Remote Junior Data Mapping Analyst — Marine Data & ESA Focus

Peraton; Herndon (VA); Remote; USD 51,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Junior Business Analyst (Data Mapping) to support NOAA Fisheries on a federal data integration initiative. You will work with the NOAA BA SME to document requirements, support data mapping activities, and coordinate with stakeholders across agencies.

Ideal candidates have federal IT or data program experience, strong writing skills for user stories and acceptance criteria, and facilitation abilities. This remote role requires U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with 2 years of professional experience, or relevant alternative as listed.
• U.S. Citizenship required; ability to obtain Public Trust clearance; work within the United States.
• Experience supporting business analysis on federal IT or data programs.
• Experience writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and requirements documentation.
• Experience supporting data mapping or data integration requirements analysis.
• Strong facilitation and meeting documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Document NOAA Fisheries requirements and data standards with NOAA BA SME.
• Analyze source data structures to support schema harmonization and mapping.
• Create user stories and acceptance criteria for species display and habitat designation.
• Assist in conducting requirements workshops and capture notes, decisions, and actions.
• Develop NOAA Fisheries pilot consultation scenarios including marine-only and anadromous types.
• Track SME review and approval activities for deliverables.
• Assist in creating training materials and job aids for NOAA Fisheries partners.
• Maintain traceability matrices linking requirements to features and test cases.
• Contribute content for progress and year-end reports.

Skills

US Citizenship

Federal IT knowledge

Data mapping

User stories & requirements

Facilitation & meeting notes

Agile delivery familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Associate's degree

ECBA/CCBA

High School diploma

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Junior Business Analyst (Data Mapping) to support NOAA Fisheries on a federal data integration initiative. You will work with the NOAA BA SME to document requirements, support data mapping activities, and coordinate with stakeholders across agencies.

Ideal candidates have federal IT or data program experience, strong writing skills for user stories and acceptance criteria, and facilitation abilities. This remote role requires U.S.