The
Journeyman Business Analyst provides analytical, operational, and program-management support to CISA International. The role helps convert international engagement priorities into disciplined workflows, actionable analysis, timely executive products, and accurate reporting.
Location: National Capital Region. Hybrid telework and work at DHS/CISA, 4200 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203.
Security and Suitability: Active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information access required and must be maintained throughout employment.
*** This position is contingent upon award of a contract to Harkcon***Key Responsibilities- Support CISA International leadership and advisors in executing international engagement and mission priorities.
- Research and monitor international and domestic policy, economic, congressional, business, cybersecurity, and critical infrastructure developments and identify emerging issues.
- Develop, write, edit, coordinate, and clear executive-level briefing materials, including issue papers, talking points, remarks, situation reports, readouts, decision memoranda, information memoranda, presentations, and technical reports.
- Plan and support bilateral and multilateral engagements, meetings, exchanges, exercises, training activities, and cooperative projects with international partners.
- Prepare detailed engagement and trip schedules and coordinate travel, lodging, ground transportation, interpretation, logistics, security and access requirements, and required materials.
- Track taskers, engagement requests, document clearances, milestones, follow-up actions, implementation activities, and reporting requirements to ensure timely completion.
- Coordinate with U.S. Government agencies, foreign governments, embassies, international organizations, academia, non-governmental organizations, and public and private-sector stakeholders.
- Support stakeholder records, working groups, contact data, agendas, notes, readouts, information distribution, and electronic and physical records management.
- Analyze program, engagement, and stakeholder data; identify trends; and prepare recommendations that improve mission effectiveness and operational efficiency.
- Develop and maintain trackers, visualizations, dashboards, and reporting products that support leadership decision-making.
- Analyze and improve tasker, clearance, engagement, records-management, and coordination processes in accordance with prescribed procedures and standard operating procedures.
- Support cooperative projects and capacity-building initiatives by tracking implementation, expenditures, and required reports.
Required Qualifications- Demonstrated experience in business analysis, program analysis, process improvement, data analysis, or operational planning in a complex federal or national-security environment.
- Strong executive writing, research, analytical reasoning, task management, and stakeholder communication skills.
- Experience developing or maintaining trackers, dashboards, data visualizations, reports, or other decision-support products.
- Ability to safeguard classified, Privacy Act, Sensitive but Unclassified, and other sensitive information in accordance with DHS requirements.
- Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally and support engagements outside normal business hours when needed.
Preferred Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in business, public policy, international affairs, cybersecurity, information systems, homeland security, or a related field.
- Experience supporting international affairs, cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, foreign policy, or interagency programs.
- Experience with customer relationship management platforms, Microsoft 365 tools, data visualization tools, or workflow-management applications.
Additional Details- This is a full-time position, estimated at 1,912 hours per contract year, unless otherwise stated in the posting.
- Work is generally performed Monday through Friday during core business hours. Support outside normal business hours, including weekends or holidays, may occasionally be required to support mission needs.
- Domestic and international travel may be required. Government-directed reimbursable travel requires advance approval.
