IT Business Analyst

Peraton; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking an IT Business Analyst to support a Federal Intelligence Community customer in Washington, DC. The role requires elicitation, analysis, and documentation of business and technical requirements to enable enterprise IT capabilities, governance, and modernization initiatives.

The candidate will collaborate with stakeholders, architecture teams, and the PMO to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and strategic objectives, in a complex federal environment. U.S.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years experience with BS/BA; 6 years with MS/MA; 3 years with PhD; 12 years with HS diploma.
• U.S. Citizen with an active Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain a Q/SCI.
• Strong understanding of SDLC methodologies.
• Experience developing business process models, workflows, use cases, user stories, and functional specifications.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead business requirements elicitation sessions with IC stakeholders to identify, analyze, validate, and document requirements.
• Define project scope, objectives, processes, and operational needs supporting enterprise IT initiatives.
• Translate stakeholder requirements into high-quality documentation.
• Support development, implementation, and continuous improvement of enterprise IT governance and project lifecycle management.
• Assist PMO in establishing governance frameworks, project oversight, reporting standards, and decision support mechanisms.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture teams to ensure alignment with architecture, standards, and modernization objectives.
• Support development and maintenance of policies implementing enterprise IT governance.
• Coordinate across multiple government directorates to improve business integration and cross-organizational coordination.
• Evaluate current-state processes and recommend future-state improvements to increase efficiency and mission effectiveness.
• Support project portfolio management by assessing priorities, resources, risks, dependencies, schedules, and alignment.
• Provide project oversight related to budget, governance compliance, and program performance.
• Capture and decompose both functional and non-functional requirements into actionable specs.
• Support acquisition planning and technology modernization within strategic roadmaps.
• Participate in Agile, Hybrid Agile, or Waterfall delivery methodologies as required.
• Coordinate across multiple teams and mission stakeholders for successful execution.
• Perform cross-functional support across IC organizations as priorities evolve.

Skills

IT Business Analysis

SDLC Knowledge

Requirements Elicitation

Stakeholder Engagement

Documentation

Education

BS/BA in related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

ServiceNow

IBM DOORS

Job description

IT Business Analyst

Job Locations

US-DC-Washington

Requisition ID

2026-171065

Position Category

Information Technology

Clearance

CBOSS Agency Clearance

Responsibilities

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced IT Business Analyst to support a Federal Intelligence Community (IC) customer in advancing enterprise information technology initiatives, governance, and strategic modernization efforts. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to government leadership, collaborating with stakeholders across multiple organizations to elicit, analyze, document, and manage business and technical requirements that enable mission-critical IT capabilities.

This position requires a strong background in business analysis, enterprise governance, portfolio management, systems development lifecycle (SDLC), and stakeholder engagement within a complex federal environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead business requirements elicitation sessions with Intelligence Community stakeholders to identify, analyze, validate, and document business and technical requirements.
• Partner with stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, business processes, and operational needs supporting enterprise IT initiatives.
• Translate stakeholder requirements into high-quality documentation.
• Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of enterprise IT governance processes and project lifecycle management.
• Assist the PMO in establishing governance frameworks, project oversight processes, reporting standards, and decision support mechanisms.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture teams to ensure projects align with organizational architecture, technology standards, and strategic modernization objectives.
• Support the development and maintenance of policies and procedures that implement and enforce enterprise architecture principles and IT governance.
• Facilitate collaboration among multiple government directorates to improve business integration, information sharing, and cross-organizational coordination.
• Evaluate current-state business processes and recommend future-state improvements that increase operational efficiency and mission effectiveness.
• Support project portfolio management activities by assessing priorities, resource allocation, risks, dependencies, schedules, and strategic alignment.
• Provide project oversight related to budget execution, governance compliance, enterprise architecture, and program performance.
• Capture, analyze, and decompose both functional and non-functional requirements into actionable technical specifications supporting system development and implementation.
• Support acquisition planning and technology modernization efforts by developing frameworks for managing and implementing enterprise IT systems aligned with the organization's strategic roadmap.
• Participate in Agile, Hybrid Agile, or Waterfall project delivery methodologies as required.
• Coordinate across multiple functional teams, technical staff, executives, and mission stakeholders to ensure successful project execution.
• Perform cross-functional support activities across multiple Intelligence Community organizations as mission priorities evolve.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD., 12 years with a HS diploma
• US Citizen with an active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a Q/SCI.
• Strong understanding of Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies.
• Experience developing business process models, workflows, use cases, user stories, functional specifications, and process documentation.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Department of Energy (DOE), Intelligence Community (IC), or other national security organizations.
• Experience with Enterprise Architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, DoDAF, FEAF).
• Familiarity with Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe.
• Experience using requirements management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, or IBM DOORS.
• Knowledge of federal IT governance frameworks, capital planning, and investment control (CPIC), IT portfolio management, and Technology Business Management (TBM).
• Experience supporting executive-level governance boards and investment review processes.

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.