Business Systems Analyst IV

Responsibilities

Noblis ESI is seeking an experienced Business Systems Analyst Subject Matter Expert (SME) to drive Agile processes, change management, and requirements engineering across the enterprise.

This role is responsible for leading requirements elicitation and management within a SAFe environment, facilitating organizational change through Agile transformation initiatives, and ensuring business needs are effectively captured, decomposed, and delivered through iterative development. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Agile frameworks, change management practices, and the full requirements lifecycle from stakeholder engagement through user story development and acceptance criteria definition.

Responsibilities Include:

• Lead collection, capture, and management of mission user needs from prioritization through concept development.
• Facilitate the gathering of business-focused requirements to support product teams and product owners in defining the backlog and ensuring the user's perspective is considered.
• Focus requirements gathering on improved usability, user experience, and driving user adoption and engagement.
• Identify core business needs and decompose and document in concepts of operation, story maps, briefings, and user stories.
• Document business rules and construct workflow diagrams as needed.
• Provide consultation on complex projects while considering business implications of technology application to the current and future business environment.
• Conduct project meetings and ensure adherence to quality standards.
• Coordinate with IT infrastructure teams to ensure alignment with business requirements.
• Participate in Program Increments (PIs) and Agile Release Train (ART) activities.
• Design and implement enterprise Agile transformation roadmaps tailored to mission objectives.
• Coach senior leaders and Agile Release Train (ART) stakeholders on Agile, Lean, and product management best practices.
• Establish Agile governance structures, metrics frameworks, and feedback loops for progress tracking.
• Assess current state, identify gaps, and drive improvements in delivery predictability, flow efficiency, and backlog health.
• Participate in hiring and onboarding of new team members.
• Inspire teams, foster a positive culture, and drive performance.
• Understand team member perspectives and goals, provide support, and foster a trusting and inclusive work environment.

Required Qualifications

• Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and ability to obtain a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
• US Citizenship is required.
• Bachelor's OR Master's degree with 10 years of experience OR Associate's degree with 13 years of experience OR High School Diploma with 16 years of experience.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience leading a team or managing staff.
• In-depth knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe, with experience participating in ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog grooming.
• Proven ability to translate complex business needs into detailed user stories, functional requirements, test scenarios, and acceptance criteria.
• Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret complex documents.
• Ability to solve problems involving several options in varied situations.
• Advanced analytical and quantitative skills.
• Strong experience with Jira and Kendis.
• Strong communication skills to manage expectations, facilitate meetings, and communicate clearly with stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrated experience working within SAFe or other scaled Agile frameworks.

Desired Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
• SAFe (Agilist, POPM, SM), PMP, CSM, CCMP certifications.

Overview

Overview

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI and Noblis MSD, take on some of the nation's toughest challenges, delivering advanced solutions to our customers' most critical missions. We bring together leading scientific, engineering, and management expertise in a culture grounded in objectivity and collaboration, ensuring our work creates lasting impact across federal missions.

We work with a broad range of government agencies in the defense, intelligence, and federal civilian sectors. Learn more and find opportunities at careers.noblis.org

Why Work at Noblis

At Noblis, we share a passion for excellence and innovation, and we create an environment where people can do meaningful work while maintaining the balance that keeps them energized and fulfilled. We seek out individuals with a natural curiosity and desire to collaborate and learn. We believe our people are our greatest strength, and we consistently seek exceptionally skilled, mission-driven professionals who care deeply about doing work that enriches lives and makes our nation safer.

Noblis has earned numerous workplace awards for our culture, our commitment to employee well-being, and our dedication to meaningful, impactful work. We also maintain a drug-free workplace.

Remote/hybrid status is subject to change based on Noblis and/or government requirements.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability, pregnancy/childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran or military status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us .

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Total Rewards

At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits page on our Careers site.

Compensation at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is based on full time status. For part time or on-call staff, compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked. While monetary compensation is important, it's just one component of Noblis' total compensation package.

Posted Salary Range

USD $132,900.00 - USD $207,750.00 /Yr.