Remote Lead: Environmental Data Integration & ESA-7 Compliance

Peraton; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton invites a Lead Business Analyst to join an federal environmental data integration program, driving ESA Section 7 processes and cross-agency coordination. This remote role focuses on validation, requirements, and workflow improvements across multiple agencies with public trust considerations.

The senior BA will guide requirements, ensure regulatory compliance, and collaborate with FWS and NOAA SMEs to deliver aligned platform changes and pilot workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience or Master’s degree and 8+ years of experience; or equivalent.
• U.S. Citizenship required; ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
• Extensive BA experience on federal IT programs.
• Expertise in Endangered Species Act - Section 7 processes.
• Experience with federal environmental regulatory systems and multi-agency coordination.
• Strong elicitation, documentation, and stakeholder facilitation skills.
• Experience supporting compliance validation activities on federal programs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior BA lead across the full project lifecycle and cross-agency coordination.
• Lead requirements elicitation and documentation for platform changes including species display and routing.
• Conduct gap analyses and document findings for technical deliverables.
• Facilitate workshops with FWS Ecological Services and NOAA SMEs.
• Develop consultation logic alignment documentation for joint agency use.
• Support validation that regulatory requirements are met.

Skills

Requirements elicitation

Stakeholder facilitation

ESA Section 7 knowledge

Federal IT programs

Cross-agency coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Associates degree

Tools

IPaC platform

DOI/FWS/NOAA systems

Job description

Peraton invites a Lead Business Analyst to join an federal environmental data integration program, driving ESA Section 7 processes and cross-agency coordination. This remote role focuses on validation, requirements, and workflow improvements across multiple agencies with public trust considerations.

The senior BA will guide requirements, ensure regulatory compliance, and collaborate with FWS and NOAA SMEs to deliver aligned platform changes and pilot workflows.