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Summary Senior Technical Business Analyst Arlington, VA Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer’s core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level!  We are looking for a Senior Technical Business Analyst who excels at the intersection of human relationships and complex, multi-level secure network engineering. As a strategic facilitator between DARPA’s visionary Program Managers and the IT Directorate (ITD), you will build deep rapport with world-class researchers to uncover their most ambitious concepts. Your mission is to synthesize these specialized, often tacit mission needs into a clear, traceable technical roadmap. By translating emerging research into concrete network requirements, you will ensure DARPA’s classified, unclassified, cloud-hybrid infrastructures (spanning DoD Impact Levels) are ready to support the next generation of defense breakthroughs. Responsibilities • Strategic Relationship Management & Advanced Requirements Elicitation • Cultivate a position as a trusted advisor to Program Managers and SMEs, leading technical discovery sessions, workshops, and working groups to capture experimental workflows and advanced computing requirements. • Elicit and translate complex, often unspoken requirements related to classified network infrastructure, secure compute environments, custom/GOTS software, and DoD ATO/RMF processes. • Deconstruct ambiguous project scope and diverse mission perspectives into unambiguous, singular, and verifiable technical requirements within a Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM). • Infrastructure Lifecycle Support & Systems Synthesis • Support infrastructure and software deployment initiatives from initiation through design, development, testing, and operational deployment across DARPA’s multi-level networks. • Visualize the future of DARPA’s infrastructure by crafting intuitive process models (BPMN) and architectural views (DoDAF/OV) that dictate how data must flow securely across classification boundaries and cloud environments. • Balance multiple concurrent analysis efforts and complex projects with competing priorities requiring rapid turnaround. • Networking, Systems Engineering & Operational Integration • Serve as the primary requirements interface for network infrastructure and systems engineering between ITD and the DARPA Technical Offices. • Maintain situational awareness of DARPA's internal LAN/WAN routing, classified computing environments, Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS), partner networks, and collaborative research platforms. • Coordinate the integration of new experimental nodes while ensuring compatibility with existing classified network architecture, security controls, and DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (CC SRG) mandates. • Manage vendor relationships, feasibility assessments, and evaluate architectural proposals supporting emerging research needs (e.g., SDN, Zero Trust, TACLANEs, and IL4/IL5/IL6 cloud workloads). • Configuration Management, Security & Compliance • Lead complex network and infrastructure requests through DARPA's configuration management processes, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and secure network policies. • Coordinate RMF activities, provide necessary documentation to support the ATO process, and ensure compliance with DoD security requirements and DISA STIGs. • Operate seamlessly and effectively within SCIF and SAPF environments, handling classified systems, COMSEC, and sensitive technical information responsibly. • Stakeholder Engagement & Executive Communication • Maintain clear, consistent communication between cross-functional teams, including Government stakeholders, agency leadership, and systems engineering product teams. • Translate complex technical efforts into executive-level status updates, briefings, and concise recommendations. • Manage high-visibility relationships and personalities to align divergent stakeholder expectations and accomplish objectives on tight deadlines. • Mentorship & Team Leadership • Mentor junior analysts, requirements engineers, and technical staff supporting DARPA programs. • Provide guidance on requirements elicitation techniques, stakeholder engagement, and navigating the DoD operational environment. • Promote best practices for requirements management, infrastructure planning, and technical program execution. • Other duties as assigned Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, network engineering, or a related technical discipline. • 7+ years of experience in technical business analysis or systems engineering, navigating the human and technical complexities of DoD, Intelligence Community, or federal R&D environments. • A proven track record of building trust with high-level government leaders and technical teams to translate operational needs into technical solutions. • TS with the ability to obtain SCI • Successfully pass background and drug screening Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: • Business Analysis Expertise: Proven experience as a Business Analyst, demonstrating a strong understanding of business processes, data analysis, and financial modeling techniques. • Lean Business Case Development: Familiarity with developing Lean Business Cases and best practices for quantifying value, assessing risk, and justifying