Job Description

ECS is seeking a Business Analyst to work in our Fairfax, VA office.

ECS is seeking a Business Analyst to work in our Fairfax, VA office in a hybrid remote/on-site capacity supporting a U.S. Government Mission Partner on the Secure Unclassified Network (SUNet). SUNet is a Department of Defense (DoD) owned, contractor-managed platform that houses multiple U.S. Government Mission Partner Enclaves, each with a unique set of data, applications, and information systems /sub-systems that support the development of Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML) algorithms.

The ideal candidate:

• Is a motivated, self-starter who enthusiastically tackles challenging operational problems and can quickly grasp and implement creative solutions
• Demonstrates a solid understanding of project management fundamentals and frameworks
• Is highly adaptable, takes ownership of tasks and deadlines, and works effectively with limited supervision
• Has prior exposure to DoD systems and demonstrates some technical knowledge and experience
• Offers innovative ideas that solve programmatic, financial, and business operations challenges

Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Internal ECS and external client reporting
• Briefing and presentation development
• Formal meeting minutes recordation and dissemination
• Risk, issue, and action items management and tracking
• Maintenance Window ticket management and post-Maintenance Window reporting
• Account management and user support
• Short-term, high-priority project management support and coordination
• Atlassian Jira ticket management and document repository maintenance and management in Confluence
• Project management assistance (e.g., drafting charters, requirements gathering and documentation, scheduling, tracking milestones, and peer-reviewing deliverables)
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) development
• Metrics / statistics capture and management
• Daily operational support (as requested) to Team Lead and Project Managers, technical SMEs, and Leadership, as needed (e.g., Jira, Confluence, meeting scheduling and support, calendaring, agenda-setting, corporate back-office coordination, etc.)
• Other duties, as assigned

Qualifications

• US Citizen.
• Bachelor's degree in Management; Business Administration; Finance/Accounting; or Information Systems Management or similar Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline.
• 2+ years of project administration and/or project support/project control and management experience
• DoD 8140 IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+CE); current, or obtained within 90 calendar days of hire
• Expert in Microsoft Office tools and O365, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, and Teams
• Prior experience on a team responsible for various aspects of project management (e.g., planning, requirements, financial management, documentation, client reporting, quality control, scheduling, etc.)
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution
• Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management)