Peraton is seeking a Business Analyst (Senior) to support the MODES III program supporting Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP). In this role, the selected candidate will provide senior business analysis and stakeholder liaison for the program, translating MC&FP operational needs into actionable requirements, acceptance criteria, and prioritized backlog items that drive development of IT, cybersecurity, and data capabilities. This position is remote and requires an active Secret clearance.
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Provide senior business analysis and stakeholder liaison for MODES III, translating MC&FP operational needs into actionable requirements, acceptance criteria, and prioritized backlog items that drive development of IT, cybersecurity, and data capabilities.
- Lead requirements elicitation and decomposition: conduct stakeholder workshops, user research, and process mapping to capture business rules, workflows, data needs, and performance targets for applications, dashboards, and integrations.
- Produce and maintain key artifacts: user stories and epics with clear acceptance criteria and DoD ready traceability, process flows, system interface specifications, data dictionaries, and testable requirements aligned to quality management plan/program performance standards/AQLs.
- Drive backlog prioritization and release planning: collaborate with PM, Scrum Masters, product owners, and engineering to prioritize work by mission impact, risk, and effort; ensure program task tracking tasks are reflected in backlogs and dashboards.
- Enable test and acceptance: define test cases, support UAT planning and execution, validate acceptance criteria, and sign off deliverables for sprint and release acceptance; ensure results feed into weekly/monthly status reports and program dashboards.
- Support data-driven decisions: work with data engineers and DBAs to specify required datasets, KPI definitions, data lineage, and reporting needs for MODES III dashboards and analytics; ensure linkage of metrics to program performance standards/AQLs.