Leads acquisition modernization analysis for a federal Department of the Interior program. Responsibilities include discovery, requirements definition, process mapping, workflow redesign, stakeholder workshops, data analysis using Python and SQL, user stories, solution validation, and identifying automation, AI, low-code, and digital-form opportunities. Guides junior analysts and coordinates with design and engineering teams while remaining hands-on through testing, user acceptance, documentation, and implementation guidance.
Overview
The Lead Business Systems Analyst serves as the hands-on lead business analyst for acquisition modernization on PhoenixTeam's Department of the Interior program. The role combines deep analysis with practical leadership: leading discovery and requirements work, guiding other analysts, and staying personally involved in process mapping, user stories, solution definition, and validation.
This is not a project-management-only role. The strongest fit is a broad, T-shaped consultant or senior analyst who can make sense of ambiguous business problems, work directly with federal stakeholders, and translate acquisition processes into clear requirements for automation, low-code, data, and AI-enabled solutions.
Key Functions
- Document current-state processes, business rules, pain points, controls, data needs, and handoffs; design future-state workflows that reduce manual work and improve consistency and traceability.
- Facilitate stakeholder workshops, synthesize competing inputs, and turn business needs into clear requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and decision-ready recommendations.
- Identify practical opportunities for AI, automation, digital forms, Power Platform, and integrated data while keeping human review, policy, and compliance needs visible in the design.
- Guide junior analysts and coordinate with solution-design and engineering staff through design, prototype, testing, and user-acceptance activities without becoming a hands-off manager.
- Prepare high-quality client materials, process documentation, and implementation guidance for senior federal stakeholders.
Minimum Qualifications
- 8+ years of relevant experience in business analysis, business transformation, acquisition modernization, management consulting, or related work; bachelor's degree preferred.
- Working knowledge of federal acquisition, including the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), PWS development, market research, and acquisition planning.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex requirements and process-redesign work for software, automation, or digital modernization initiatives.
- Ability to lead through influence while remaining hands-on with analysis, documentation, workshops, and delivery details.
- Must be able to successfully complete the background investigation, suitability, credentialing, and system-access requirements applicable to a Moderate Risk Public Trust position.
Preferred Qualifications or Skills
- Experience supporting a federal contracting office or advising federal acquisition organizations.
- Management consulting or professional-services experience in complex transformation programs.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform, SharePoint/Microsoft 365, data and API concepts, or other low-code/automation environments from an analyst's perspective.
- Experience using generative AI or LLM tools to support acquisition, research, requirements, process redesign, or prototype development.
- Hands-on experience using Python for data preparation and analysis, and SQL to query, join, and validate data in support of requirements and process-redesign work.
- Experience with large-scale modernization involving multiple systems, stakeholder groups, or organizational units.
- Business process re-engineering experience, including supporting projects in one or more of the following functional areas:
- Human Capital;
- Employee Development;
- Financial Management;
- Acquisition and Property Management.
- Human Capital;
Position Details
- Employment type: Full-Time, W2.
- Location: Primarily remote within the U.S.; occasional travel to Department of the Interior locations may be required based on project needs.
- Hours: 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday, with required availability during DOI core hours of 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. ET.
- Target start: As soon as possible, subject to required government onboarding.
- Program: Department of the Interior (DOI) modernization program.
- Openings: 1.
- Contract labor category: Business Analyst IV.
- Eligibility: Must be able to successfully complete the background investigation, suitability, credentialing, and system-access requirements applicable to a Moderate Risk Public Trust position.
About PhoenixTeam
PhoenixTeam partners with organizations to deliver real results across GenAI, data, product, and technology. We help clients modernize legacy systems, redesign complex workflows, and move practical AI and digital solutions into production in regulated environments.
PhoenixTeam is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.
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