Senior IT Business Analyst

The Senior IT Business Analyst will serve as a bridge between business and technical teams, helping define problems, evaluate alternatives, document decisions and requirements, design processes and systems, and support business solutions throughout the Product Delivery Lifecycle (PDLC). We are seeking a Senior IT Business Analyst with experience in Operations Research, Systems Design, and business process analysis to translate complex business challenges into well-defined, data-informed business solutions.

Our client, a Real Estate and Financial Services company, is looking for a Senior IT Business Analyst for their Mclean, VA  location.
 
Responsibilities:

• This role operates at the intersection of business strategy, operations, analytics, process  design, and technology. The ideal candidate goes beyond traditional requirements  gathering to understand how people, processes, data, technology, constraints, and  decisions interact as a system.
• The Senior IT Business Analyst will serve as a bridge between business and technical  teams, helping define problems, evaluate alternatives, document decisions and  requirements, design processes and systems, and support business solutions throughout  the Product Delivery Lifecycle (PDLC).
• Business & Systems Analysis
• Partner with business and technical stakeholders to define business problems,  objectives, requirements, constraints, dependencies, assumptions, and  measurable success criteria.
• Elicit and translate business needs into clear functional and technical  requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, data flows, and  specifications.
• Analyze current-state processes and systems and design future-state business  solutions using systems thinking and Business Process Model and Notation  (BPMN).
• Identify process inefficiencies, bottlenecks, dependencies, control points,  integration impacts, and opportunities for improvement or automation.
• Assess the feasibility and impact of proposed solutions across business processes,  data, systems, operations, and stakeholders.
• Operations Research & Decision Analysis
• Apply Operations Research, quantitative analysis, and structured problem-solving  techniques to complex business and operational problems.
• Use data, analytical models, scenario analysis, and trade-off analysis to evaluate  alternatives, assumptions, constraints, capacity, risk, feasibility, complexity, and  business value.
• Develop clear, evidence-based recommendations that help stakeholders make  informed decisions and move from ambiguous problems to actionable business  solutions.
• Product Delivery & Validation
• Support business solutions throughout the end-to-end PDLC, from discovery and  design through development, validation, implementation, and post-implementation  assessment.
• Collaborate with product, business, architecture, engineering, and other delivery  teams to resolve requirements, process, and design questions.
• Support solution validation, testing, issue resolution, and implementation readiness  to ensure delivered capabilities align with defined requirements and intended  business outcomes.
• Maintain traceability between business objectives, requirements, specifications,  decisions, delivered capabilities, and validation results.
• Documentation, Facilitation & Communication
• Demonstrate exceptional note-taking and documentation skills, accurately  capturing discussions, requirements, decisions, assumptions, risks, dependencies,  open questions, action items, and ownership.
• Produce concise, organized, and actionable documentation that provides a reliable  record of what was discussed, decided, and agreed upon.
• Facilitate discovery sessions, workshops, requirements discussions, process mapping activities, and decision-making conversations across business and  technical teams.
• Communicate complex business, analytical, process, and technical concepts  clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

 
Requirements:

• Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience, with  proven ability to listen, read, and interpret various artifacts accurately. Strong skills in  notetaking, documentation, and operations research are essential.
• We are seeking a Senior IT Business Analyst with experience in Operations Research,  Systems Design, and business process analysis to translate complex business  challenges into well-defined, data-informed business solutions.
• Bachelor's degree in Operations Research, Systems Engineering, Industrial  Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Analytics, or a  related quantitative, business, or technical discipline.
• Experience as an IT Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, Operations Research  Analyst, Systems Engineer, or similar role.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing complex business processes, operational  environments, and technology systems.
• Strong experience with requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, and  translation of business needs into functional or technical requirements.
• Experience with Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) and business  process analysis.
• Experience developing process flows, data flows, requirements, specifications, or  logical system models.
• Understanding of the end-to-end Product Delivery Lifecycle (PDLC).
• Strong analytical, quantitative, critical-thinking, and structured problem-solving  skills.
• Exceptional note-taking and documentation skills, with demonstrated ability to  accurately capture decisions, requirements, actions, risks, assumptions,  dependencies, and key discussion points.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across business, product, operations, architecture,  engineering, and technology teams.
• Master's degree in Operations Research, Systems Engineering, Industrial  Engineering, Analytics, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• Experience applying optimization, simulation, forecasting, decision modeling, or  other Operations Research methodologies.
• Experience with analytical and modeling tools such as Python, R, SQL, Excel, Power  BI, Visio, or comparable platforms.
• Experience working with AI and AI-enabled business solutions, including the  application of AI to analysis, process improvement, decision support, automation,  or product delivery.
• Experience using AI-assisted development or productivity tools to accelerate  analysis, requirements development, documentation, solution design, or delivery.
• Experience with spec-driven development, using clear requirements,  specifications, acceptance criteria, and traceability to guide solution design,  development, and validation.
• Experience with Agile, product management, or iterative product delivery  methodologies.
• Familiarity with APIs, systems integration, data platforms, cloud technologies, and  automation.
• Experience working in large, complex, or regulated enterprise environments.
• Mortgage industry experience, including familiarity with mortgage business  processes, systems, data, or technology environments.

 
Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities

 
 Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program