Lead Business Data Analyst

General Dynamics Information Technology · United States

FULL TIMEfull-time

Job Description

Type of Requisition: Pipeline Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations Job Qualifications: Skills: Business Intelligence (BI), Data Requirements, Data Warehousing (DW), ETL Design Certifications: None Experience: 7 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: No Job Description: Lead Business Data Analyst Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact supporting the Case Management Modernization (CMM) Program. The CMM program is an initiative to support the Administrative Office of the US Courts (AO) in developing a modern cloud-based solution to support all 204+ federal courts across the United States. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career. The Lead Business Data Analyst will work as part of the CMM Data Modernization and Governance team responsible for delivering an integrated data governance, engineering, data platform, reporting, analytics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) capabilities that support operational decision-making and fulfill AO's data and analytics objectives in support of the CMM program. The successful candidate will serve as the lead primary bridge between federal business stakeholders and the CMM Data Modernization and Governance technical delivery teams, ensuring requirements are accurately captured, governed, and translated into high-quality data products. This role supports data modernization by driving requirements management, source-to-target mappings, data governance coordination, and documentation required to deliver compliant, auditable, and mission-aligned reporting, analytics, and AI/ML solutions. The Lead Business Data Analyst will execute the following responsibilities:

Lead elicitation, analysis, and documenting business, functional, and data requirements for CMM data products and analytics.
Lead development and maintain Source-to-Target Mappings (STTMs), workflows, and data requirements documentation.
Facilitate stakeholder workshops, working sessions, and governance meetings, capturing decisions and action items.
Translate statutory, operational, and reporting needs into clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
Support data governance coordination, ensuring alignment with standards, policies, and stewardship decisions.
Partner with data engineers and architects to validate data models, transformations, and reporting logic.
Ensure requirements incorporate data classification, security, and access control considerations.
Support testing activities, including test planning, validation of results, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
Produce and maintain Agile artifacts (backlogs, user stories, traceability matrices).
Contribute to metadata catalog ingestion by defining business definitions and data attributes.
Support training, documentation, and communication for CMM data products users.
Ensure all documentation is audit-ready, version-controlled, and SOW-compliant.
Operates within an Agile federal delivery environment supporting multiple scrum teams.
Collaborates closely with business owners, data engineers, architects, and governance teams.
Accountable for requirements of accuracy, traceability, and documentation quality.
Expected to maintain audit-ready artifacts and timely deliverables.

QUALIFICATIONS

MA/MS degree with 7+ years or BS/BA degree with 9+ years of general experience in information systems and 7+ years of specialized experience.
Experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
Experience assisting with testing, writing acceptance criteria and confirming test cases results.
Experience with producing relevant and current requirements, sizing user stories correctly, and removing roadblocks prior to sprints start.
Proven experience as a Business Analyst on enterprise IT or data programs.
Demonstrated experience supporting cloud data platforms, analytics, or data initiatives.
Strong expertise in requirements management, data analysis, and documentation.
Experience working in federal or regulated environments (plus).
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies.
Proven ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience supporting federal judiciary or justice-related programs.
Familiarity with data governance, metadata management, and data quality practices.
Experience with cloud-based data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, or AWS S3/Redshift/QuickSight preferred).
Experience supporting statutory or compliance-driven reporting.
Mentoring or lead-analyst experience.
Experience with SQL (read-only analysis).
Experience with STTM and data mapping tools.
Experience with BI and Reporting tools like Power BI, Tableau, or QuickSight.
Extensive experience with Jira and Confluence for backlog management and documentation.
Familiarity with cloud-based data platform supporting operational data, reporting, and analytics delivering cloud-based architecture (data lake, lakehouse, or data warehouse).
Familiarity with Data Platform & Architecture, Data Engineering & Integration, Data Migration & Archiving & Disaster Recovery tools and services.

CERTIFICATIONS (Preferred) - CBAP or CCBA

- PMI-PBA

- SAFe Agilist (for Agile programs)

COMMUNICATION & ORGANIZATIONAL

Excellent presentation and communication (oral and written) skills.
Consultant mindset with the ability to work with high level customer stakeholders and build excellent customer relationships.
Experience identifying and applying industry tools, solutions, methods best practices, and emerging technologies.
Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills with the ability to formulate and communicate recommendations for improvement.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively, independently, and as part of a team.

The likely salary range for this position is $147,292 - $199,278. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Travel Required: None Telecommuting Options: Remote Work Location: Any Location / Remote Additional Work Locations: Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most. Our Identity Verification Process: As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes. About Our Work: We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at gdit.com/tc. Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

Details

Company	General Dynamics Information Technology
Location	United States
Type	FULL TIME
Niche	general
Experience	full-time

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