Junior Business Analyst-Fish & Wildlife Ecological Services

Peraton is hiring a Junior Business Analyst to support the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on a federal data integration program. The role focuses on analyzing requirements, documenting workflows and user stories, coordinating stakeholders, and tracking reviews and approvals for integrating marine and anadromous species data into the FWS platform.

What you'll do:

• 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

What they're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree with 0 years of professional experience
• A Master's degree with 0 years of professional experience
• An Associate's degree with 2 years of professional experience
• A 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 experience 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
• Familiarity with FWS Ecological Services processes or Endangered Species Act Section 7 consultation workflows
• Direct experience with the IPaC platform or FWS IT systems

Benefits:

• Remote work.
• Eligible employees are offered medical, dental, and vision benefits; life insurance; a health savings account; short- and long-term disability; EAP; parental leave; 401(k); paid time off (PTO) for vacation; and company-paid holidays.
• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.