investment decisions. • Communication & Collaboration: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels. • Problem-solving and Critical Thinking: Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to identify challenges, evaluate alternatives, and recommend effective solutions. • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills, with the ability to build rapport, resolve conflicts, and drive consensus among stakeholders. • Analytical mindset with the ability to assess complex situations, identify root causes, and develop pragmatic solutions to address them. • Proficiency in Agile tools and techniques for project management, collaboration, and tracking (e.g., JIRA, Confluence) is desirable. • Commitment to continuous learning, professional growth, and staying updated with the latest Agile trends and practices How you’ll grow   At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their careers to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn.    We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.    Benefits   At Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits.  Learn more about what working at Chenega MIOS can mean for you.    Chenega MIOS’s culture   Our positive and supportive culture encourages our team members to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and continuously look for new ways to maintain a culture where we excel and lead healthy, happy lives.    Corporate citizenship   Chenega MIOS is led by a purpose to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our team members, and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities.  Learn more about Chenega’s impact on the world.  Chenega MIOS News- chenegamios.com     Tips from your Talent Acquisition Team   We want job seekers exploring opportunities at Chenega MIOS to feel prepared and confident. To help you with your research, we suggest you review the following links:  Chenega MIOS web site - www.chenegamios.com   Glassdoor - glassdoor.com   LinkedIn - linkedin.com   Facebook - facebook.com Estimated Salary/Wage USD $131,600.00/Yr. Up to USD $160,000.00/Yr.

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Senior Technical Business Analyst
Arlington, VA
Elicit and translate complex, often unspoken requirements related to classified network infrastructure, secure compute environments, custom/GOTS software, and DoD ATO/RMF processes.
Deconstruct ambiguous project scope and diverse mission perspectives into unambiguous, singular, and verifiable technical requirements within a Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM).
Balance multiple concurrent analysis efforts and complex projects with competing priorities requiring rapid turnaround.
Networking, Systems Engineering & Operational Integration • Serve as the primary requirements interface for network infrastructure and systems engineering between ITD and the DARPA Technical Offices.
Maintain situational awareness of DARPA's internal LAN/WAN routing, classified computing environments, Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS), partner networks, and collaborative research platforms.
Coordinate the integration of new experimental nodes while ensuring compatibility with existing classified network architecture, security controls, and DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (CC SRG) mandates.
Manage vendor relationships, feasibility assessments, and evaluate architectural proposals supporting emerging research needs (e.g., SDN, Zero Trust, TACLANEs, and IL4/IL5/IL6 cloud workloads).
Coordinate RMF activities, provide necessary documentation to support the ATO process, and ensure compliance with DoD security requirements and DISA STIGs.
Operate seamlessly and effectively within SCIF and SAPF environments, handling classified systems, COMSEC, and sensitive technical information responsibly.
Stakeholder Engagement & Executive Communication • Maintain clear, consistent communication between cross-functional teams, including Government stakeholders, agency leadership, and systems engineering product teams.
Translate complex technical efforts into executive-level status updates, briefings, and concise recommendations.
Manage high-visibility relationships and personalities to align divergent stakeholder expectations and accomplish objectives on tight deadlines.
Mentorship & Team Leadership • Mentor junior analysts, requirements engineers, and technical staff supporting DARPA programs.
Provide guidance on requirements elicitation techniques, stakeholder engagement, and navigating the DoD operational environment.
Promote best practices for requirements management, infrastructure planning, and technical program execution.
Other duties as assigned
Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, network engineering, or a related technical discipline.
TS with the ability to obtain SCI
Successfully pass background and drug screening
Business Analysis Expertise: Proven experience as a Business Analyst, demonstrating a strong understanding of business processes, data analysis, and financial modeling techniques.
Lean Business Case Development: Familiarity with developing Lean Business Cases and best practices for quantifying value, assessing risk, and justifying investment decisions.
Communication & Collaboration: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels.

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