Senior Business Analyst (Remote - US)

ICF International

  • Reston, VA
  • $81,094-137,860 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 day ago
*We are open to supporting 100% remote work anywhere within the US.*At ICF, we combine deep domain expertise with leading-edge technology to help our clients solve their most complex challenges. We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join our growing team, supporting mission-driven projects that deliver measurable impact.This role supports a major digital modernization initiative focused on strengthening regulatory insight, enhancing program effectiveness, and improving public safety outcomes through high-impact analytics. You’ll play a pivotal role in re-architecting data logic, enabling modular reporting design, ensuring end-to-end data accuracy, and laying the groundwork for advanced insights powered by AI/ML. As a Senior Business Analyst, you will serve as a strategic liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders. You’ll lead requirements gathering, translate business needs into actionable user stories, and support Agile delivery to ensure that data models, dashboards, and workflows align with the client’s mission and regulatory requirements.What You Will Do
  • Lead and facilitate stakeholder interviews, workshops, and discovery sessions to gather and validate business, functional, and system requirements.
  • Translate complex business needs into clear, testable user stories and acceptance criteria for development teams using tools such as Jira.
  • Collaborate with data architects, engineers, and visualization specialists to ensure alignment between business requirements and technical implementation.
  • Perform in-depth data analysis to support requirements, including source-to-target mapping, data lineage, and data quality validation.
  • Support the report rationalization by analyzing usage, business value, and redundancy to inform migration priorities.
  • Conduct impact analysis on proposed changes to identify risks, dependencies, and downstream effects on existing systems and business processes.
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily standups, and retrospectives.
  • Conduct user acceptance testing (UAT), walkthroughs, and demos to validate deliverables and gather feedback.
  • Support the development of training materials, user guides, and onboarding documentation tailored to the client’s operational context.
  • Serve as a liaison between client’s program offices and technical teams to ensure continuous alignment and traceability of requirements.
What you must have:
  • Bachelor's degree preferred or candidates can substitute one year of experience for each year of a degree.
  • 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, with a focus on data-centric projects, including a proven ability to translate requirements into actionable deliverables for technical and non-technical audiences.
  • 5+ years of experience with requirement specifications gathering, use cases, process flow diagrams, user interface designs, and other system documentation.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to facilitate cross-team collaboration.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
  • US Citizen or Permanent Lawful Resident (Green Card Holder) due to federal contract requirements.
  • Must reside in the United States (U.S.) and the work MUST BE PERFORMED in the United States (U.S.).
What we would like you to have:
  • Familiarity with Databricks, AWS, Azure, or other cloud-native data platforms.
  • Experience with Azure cloud-native services, Azure Synapse, and AI tools.
  • Exposure to AI/ML-augmented development environments or tools.
  • Experience supporting federal clients in data migration, ETL modernization, or dashboard redevelopment.
  • Experience with data governance principles and practices, including metadata management, data quality, and master data management (MDM)
  • Practical experience in a mature Agile environment (Scrum or Kanban), including proficiency in writing and managing complex epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria in Jira or similar tools.
Why you’ll love working here:
  • Generous vacation and retirement plans
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Flexible work environment
  • Ongoing training and development opportunities
  • Inclusive and collaborative culture
  • Meaningful work that impacts communities
#LI-CC1#IndeedWorking at ICF ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our policy.We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation, please email and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.Read more about or our benefit offerings which are included in theCandidate AI Usage PolicyAt ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is not permitted. This policy is in place to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the interview process.However, we understand that some candidates may require accommodation that involves the use of AI. If such an accommodation is needed, candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at . We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is: $81,094.00 - $137,860.00Nationwide Remote Office (US99)

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