Lead Business Analyst

Commonwealth Strategic Solutions LLC; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Strategic Solutions is seeking a Lead Business Analyst to support federal programs by analyzing requirements, documenting current and future-state processes, and translating needs into actionable deliverables. You will liaise with program leadership, government stakeholders, and vendor teams to improve decision-making and compliance.

Responsibilities include leading elicitation, backlog management, testing coordination, and creating SOPs and training materials to enable continuous

Qualifications

• 6–9 years of consulting experience.
• A total of 7+ years of relevant professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead business and systems analysis activities, including requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, refinement, and backlog management.
• Coordinate functional testing and release-readiness activities, including sprint testing, UAT planning and execution, defect disposition, and production validation.
• Support application roadmap, quarterly scope, backlog prioritization, and delivery planning in partnership with project and service-delivery leadership.
• Analyze application data, reporting discrepancies, business rules, and system behavior and coordinate resolution with technical and business teams.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, job aids, process flows, test documentation, system reference materials, and other functional documentation.
• Provide functional subject-matter expertise and decision-support analysis to project leadership.
• Manage knowledge transfer, onboarding, and transition activities to ensure continuity of application operations and business processes.
• Develop presentations, demonstrations, training materials, release communications, and stakeholder-facing project materials.
• Support continuous improvement of business processes, application functionality, documentation, and project delivery practices.

Skills

Consulting experience

Total experience

Job description

$100K – $125K / yr Fully Remote Arlington / DC Area Full-time

Overview

About This Role

The Lead Business Analyst supports federal government programs by analyzing operational, financial, technical, and stakeholder requirements; documenting current and future-state processes; and translating business needs into actionable recommendations, deliverables, and system or process requirements. This role serves as a liaison among program leadership, government stakeholders, vendor teams, acquisition personnel, and end-users to improve decision-making, strengthen compliance, and support measurable mission outcomes. They are someone with experience developing and translating system SOPs for users, thoroughly documenting and revising processes, overseeing system operations, and actively driving progress in the development of different tools and applications. Additionally, they will have strong data analysis skills and support different data analysis teams.

What You’ll Do

• Lead business and systems analysis activities, including requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, refinement, and backlog management.
• Coordinate functional testing and release-readiness activities, including sprint testing, UAT planning and execution, defect disposition, and production validation.
• Support application roadmap, quarterly scope, backlog prioritization, and delivery planning in partnership with project and service-delivery leadership.
• Analyze application data, reporting discrepancies, business rules, and system behavior and coordinate resolution with technical and business teams.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, job aids, process flows, test documentation, system reference materials, and other functional documentation.
• Provide functional subject-matter expertise and decision-support analysis to project leadership.
• Manage knowledge transfer, onboarding, and transition activities to ensure continuity of application operations and business processes.
• Develop presentations, demonstrations, training materials, release communications, and stakeholder-facing project materials.
• Support continuous improvement of business processes, application functionality, documentation, and project delivery practices.

Qualifications

What You’ll Bring

Required Qualifications

• 6–9 years of consulting experience.
• A total of 7+ years of relevant professional experience.

About the Company

Commonwealth Strategic Solutions

Commonwealth’s vision is to be a trusted leader driving meaningful and innovative progress across federal health sciences and military sectors, creating smarter systems, stronger teams, and sustainable solutions that enhance how the government serves its people.

Commonwealth Strategic Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage Veterans, service-disabled Veterans, and individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

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