Senior Business Analyst – Government IT Modernization

US101 Guidehouse Inc.; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobility Stipend

Professional development

Job summary

Guidehouse seeks a Senior Business Analyst to support a major government IT modernization program in the McLean area. The role translates complex business needs into actionable requirements for delivery teams, leads workshops, develops user stories, and ensures alignment across stakeholders and product owners.

You will contribute to project documentation, executive reporting, and risk/change management while guiding junior team members and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship or ability to obtain federal Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience as a Business Analyst supporting Agile software development projects.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies and the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• General understanding of web-based applications and modern technologies.
• Experience coordinating and communicating across multiple teams and stakeholder groups.
• Experience supporting system implementation, modernization, digital transformation, or technology platform initiatives.
• Familiarity with system integration concepts, information architecture, governance, and data exchange.
• Strong presentation, facilitation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversees program delivery activities related to IT system modernization and implementation of federal budget and execution processes.
• Participates in the analysis and improvement of financial and budgetary business processes.
• Serves as a primary point of contact for assigned workstreams, ensuring alignment of scope, priorities, and deliverables.
• Provides clear, consistent, and effective communication between project teams and client stakeholders.
• Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business processes and user needs, producing clear requirements, recommendations, documentation, and deliverables.
• Facilitates workshops and working sessions with stakeholders to gather, validate, and refine requirements.
• Works closely with product owners, project managers, and technical teams to convert business needs into actionable development tasks.
• Develops user stories and ensures requirements are complete and ready prior to sprint planning.
• Applies business process and system analysis techniques to improve operational effectiveness and support future business needs.
• Leads the development of project documentation, which may include business requirements, functional specifications, process flows, data flow diagrams, test scenarios, requirements traceability matrices, wireframes, user stories, and use case documentation.
• Conducts presentations and communicates solution capabilities to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborates with developers and technical teams to support issue resolution, enhancement planning, and implementation activities.
• Utilizes project management and Agile best practices to ensure business and technical requirements are aligned and delivered successfully.
• Creates and delivers executive-level reporting and presentations.
• Supports issue, risk, dependency, and change management activities.
• Builds strong client and team relationships and helps resolve project challenges.
• Contributes to a positive and collaborative team environment.
• Provides guidance, coaching, and mentorship to junior team members while continuously seeking opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Agile methodologies

SDLC

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Visio

Draw.io

Lucidchart

Appian

Jira

Job description

Guidehouse seeks a Senior Business Analyst to support a major government IT modernization program in the McLean area. The role translates complex business needs into actionable requirements for delivery teams, leads workshops, develops user stories, and ensures alignment across stakeholders and product owners.

You will contribute to project documentation, executive reporting, and risk/change management while guiding junior team members and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver