Lead Business Data Analyst

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.