Senior IT Strategy & Data Analyst — National Security

Lever, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Redhorse Corporation, headquartered near Washington, DC, seeks a Senior Business Analyst to bridge FBI NSB IT needs with business and technical teams. The role emphasizes translating complex requirements into Epics, managing data, and guiding cloud-adoption strategies.

You will collaborate with DOJ and FBI stakeholders, produce executive-ready papers, and deliver dashboards using Power BI. Requires TS clearance and extensive security experience.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in U.S. National Security, Defense, or Federal Law Enforcement communities.
• 10+ years of experience with U.S. National Security Intelligence Community (IC) mission sets, FISA policies, and government case management systems.
• 10+ years of experience analyzing data, technical specifications, and operational processes to assess risk profiles and formulate recommendations aligned with enterprise goals.
• 10+ years of experience leading or coordinating complex IT programs and multi-project technical portfolios.
• 10+ years of mastery of enterprise IT practices, including IT Lifecycle Management/Governance, SDLC, Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid, and requirements elicitation and management.
• 10+ years of experience translating and communicating complex technical and architectural concepts between software engineering teams and non-technical executive stakeholders.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience utilizing Microsoft Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, Visio, Word, and SharePoint to model data and author executive products.
• 5+ years of experience authoring technical reports and delivering formal oral briefings to executive leadership.
• Active Top Secret (TS) security clearance with SCI eligibility and willingness to undergo FBI suitability determination/polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis and requirements engineering for FBI national security system development, covering FISA, NSL, and NDRR project management, user requirements elicitation, system architecture design, data conversion, technical documentation, training, and deployment.
• Regularly evaluate complex enterprise systems and monitor active software development efforts to assess technical risks, ensure alignment with cloud and modern technology trends, and identify opportunities for consolidation, cost savings, and system retirement.
• Advise government leadership on emerging vulnerabilities, corrective action plans, and mitigation strategies across NSB equities, enterprise networks, databases, and emerging technology stacks.
• Meet directly with Department of Justice (DOJ), FBI Headquarters, and field office stakeholders to serve as the primary interface for collecting, tracking, and prioritizing operational user requirements.
• Analyze technical specifications and functional system architectures to uncover operational risks, technical debt, and system integration bottlenecks.
• Partner closely with software developers and DevOps teams to translate business needs into Epics, Features, and Agile user stories with detailed acceptance criteria.
• Author national security business and technical documentation for FISA platforms, legal process applications, Sentinel enhancements, and intelligence collection systems—including use cases, CONOPS, cost-benefit analyses, privacy impact assessments, operating models, workflow diagrams, and SOPs.
• Lead and oversee project planning and schedule execution for NSB IT initiatives to ensure timely delivery of mission-critical software capabilities.
• Support enterprise strategic planning and business process re-engineering across NSB IT programs.
• Formulate and deliver executive-ready position papers, briefing books, talking points, and interactive Power BI dashboards, often under tight turnarounds.
• Deliver polished oral briefings and presentations to FBI executive management regarding ongoing IT initiatives, milestones, and strategic options.
• Provide expert guidance, technical troubleshooting, and operational problem resolution for NSB Technical Bridge applications (FISA, NSLs, NDRRs) and proprietary tools via in-person and remote channels.
• Represent NSB equities at multi-division and interagency meetings, documenting formal proceedings and driving follow-up action items to completion.

Skills

Stakeholder communication

Requirements elicitation

Agile/Hybrid SDLC

Strategic advisory

Executive briefing

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science / MIS / related field

Master’s in Computer Science / MIS / related field

CBAP / PMP / CSPO / PMI-ACP / ITIL certifications

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

PowerPoint

Visio

Word

SharePoint

Cloud adoption advisory

Job description

Redhorse Corporation, headquartered near Washington, DC, seeks a Senior Business Analyst to bridge FBI NSB IT needs with business and technical teams. The role emphasizes translating complex requirements into Epics, managing data, and guiding cloud-adoption strategies.

You will collaborate with DOJ and FBI stakeholders, produce executive-ready papers, and deliver dashboards using Power BI. Requires TS clearance and extensive security experience.