Business Analyst

Job Description:

• Work closely with the USDA Product Owner to understand and document business needs related to NEPA environmental review processes
• Develop, refine, and prioritize user stories for USDA staff, managers, executives, and the public
• Analyze environmental review workflows across 10+ USDA agencies and identify automation and improvement opportunities
• Support development of the Case Management, Document Library, and AI-based Recommendation Engine modules
• Facilitate requirements workshops and stakeholder interviews
• Maintain documentation of business rules, workflows, and acceptance criteria
• Map USDA data standards and NEPA regulatory requirements to system functionality
• Support User Acceptance Testing at the six-month MVP milestone and beyond
• Identify and document process gaps, redundancies, and automation opportunities

Requirements:

• Ability to obtain a Public Trust
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Environmental Science, Public Administration, or a related field required
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a business analyst or requirements analyst on IT projects
• At least 2 years supporting federal government clients
• Experience with business process analysis and requirements documentation
• Familiarity with agile user story writing and backlog management
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and non-technical government stakeholders
• Experience documenting and analyzing complex business processes and translating them into technical requirements
• Demonstrated experience writing user stories and managing backlogs in an agile environment
• Familiarity with federal data standards and regulatory compliance requirements

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• Life and disability insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Commuter benefits
• Tuition reimbursement