Senior Business Analyst (Digital Transformation & IT Modernization)

Position Summary

The Senior Business Analyst supports enterprise digital transformation initiatives by conducting comprehensive assessments of current-state systems, processes, and data environments, and translating findings into actionable, governance-aligned roadmaps. This role bridges business and technology by driving stakeholder engagement, defining future-state capabilities, and enabling data-driven decision-making. The ideal candidate brings experience in IT modernization, business process analysis, and strategic planning, with the ability to operate across complex system ecosystems and support implementation within organizational constraints.

Key Responsibilities

Baseline Assessment & Analysis

• Conduct current-state assessments of systems, platforms, and business processes
• Develop system inventories and capability maps across the IT ecosystem
• Analyze data architecture, integrations, and interoperability
• Support digital maturity assessments and benchmarking activities

Stakeholder Engagement & Requirements Gathering

• Facilitate discovery sessions, workshops, and stakeholder interviews
• Elicit and document business, functional, and technical requirements
• Establish requirements baselines across business units
• Present findings and insights to leadership and governance bodies

Gap, Risk & Opportunity Analysis

• Identify process inefficiencies, redundancies, and automation opportunities
• Analyze platform utilization and capability gaps
• Assess data silos, integration challenges, and system dependencies
• Evaluate risks, technical debt, and system obsolescence

Future-State Definition

• Define future-state business processes and technology capabilities
• Support development of target-state architecture and operating models
• Create strategic capability maps and requirements frameworks
• Facilitate validation sessions and stakeholder alignment

Roadmap Development & Governance Alignment

• Translate assessment findings into phased transformation roadmaps
• Support initiative prioritization and scoring frameworks
• Develop dependency mapping and implementation sequencing
• Align deliverables with governance structures and decision frameworks
• Define roles, responsibilities, and execution plans (RACI)

Documentation & Deliverables

• Produce clear, traceable, and actionable documentation, including:
  • Business Requirements Documents (BRDs)
  • Process flows and diagrams
  • Assessment reports
  • Roadmaps and implementation plans
• Ensure deliverables are aligned with organizational goals and implementation readiness

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field
• 5 – 8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst or similar role
• Experience supporting IT modernization, digital transformation, or system implementation initiatives
• Strong experience in:
  • Business process analysis
  • Requirements gathering and documentation
  • Stakeholder engagement
• Ability to analyze complex systems and data environments
• Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in federal or public sector environments
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture concepts and system integration
• Experience developing roadmaps, gap analyses, and strategic plans
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies
• Experience with tools such as:
  • Visio, Power BI, Excel
  • Jira, Confluence
• Exposure to data analysis, reporting, or governance frameworks

Key Competencies

• Analytical thinking and problem-solving
• Strategic planning and prioritization
• Stakeholder collaboration and influence
• Attention to detail and documentation quality
• Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions

About The Company

Headquartered in Leesburg, Virginia, Zenius Corporation is a HUBZone-certified small business. Zenius specializes in providing Grants Management, IT Modernization, Acquisition Management, and Financial Management services to Federal agencies. Zenius is selected by Inc 5000 as one of the fastest-growing companies in the DC Metro Area, awarded in 2025, 2024, 2021, and 2020. Zenius is also listed by Financial Times as one of the fastest-growing companies in the Americas in 2021. Zenius is an awardee of 2019 Best of Leesburg winner (Business Management Consultant category).

Benefits

Zenius Corporation is an employee-oriented company. Join us now and help us grow! We offer a competitive benefits package that includes paid holidays and paid time off, medical insurance including health, vision, dental insurance, 401K matching, Flexible Spending Account and flexible schedules, as per business needs. We also work with our employees on training and professional certification plans that benefit the employee.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Zenius Corporation provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Zenius complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Zenius Corporation expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.