Senior Business Systems Analyst (5530)

smxtech; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 115,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

SMX seeks a Senior Business Systems Analyst to anchor the FBI Finance & Facilities Division's BI program. On-site in Washington, DC, this role requires a Top-Secret clearance and leads requirements, data visualizations, and stakeholder engagement to enable mission-ready analytics.

Responsibilities include crafting technical specs, dashboards, and user stories; training end users; and driving Agile BA workflows across multi-disciplinary teams. SMX offers a competitive package and robust benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, or Data Consultant in federal contracting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with client-facing training experience.
• Ability to translate federal business processes into technical specs, data blueprints, and user stories with acceptance criteria.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering with federal stakeholders to produce technical specs and data blueprints.
• Design and deliver executive dashboards and BI reports using enterprise tools.
• Serve as primary interface between implementation teams and FBI leadership.
• Create end-user docs and lead training to enable self-service BI.
• Drive BA workstreams in an Agile environment with backlog and sprint alignment.

Skills

Requirements engineering

Data storytelling

Stakeholder engagement

Training & documentation

Agile leadership

Tools

TIBCO WebFOCUS

Job description

Are you a senior data strategist who excels at transforming complex enterprise data into high-impact insights? We are seeking a Senior Business Systems Analyst to serve as the critical functional anchor for the Business Intelligence program, supporting the FBI's Finance & Facilities Division This position is on site in Washington, DC and requires an active Top-Secret clearance.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Requirements Engineering: Lead technical and functional requirements gathering sessions with federal stakeholders, transforming complex business processes into clear, actionable technical specifications, user stories, and data blueprints.
• Data Storytelling & Visualization: Partner with developers to design, test, and deliver high-quality executive dashboards, operational KPIs, and business intelligence reports utilizing the FFDW and enterprise BI tools (e.g., TIBCO WebFOCUS).
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the primary interface between technical implementation teams and FBI division leadership, effectively communicating technical capabilities, system limitations, and development timelines.
• Training & Mission Readiness: Develop comprehensive end-user documentation and lead high-visibility training sessions to ensure successful platform adoption and enable self-service BI capabilities across user groups.
• Agile Leadership: Drive business analysis workstreams within an Agile framework, assisting in backlog prioritization, participating in daily standups, and ensuring sprint goals align with overall project milestones.

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience: 8+ years of progressive experience as a Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, or Data Consultant within the federal contracting space.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with a proven track record of facilitating client-facing meetings and delivering technical training to non-technical audiences.
• Functional-to-Technical Translation: Capability to act as a "functional translator", converting complex, non-technical federal business processes and pain points into clear, structured technical specifications, data blueprints, and developer-ready Agile user stories with rigorous acceptance criteria.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Federal Financial Domain: Direct experience working with federal financial management systems, procurement business processes, or systems like the Unified Financial Management System (UFMS).
• Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), or relevant technical BI certifications.

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The SMX salary determination process takes into account a number of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories, relevant prior work experience, specific skills, education and certifications. At SMX, one of our Core Values is to Invest in Our People so we offer a competitive mix of compensation, learning & development opportunities, and benefits. Some key components of our robust benefits include health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.

The proposed salary for this position is:
$114,600 - $192,500 USD

At SMX®, we are a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling your mission. From priority national security initiatives for the DoD to highly assured and compliant solutions for healthcare, we understand that digital transformation is key to your future success.

We share your vision for the future and strive to accelerate your impact on the world. We bring both cutting edge technology and an expansive view of what's possible to every engagement. Our delivery model and unique approaches harness our deep technical and domain knowledge, providing forward-looking insights and practical solutions to power secure mission acceleration.

SMX is an Equal Opportunity employer including disabilities and veterans.

Selected applicant may be subject to a background investigation and/or education verification.

SMX does not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).