The Lead Business Analyst supports federal government programs by analyzing operational, financial, technical, and stakeholder requirements; documenting current and future-state processes; and translating business needs into actionable recommendations, deliverables, and system or process requirements. This role serves as a liaison among program leadership, government stakeholders, vendor teams, acquisition personnel, and end-users to improve decision-making, strengthen compliance, and support measurable mission outcomes. They are someone with experience developing and translating system SOPs for users, thoroughly documenting and revising processes, overseeing system operations, and actively driving progress in the development of different tools and applications. Additionally, they will have strong data analysis skills and support different data analysis teams.
QualificationsRequired Education:
- Advanced degree or deep domain expertise
Required Experience:
- 6–9 years of consulting experience
- Total of 7+ years of relevant professional experience
Required Skills and Abilities:
1. Lead business and systems analysis activities, including requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, refinement, and backlog management.
2. Coordinate functional testing and release-readiness activities, including sprint testing, UAT planning and execution, defect disposition, and production validation.
3. Support application roadmap, quarterly scope, backlog prioritization, and delivery planning in partnership with project and service-delivery leadership.
4. Analyze application data, reporting discrepancies, business rules, and system behavior and coordinate resolution with technical and business teams.
5. Develop and maintain SOPs, job aids, process flows, test documentation, system reference materials, and other functional documentation.
6. Provide functional subject-matter expertise and decision-support analysis to project leadership.
7. Manage knowledge transfer, onboarding, and transition activities to ensure continuity of application operations and business processes.
8. Develop presentations, demonstrations, training materials, release communications, and stakeholder-facing project materials.
9. Support continuous improvement of business processes, application functionality, documentation, and project delivery practices.
Skills Required
- Advanced degree or deep domain expertise
- 6-9 years of consulting experience
- 7+ years of relevant professional experience
- Experience leading business and systems analysis activities, including requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, refinement, and backlog management
- Experience coordinating functional testing, sprint testing, UAT planning and execution, defect disposition, and production validation
- Experience supporting application roadmaps, scope planning, backlog prioritization, and delivery planning
- Strong application data analysis and discrepancy resolution skills
- Experience developing SOPs, job aids, process flows, test documentation, and system reference materials
- Functional subject-matter expertise and decision-support analysis experience
- Experience managing knowledge transfer, onboarding, and transition activities
- Experience developing presentations, demonstrations, training materials, release communications, and stakeholder-facing project materials
- Experience supporting continuous improvement of processes, application functionality, documentation, and delivery practices
What We Do
Commonwealth Strategic Solutions is a mission-driven, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) general management consulting firm. The company specializes in helping federal agencies, nonprofits, and community organizations solve complex challenges through expertise in project management, business analytics, and strategic consulting, with a specific focus on healthcare innovation and improving operational outcomes for government programs.
