Senior Business Analyst
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- McLean, VA, US
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Business analysis
- Posted
Skills
Nice to have
- Demonstrated success in Federal Contracting, particularly civilian agency IT modernization programs using Agile, Software Factory, or capacity-based delivery models; prior DOT experience is a plus.
- Familiarity with test automation frameworks and DevSecOps/CI-CD pipelines (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions), as well as UAT coordination with Government stakeholders.
- Experience analyzing, testing, and training users on enterprise platforms used at DOT, such as Salesforce, Microsoft Power Platform, ServiceNow, Dynamics 365, or Appian.
- Experience with data migration validation, instructional design principles, and train-the-trainer programs.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with excellent written communication and presentation skills.
Full description
Halvik Corp delivers a wide range of services to 13 executive agencies and 15 independent agencies. Halvik is a highly successful WOB business with more than 50 prime contracts and 500+ professionals delivering Digital Services, Advanced Analytics, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Cyber Security and Cutting-Edge Technology across the US Government. Be a part of something special!
Position Overview
Halvik is seeking a Senior Business Analyst / QA Analyst / Trainer to support the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of the Chief Digital & Information Officer (OCDIO) Digital Factory capacity task order. Operating under DOT's IT Modernization Initiative (ITIM-2025-007) and the 2025–2029 "Path to 1DOT IT" strategy, the program delivers modernized, secure, and resilient applications through a Software Factory, Capacity-as-a-Service (CaaS) model. Halvik provides Agile Scrum teams for Development, Modernization, and Enhancement (DME) work, along with tiered Operations, Maintenance, and Enhancement (OM&E) support for a portfolio of DOT mission applications hosted within the USDOT IT security boundary.
This multidisciplinary role bridges business needs, product quality, and user adoption. The Senior Business Analyst / QA Analyst / Trainer translates business requirements into clear, testable backlog items; leads quality assurance activities under the program's Mandatory Iteration-Level Testing & Validation Framework; and develops training materials and delivers instructor-led sessions so stakeholders are fully enabled to use new or enhanced system capabilities. The position contributes directly to the end-client's objectives by ensuring that every release is accurate to mission requirements, meets the Definition of Done, keeps defect rates low, and is adopted successfully by DOT users.
Core Responsibilities
- Strategic Execution: Lead requirements elicitation during Discovery Sessions and ongoing backlog refinement, translating business needs into well-formed user stories with clear, testable acceptance criteria (including security-relevant criteria) that trace back to the MVP/MBI Roadmap and are ready for sprint planning.
- Operational Oversight: Manage day-to-day QA workflows across Development, QA, UAT/Staging, and Production environments. Ensure each backlog item, defect, enhancement, and release candidate meets the Definition of Done, with objective test evidence (executed scripts, screenshots, logs, and pass/fail results) attached to the Government-furnished Jira ticket before work is marked complete.
- Collaboration: Coordinate with the Government Product Owner, Operating Administration stakeholders, the Scrum Master, developers, and the ISSO to clarify requirements, run sprint demonstrations, coordinate user acceptance testing, and solicit user feedback. Organize that feedback in a clear, traceable way and manage it within Government-provided ticketing systems.