Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe. They are seeking a skilled Mid‑Level Business Analyst to support the development and implementation of a modernization framework for existing business applications, requiring strong analytical skills and collaboration with cross‑functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Elicit, analyze, and document functional and non‑functional requirements from business stakeholders, subject‑matter experts, and technical teams
- Develop clear and accurate artifacts such as Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), user stories, acceptance criteria, use cases, and decision logs
- Translate business needs into system requirements aligned with modern architectures and cloud‑ready designs
- Assess existing applications to understand architecture, workflows, data flows, integrations, pain points, and constraints
- Support gap analysis activities by mapping current‑state processes and defining detailed future‑state workflows
- Identify modernization opportunities including rehosting, refactoring, re‑platforming, or functional enhancements
- Assist in developing modernization framework components such as guiding principles, target capabilities, and migration pathways
- Document data requirements, data mappings, source‑to‑target transformations, and integration needs between systems
- Work closely with solution architects, developers, and security teams to ensure requirements are technically feasible and fully understood
- Support definition of API, interface, and workflow requirements for modernized components
- Create and maintain a prioritized product backlog aligned with modernization milestones and stakeholder needs
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and backlog grooming
- Conduct change impact assessments to identify business, process, and user impacts resulting from modernization activities
- Provide traceability between requirements, system components, and test cases
- Facilitate workshops, requirements sessions, user interviews, and working groups
- Communicate complex topics clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences
- Provide regular status updates, risk/issue documentation, and recommendations to project leadership
- Serve as a liaison between business stakeholders and the technical modernization team
Skills
- 5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; 0 years with PhD, 9 years with HS Diploma
- Must be a US Citizen
- Must have active Public Trust clearance
- SQL skills; experience or similar languages
- Experience with ETL/ELT tools and cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Ability to document requirements and translate business needs into technical solutions
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Analytical and detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills
- Comfortable working across both technical and business domains
- Collaborative, adaptable, and effective in fast-paced modernization environments
- Experience with application modernization or cross-system integration
- Familiarity with Agile/DevSecOps practices and workflow tools
- Knowledge of data governance, modeling, and analytics tools
Benefits
- Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
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