--- title: Sr. Business Analyst at Sharp Solutions in Ashburn, VA description: Sharp Solutions is hiring for the Sr. Business Analyst role in Ashburn, VA. Pays $120K–$130K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/sr-business-analyst-at-sharp-solutions-01a0f193-d06d-7f68-a2f9-fd23af6b7dc1 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Sharp Solutions as Sr. Business Analyst in Ashburn, VA. Pays $120K–$130K per year. Full-time role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/0oec9z.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | Sharp Solutions | | **Location** | Ashburn, VA | | **Salary** | $120K/yr - $130K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Sep 29, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** B · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** No H-1B sponsorship on record for Sharp Solutions. - **E-Verify:** Sharp Solutions uses E-Verify. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $91,000 – $130,000 a year (median $110,000). ## Description ## Job Summary We are seeking an experienced **Senior Business Analyst** to support an integrated **Governance, Risk, and Process Management Program** focused on IT governance, management controls, enterprise risk management, process improvement, and technology implementation in a government environment. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in **business analysis, requirements gathering and traceability, technical/functional analysis, governance, risk management, process improvement, operating-model development, and stakeholder management**. The role is primarily focused on **business analysis and requirements engineering**, with the technical ability to support **SaaS and enterprise technology deployments in a government environment**. ## Key Responsibilities - Analyze current-state governance, risk, tasker, controls, and business processes; identify gaps, bottlenecks, duplication, rework, ownership issues, dependencies, and improvement opportunities. - Conduct business process discovery and gather, analyze, document, validate, prioritize, and manage **business, functional, and technical requirements**. - Develop and maintain **requirements traceability matrices**, user stories, use cases, acceptance criteria, business rules, and other requirements artifacts. - Translate business needs into clear, actionable, and testable requirements and work with technical/product teams to resolve gaps, dependencies, integration needs, and implementation constraints. - Support **SaaS, enterprise application, workflow, and technology implementations** in a government environment, including **security vetting, security reviews, compliance/approval processes, testing, deployment readiness, and adoption**. - Work with the **Groundswell team and technical stakeholders** throughout requirements analysis, implementation, testing, deployment, and stabilization. - Develop **current/future-state process models, target operating models, SOPs, process maps, RACI matrices, controls, decision logs, and implementation documentation**. - Apply **COBIT-aligned governance and controls**, assess gaps and redundancies, and support governance, risk, and control improvements. - Develop risk-management frameworks and support **risk-treatment planning**, including owners, mitigation activities, milestones, dependencies, resources, readiness, outcomes, and completion criteria. - Develop **transformation/process-improvement roadmaps** and standardized processes for intake, prioritization, approval, escalation, tracking, closure, and change control. - Maintain **risk, issue, tasker, decision, process, and improvement registers**, and support Tasker Tracking System capabilities for ownership, workflow, notifications, escalation, evidence, and reporting. - Develop **executive dashboards, metrics, and reports** covering governance, risks, taskers, process improvements, performance, dependencies, and implementation status. - Facilitate working sessions with **executives, program managers, technical teams, product teams, process owners, service owners, and governance bodies**. - Support **organizational change, stakeholder adoption, training, readiness, maturity assessments, lessons learned, and continuous improvement**. ## Required Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in **Business Administration, IT, Computer Science, Management, or related field**, or equivalent experience. - **7+ years** of experience in business analysis, requirements management, process management, governance, risk management, or related disciplines. - Strong experience with **requirements gathering, analysis, documentation, validation, traceability, and business/functional/technical requirements**. - Experience with **enterprise/IT process analysis, current/future-state modeling, workflows, SOPs, and operating models**. - Experience supporting **technology implementations, SaaS, enterprise applications, or workflow platforms**. - Experience identifying **technical dependencies, integration requirements, security considerations, and implementation constraints**. - Strong understanding of **IT governance, risk management, internal controls, and process management**. - Experience with **COBIT or comparable governance/control frameworks**. - Experience with **risk registers, action/task trackers, decision logs, process inventories, dashboards, and management reporting**. - Strong analytical, documentation, facilitation, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills. ## Preferred Qualifications - **Federal government/public-sector IT** experience. - Experience with **government SaaS/technology deployments** and **security vetting, security reviews, compliance, or technology authorization processes**. - **COBIT 2019** experience. - **Appian or other workflow/case-management platform** experience. - Knowledge of **enterprise risk management, internal controls, and compliance frameworks**. - Experience with **organizational change management, stakeholder adoption, tasker management, and executive reporting**. - Certifications such as **CBAP, PMP, CISM, CRISC, CGEIT, ITIL, or COBIT** are a plus. ## Skills - Control Frameworks - Stakeholder Management - Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology - Risk Register - Certification in Risk and Information Systems Control - Requirements Management Software - Software Deployment - RACI Matrix - Risk Management - Executive Reporting - ITIL - Prioritization - User Story - Process Analysis - Appian - Certified Information Security Manager - Functional Analysis - Process Improvement - Continuous Improvement Process - Process Mapping - Requirements Gathering - Requirements Analysis - Internal Controls - Case Management - Certified Business Analysis Professional - Decision Log - Treatment Planning - Project Management Professional Certification - Change Control - Requirements Engineering - Target Operating Model - Store Presentation - 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