Junior Business Analyst

About The Role

Peraton is seeking a Junior Business Analyst with experience in federal environmental systems to support requirements analysis and stakeholder coordination for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). This role involves documenting workflows, developing user stories, and supporting approval tracking activities on a federal data integration program. The program aims to integrate marine and anadromous species data into the existing FWS platform to create a unified experience for all Endangered Species Act (ESA)-listed species.

Work Location: Remote

Key Responsibilities

• Support the FWS BA SME in documenting current-state FWS consultation workflows, decision logic structures, and template formats.
• Conduct detailed analysis of existing platform decision logic to identify all updates required for NOAA Fisheries species integration.
• Document FWS-specific user stories and acceptance criteria for UI updates, logic changes, and template modifications.
• Assist in facilitating FWS ES requirements workshops and capturing meeting notes, decisions, and action items.
• Support the development of pilot consultation scenarios for FWS-side consultation types.
• Assist in tracking FWS ES review and approval activities for deliverables requiring FWS sign-off.
• Support the development of FWS-facing training materials and job aids.
• Maintain traceability matrices linking FWS requirements to implemented features and test cases.
• Assist in compiling FWS-specific content for progress reports and the year-end final report.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• AWS-based cloud hosting system
• Dremio, Tableau, Globus, Posit/RStudio, Atlassian, ThingLogix, CloudCheckr

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 0 years of professional experience, OR Master's degree with 0 years of professional experience, OR Associate's degree with 2 years of professional experience, OR High school diploma/equivalent with 4 years of professional experience.
• U.S. Citizenship required; must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Experience supporting business analysis on federal IT programs.
• Experience writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and requirements documentation.
• Strong facilitation support and meeting documentation skills.
• Experience maintaining requirements traceability matrices.

Preferred Experience

• Familiarity with FWS Ecological Services processes or Endangered Species Act Section 7 consultation workflows.
• Direct experience with the IPaC platform or FWS IT systems.
• Experience supporting federal environmental regulatory programs.
• Experience contributing to program status reports or monthly progress reports.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies.
• ECBA or CCBA certification.