Business Systems Analyst (Mid)

M9 Solutions is seeking a Business Systems Analyst (Mid) to work on-site on a government contract for a client located in Washington, DC. An active TS/SCI clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Leads collections, captures, and manages user needs from prioritization through concept development, and user story writing to support development and deployment.
• Facilitates the gathering of business-focused requirements to support a product team and product owner in defining the backlog and ensuring the user's perspective is considered.
• Focuses requirements gathering on improved usability, user experience, and driving user adoption and engagement.
• Identifies core business needs and decomposes and documents them in concepts of operation, story maps, briefings, and user stories; documents business rules and constructs workflow diagrams as needed.
• Provides consultation on Commercially Available Information, Data Management, and Information Sharing mission while considering the business implications of the application of technology to the current and future business environment.
• Develops data standards, implements and curates a data standards/data model repository, works with system owners and other stakeholders to advance system integration and implementation of data standards, and drives implementation of standardized data models and schemas.
• Develops and implements an enterprise-wide data catalog. Collects mission user needs, writes user stories, and identifies core data catalog needs. Assesses and analyzes various data catalog tools against requirements. Creates catalog guidance and foundational documents, defines datasets, and conducts outreach and training to users and data stewards/owners.
• Identifies technical and procedural barriers to information sharing, proposing and implementing solutions, and facilitating data exchange agreements.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• TS/SCI security clearance.
• 5+ years of experience.
• Demonstrates ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret documents.
• Demonstrates ability to solve problems involving several options in situations.
• Possesses intermediate analytical and quantitative skills.
• Familiarity with data management and governance frameworks (DAMA, DMBoK) and a strong understanding of the end-to-end data lifecycle. Experience working with data governance tools or catalogs strongly recommended.
• Strong documentation, analytical thinking, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A blend of technical acumen, analytical ability, and business communication skills.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Exposure to enterprise data sharing strategies or interagency agreements.
• Experience supporting data mesh implementations.