Lead Business Analyst (DHS)

PBG delivers mission-focused solutions that eliminate inefficiency and power transformation for federal agencies requiring agility, security, and impact. Position : Lead Business Analyst Location : Washington, DC Metro Area (onsite as required) Clearance/Screening: High Risk Public Trust required — candidates must complete a Tier 4 background investigation and receive a favorable adjudication prior to placement. Position Summary: The Lead Business Analyst will have overall responsibility for execution of tasks across the agency portfolio, including envisioning and delivering long-term strategies that meet mission objectives.

Requirements

, provide architecture-level guidance, make decisions related to technical implementations, and communicate complex technical topics to non-technical executive-level stakeholders.

elicitation, business process analysis, workflow mapping, gap analysis, and solution definition.

and provide application architecture guidance (inventory analysis; component classification; integration approaches). Support and participate in governance and lifecycle processes (CPIC, DHS SELC, OMB Exhibit 300, CCBs, and similar forums). Lead configuration management activities: configuration identification, change control, status accounting, audits, and documentation.

Conduct continuous risk assessment and manage mitigation strategies across program execution. Support budgeting and financial analysis for programs: maintain budget/spend plans, track obligations/commitments/expenses, perform variance analysis and forecasting, and coordinate with finance and program control specialists. Manage and oversee subcontractor work when applicable; ensure timely status reporting and deliverable completion.

Prepare programmatic/status briefings and participate in proposal/orals preparation and executive-level presentations as needed. Required Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in IT Systems Engineering, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.

analysis/gathering, and related project lifecycle activities.

Key Responsibilities

: Lead systems and business analysis across the IT portfolio:

Qualifications

: 10+ years of technical, business, and solution architecture experience. Experience identifying and classifying application components to support business and performance objectives and the technologies they employ; experience analyzing application inventories and developing architecture guidance. Experience with DHS SELC and federal governance and investment processes (CPIC, OMB Exhibit 300) Proven configuration management and change control experience.

Requirements (DHS Sensitive Systems Policy, NIST 800-Series, FISMA)

into solution designs. Preferred/Desirable: Prior DHS or similar federal law enforcement experience (preferred). Knowledge of DHS ICE System Lifecycle Management (SLM) preferred.

Proposal/orals presentation experience (preferred). Professional project management certification (PMP, PgMP, or Agile certification) is desired; equivalent experience may be acceptable. Soft Skills: Excellent active listening and verbal communication; strong business writing.

Ability to explain technical issues to non-technical executive-level stakeholders and to elicit cooperation across diverse stakeholder groups. Strong leadership and mentoring capability Adaptable to shifting priorities and timelines Tools & Platforms: Jira/Confluence, ServiceNow, Git/GitHub/GitLab, Microsoft Teams/Outlook/SharePoint, MS Excel/PowerPoint, and earned-value/cost-tracking tools.