Business Analyst to support USDA FPAC Data Engineering and Management by eliciting, documenting, validating, and tracing business and technical requirements that drive data engineering, reporting, analytics, and modernization initiatives. The Business Analyst serves as the primary liaison between FPAC stakeholders and delivery teams, translating business needs into actionable user stories, source-to-target requirements, data definitions, business rules, acceptance criteria, and backlog items.
Applicant must be a permanent resident or citizen of the United States and clearable for Public Trust clearance with the U.S Government. Key Responsibilities - Facilitate requirements workshops with FPAC stakeholders.
- Develop requirements definition documents, user stories, use cases, process flows, and acceptance criteria.
- Perform business data analysis, data profiling reviews, and source system assessments.
- Support backlog grooming, sprint planning, prioritization, and stakeholder reviews.
- Document business rules, data quality requirements, reporting needs, and master reference data dependencies.
- Maintain requirements traceability from intake through deployment.
- Coordinate testing support and user acceptance validation.
- Prepare meeting summaries, status updates, SOPs, and knowledge-transfer artifacts.
Required Skills and Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or related field.
- 3+ years of experience in business analysis, requirements management, or data-focused IT projects.
- Experience with Agile delivery, Jira, Confluence, and requirements documentation.
- Strong analytical, facilitation, and communication skills.
- Public Trust clearance eligibility.
Desired Skills and Qualifications - CBAP, PMI-PBA, Agile, Scrum, or SAFe certification.
- Experience supporting USDA or federal data programs.
- Familiarity with Tableau, Oracle Analytics, Databricks, DataStage, SSIS, or cloud data platforms.
