Cleared On Site Mid-Level Business Analyst (5355)

SMX is seeking a highly motivated Business Analyst – Mid to support a mission-critical federal program in Washington, DC. This individual will work directly with government stakeholders, mission users, product owners, and technical teams to capture, analyze, and document business requirements that support enterprise modernization, mission operations, and technology transformation initiatives. The selected candidate will serve as a key liaison between business and technical stakeholders, ensuring mission needs are accurately translated into actionable requirements and delivered solutions. This role requires strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, as well as experience supporting Agile development teams, business process improvement efforts, and complex federal IT environments. This position will be on site in Washington DC and requires an active Top-Secret SCI clearance.

Essential Duties Responsibilities:

Lead requirements gathering, analysis, and documentation activities with government stakeholders and mission users

Facilitate stakeholder meetings, workshops, interviews, and working sessions to identify and prioritize business needs

Develop and maintain business requirements documents, user stories, acceptance criteria, workflow diagrams, process maps, and concepts of operation (CONOPS)

Support Product Owners and development teams in backlog creation, refinement, prioritization, and sprint planning activities

Analyze current business processes and identify opportunities for operational improvements, automation, and increased efficiency

Translate business needs into functional and non-functional system requirements for technical implementation teams

Ensure user perspectives and mission requirements are accurately represented throughout the system development lifecycle

Support user acceptance testing (UAT), validation activities, and requirements traceability efforts

Develop executive briefings, status reports, recommendations, and decision-support materials for government leadership

Collaborate with developers, engineers, architects, testers, and program leadership to ensure successful solution delivery

Document business rules, workflows, dependencies, assumptions, risks, and operational impacts associated with proposed solutions

Support change management, user adoption, and process improvement initiatives across the program

Required Skills Experience

Active TS/SCI clearance required

Minimum of 5 years of professional experience supporting business analysis, requirements management, systems implementation, or process improvement initiatives

Experience gathering, documenting, and managing business and functional requirements within a federal government environment

Experience developing user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, workflow diagrams, and business requirements documentation

Experience supporting Agile software development methodologies and cross-functional delivery teams

Ability to analyze, interpret, and decompose complex business problems into actionable requirements

Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills

Experience facilitating stakeholder meetings, requirements workshops, and business process discussions

Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences

Experience utilizing collaboration and project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms

Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a dynamic mission environment

Desired Skills Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Management, Engineering, or a related field

Experience supporting federal law enforcement, intelligence community, homeland security, or national security programs

Experience supporting enterprise modernization, digital transformation, or business process reengineering initiatives

Familiarity with data analytics, reporting environments, and data governance principles

Experience supporting cloud-based applications and enterprise technology platforms

Knowledge of SAFe Agile, Scrum, or other Agile frameworks

Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), PMI-PBA, SAFe, Scrum, or related certification preferred

Experience supporting requirements traceability, testing, and implementation

Application Deadline: 9-4-2026

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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:

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