Remote Business Analyst: ESA & FWS Ecological Services

Peraton; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Business Analyst to serve as the dedicated FWS liaison on a federal data integration program combining ESA data across FWS Ecological Services and NMFS interfaces. You will ensure platform changes meet FWS standards, facilitate government approvals, and coordinate with FWS ES SMEs remotely.

The role requires strong BA skills, experience with federal environmental programs, and the ability to document workflows and requirements for cross-agency data integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with significant professional experience in federal environmental programs
• Experience with ESA Section 7 consultation processes and FWS Range Mapping standards
• Experience facilitating government stakeholder reviews and obtaining formal approvals
• Excellent written communication skills for government-facing documentation

Responsibilities

• Serve as the dedicated SME for FWS Ecological Services business processes, requirements, and stakeholder coordination
• Document current-state FWS consultation workflows, decision logic structures, and template formats
• Elicit and document FWS-specific requirements for species integration, including display standards and routing rules
• Coordinate with FWS ES staff to obtain SOPs and ensure map production complies with SOP requirements
• Facilitate range map review cycles and obtain FWS ES sign-off on deliverables
• Support FWS ES review of UI updates, demonstrations, and validation checklists
• Coordinate FWS ES review and acceptance of updated decision logic and assets
• Support FWS ES establishment of training completion metric targets
• Serve as the primary liaison between the Peraton team and FWS Ecological Services

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder coordination

Requirements gathering

Documentation

ESA knowledge

Federal programs

UI review

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Associates degree

High school diploma

Tools

IPaC platform

FWS IT systems

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Business Analyst to serve as the dedicated FWS liaison on a federal data integration program combining ESA data across FWS Ecological Services and NMFS interfaces. You will ensure platform changes meet FWS standards, facilitate government approvals, and coordinate with FWS ES SMEs remotely.

The role requires strong BA skills, experience with federal environmental programs, and the ability to document workflows and requirements for cross-agency data integration.