Mission-Centric Business Analyst: Gap & Strategy

Dobbs Defense Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Dobbs Defense Solutions, a government and commercial IT, cyber, and data analytics provider, seeks a Business Analyst to support senior resources in technical writing, research, and documentation. You will drive gap analyses, plan stakeholder sessions, and craft remediation recommendations aligned with mission priorities.

You will assess organizational structures, staffing, governance, and reporting, delivering current-state assessments and decision-support materials for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Business Admin, Communications, Public Affairs, or related field.
• 5-8 years of progressive experience in IT strategy, business analysis, or strategic communications.
• 3 years in organizational gap analysis.
• Experience conducting complex organizational or enterprise-level analysis.
• Ability to assess current-state conditions, identify gaps and root causes, and develop actionable recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead organizational gap analyses, validating current and target states across functions, processes, governance, and tools.
• Plan and conduct stakeholder interviews, working sessions, and document reviews to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Analyze gaps, risks, impacts, and root causes; develop prioritized remediation recommendations aligned with mission priorities.
• Assess organizational structures, staffing, roles, governance, decision rights, and performance measures.
• Develop analytical deliverables: current-state assessments, remediation roadmaps, prioritization matrices, and executive briefings.
• Lead cross-functional stakeholder engagement and present findings to senior government leadership.

Skills

Stakeholder interviews

Executive briefings

Analytical thinking

Written communication

Gap analysis

Complex analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Communications, Public Affairs, or related field

Job description

Dobbs Defense Solutions, a government and commercial IT, cyber, and data analytics provider, seeks a Business Analyst to support senior resources in technical writing, research, and documentation. You will drive gap analyses, plan stakeholder sessions, and craft remediation recommendations aligned with mission priorities.

You will assess organizational structures, staffing, governance, and reporting, delivering current-state assessments and decision-support materials for senior leadership.