and performance reports.


• Analyze current-state business and technology processes, identify operational or governance gaps, and recommend practical future-state improvements.


• Support federal IT governance and oversight activities, including project and portfolio reviews, lifecycle governance, investment planning, compliance assessments, and project health monitoring.


• Review project plans and management artifacts for completeness, consistency, traceability, and alignment with organizational policies, standards, and lifecycle requirements.


• Analyze schedule, cost, risk, performance, and portfolio information to identify trends, dependencies, and areas requiring management attention.


• Develop dashboards, executive briefings, status reports, and decision-support materials that communicate performance, risks, findings, and recommended actions.


• Facilitate meetings and working sessions involving business owners, program leaders, project managers, technical teams, and other stakeholders.


• Document decisions, action items, business rules, stakeholder needs, and follow-up activities while maintaining effective requirements traceability.


• Support Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid technology initiatives through backlog refinement, requirements prioritization, acceptance criteria development, lifecycle documentation, and coordination across business and technical teams.


• Contribute to strategic planning, technology modernization, change management, stakeholder engagement, training, and knowledge-transfer activities.


• Develop and improve governance guidance, templates, tools, and repeatable processes that strengthen accountability, consistency, compliance, and delivery maturity.


• Manage assigned work independently, prioritize competing requirements, and deliver accurate, timely, and client-ready work products.


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and provide guidance or knowledge transfer to colleagues within the individual's area of expertise.


• Identify project, operational, and compliance risks; analyze potential impacts; recommend mitigation options; and elevate concerns appropriately.


• Contribute to internal initiatives, proposals, capability development, and continuous improvement activities, as requested.

What You Will Need :

• Bachelor's degree


• FIVE (5) or more years of relevant experience in IT business analysis, IT governance, technology project or portfolio management, business process analysis, or a related discipline.


• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal Public Trust; Candidates with an active Public Trust or suitability are preferred.


• Experience gathering, analyzing, validating, and documenting business, functional, operational, or technical requirements.


• Experience developing business process maps, workflows, governance documentation, standard operating procedures, management plans, or related business analysis artifacts.


• Experience supporting IT projects, programs, investments, or portfolios in a complex stakeholder environment.


• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex information, identify gaps or risks, and develop practical, evidence-based recommendations.


• Knowledge of project and system development lifecycles.


• Experience working in Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery environments.

What Would Be Nice To Have :

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, information technology, information systems, public administration, public health, management, or a related field.


• Master's degree in public health, business administration, information systems, public administration, project management, or a related field.


• Experience supporting