Business Analyst - Readiness

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Job Description:

The Business Analyst - Readiness – is an expert responsible for leading high-impact initiatives, providing strategic guidance, and driving process modernization across the enterprise. This role requires a blend of deep subject matter expertise, program management, and leadership to solve complex organizational challenges. The analyst operates with significant autonomy, advising
senior leadership, mentoring team members, and ensuring the alignment of programs with strategic objectives. This position is central to enhancing GEOINT capabilities, improving business functions, and ensuring the successful execution of critical missions through expert analysis, process re-engineering, and stakeholder collaboration.

Duties Include:

• Lead and mentor the team to achieve and exceed performance goals, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional development. Regularly assess team members' competency skills and proficiency to ensure desired skills and capabilities are maintained.
• Develop, manage, and/or organize Customers Business Process Analysis and Business Impact Analysis (BPA/BIA) Program Portfolio to include below in bold.
• Manage, facilitate, and/or assist with Agency and/or Component activities for their Essential Function/Essential Support Activities development, updates, modification, and management within MA IT tools (i.e. CPT).
• Facilitate, manage, organize, and/or conduct agency BC Planner participants and BCP WGs.
• Develop, manage, facilitate, and conduct agency wide BCP training.
• Develop, manage, and execute the agency Component continuity planner liaison program including but not limited to maintaining an accurate and detailed record of all ESAs/SAs performed by each Component. Assist in the development of agency/component business continuity plans.
• Participate, attend, and contribute to IC Continuity/MA Working Groups.
• Facilitate Continuity WGs to incorporate agency readiness functionality within MAs tool suite and subsequent WGs, i.e. LIT, PI&ID, and DTRA Mission Assurance Assessment.
• Facilitate, manage, and/or organize agency understanding of alternate space requirements, availability, and occupant capacity to perform essential functions to agency leadership.
• Assist and participate in agency/component Emergency, Reconstitution, and Devolution Relocation Group Planning.
• Establish and maintain an active outreach program for both the Component Business Continuity Planners and the Watch teams.
• Identify all Customer compliance elements within National, Executive, Federal, DoW, IC, and other applicable government statutes, directives and regulations, and provide insight into government and industry “best practices” / industry standards governing mission assurance, continuity of operations, business continuity, disaster recovery, and defense critical infrastructure protection planning.
• Establish and maintain a foundational level continuity process based on federal guidance and best practices. The foundation program must include an annual auditing process that spans daily operational status, enterprise management, periodic formal plan audits, and test, training and exercises inclusive of corrective action plans. The foundation program must include support, training, and advice to Component business continuity planners (BCPs) as they develop or maintain Essential Function Plans.
• Maintain Agency and Component process-oriented Readiness metrics, reflecting individual Component status of program strength and readiness posture.
• Maintain and effectively employ Mission Assurance native toolsets and databases – including but not limited to, the Continuity Planning Tool (CPT), Location Information Tool (LIT), Customer Risk Management tool (NROM), and the Enhanced Master Scenario Event List (EMSEL) Management System – to support priorities and objectives Such as the bold below.
• Collaborative with Business Continuity Planners (BCPs), Government Managers, Function Owners, NWM developers, Information Security Officers (ISOs), Information System Security Managers (ISSMs) and other key stakeholders to ensure database accuracy, troubleshoot user issues, modify user permissions or accounts, conduct software test plans, and contribute to requirements building activities.
• Develop required subject matter expertise (SME) in all required toolsets and databases sufficient to conduct training demonstrations for NGOC watch team members, agency senior leadership, or inter-agency representatives as required.
• Utilize SME-level understanding of databases and tools to creatively inform continuity exercise scenario design, answer complex agency-level RFIs, generate advanced metrics or database queries, and identify enterprise resiliency issues or concerns.
• Develop and maintain scenario-specific MA plans as part of the Customer COOP Plan, in support of National Preparedness Policy, National Preparedness Scenarios, or NSG/Customer-specific risk assessments.
• Develop and maintain continuity plans at the Customer agency-level, National GEOINT Operations Center (NGOC), and on behalf of other Components as required.
• Provide assistance at Customer Alternate Site locations as needed (expected not to exceed 10% of time). Requirements include the below in bold:
• Opening/closing of the facility, conducting facility tours to Customer Leadership, facilitating all alternate site TT&E requirements, and ensuring all COOP requirements are met during a contingency event.
• Be prepared to take any onsite, no-cost training courses or professional developments as directed by government leadership to further skills, proficiency, professional competency, and overall utility in the role.
• Be prepared to attend and represent NWM Branch interests at interagency forums and working groups, as required.

Required Skills:

• Strong leadership competencies - experience leading and directing a diverse team to high performance outcomes.
• Bachelors degree and 10+ years experience needed or 6+ years extra experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in program management, with a proven ability to translate complex data into strategic recommendations for executive decision-makers.
• Experience creating, maintaining, evaluating, and improving component level SOPs.
• Demonstrated ability to run multiple programs or projects simultaneously in challenging environments, characterized by the bold below:
• o    Time constraints
• o    Resource constraints
• o    Competing priorities
• Business Continuity Subject Matter Expertise (SME) with high level expertise.
• High Level or expertise, leadership, crisis management skills to ensure business continuity and response to crisis.
• Must have a current/active TS/SCI clearance or higher

Desired Skills:

• FEMA level 1 certified (or ability to attain within 6 months of hire)

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Top Secret SCI security clearance is required for this position.​

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

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