Senior Business Analyst
Washington, DC · USD 140,000-160,000 / year · 5+ years experience · Full-time · Onsite · Posted Oct 7, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 5+ years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Location
- Washington, DC
- Salary
- USD 140,000-160,000 / year · Base salary
About the role
- Redhorse Corporation is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to lead requirements engineering and business analysis for FBI national security system development.
- The role involves serving as a primary interface between government stakeholders and technical teams to deliver mission-critical software capabilities.
- The successful candidate will provide strategic guidance on enterprise IT initiatives, system architecture, and operational risk management.
Responsibilities
- Lead business analysis and requirements engineering for FBI national security system development, including FISA, NSL, and NDRR projects.
- Evaluate complex enterprise systems and monitor software development to assess technical risks and identify opportunities for consolidation or retirement.
- Advise government leadership on emerging vulnerabilities, corrective action plans, and mitigation strategies.
- Serve as the primary interface for collecting, tracking, and prioritizing operational user requirements with DOJ and FBI stakeholders.
- Analyze technical specifications and functional system architectures to uncover operational risks and integration bottlenecks.
- Translate business needs into well-defined Epics, Features, and Agile user stories with detailed acceptance criteria.
- Author national security business and technical documentation, including CONOPS, cost-benefit analyses, and privacy impact assessments.
- Lead and oversee project planning and schedule execution for NSB IT initiatives.
- Formulate and deliver executive-ready position papers, briefing books, and Power BI dashboards.
- Represent NSB equities at multi-division and interagency meetings.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience working within U.S. National Security, Defense, or Federal Law Enforcement communities.
- 10+ years of experience with U.S. National Security Intelligence Community (IC) mission sets, FISA policies, and government case management systems.
- 10+ years of experience analyzing data, technical specifications, and operational processes to assess risk profiles.
- 10+ years of experience leading or coordinating complex IT programs and multi-project technical portfolios.
- 10+ years of demonstrated mastery of enterprise IT practices, including SDLC, Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies.
- 10+ years of experience translating complex technical concepts between software engineering teams and executive stakeholders.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience utilizing Microsoft Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, Visio, Word, and SharePoint.
- 5+ years of experience authoring technical reports and delivering formal oral briefings to executive leadership.
- Active Top Secret (TS) security clearance with SCI eligibility.
- Willingness to undergo an FBI suitability determination and polygraph.
Workplace
- Position is located in Washington, DC.
Skills
- Business Analysis
- Requirements Engineering
- Agile
- Waterfall
- SDLC
- Microsoft Excel
- Power BI
- ETL
- Data Engineering