Senior Business Analyst

Overview

Nakupna Companies is seeking a Senior Business Analyst – Technical. The Senior Business Analyst (SBA) supports the development of the NAVSUP ReadyForce Dashboard by leading requirements discovery, stakeholder engagement, and analytical definition efforts in support of an agile, iterative dashboard delivery. The SBA will work directly with NAVSUP customers and stakeholders who have a conceptual vision of the dashboard but lack fully defined requirements, KPIs, data sources, and end-user definitions. This role is responsible for translating evolving business and decision needs into actionable, prioritized requirements that inform dashboard prototypes, MVP delivery, and potential future development phases.

Responsibilities

The following reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign additional duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

Requirements & Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead engagement with NAVSUP stakeholders, including leadership and operational users, to elicit, analyze, and validate dashboard requirements
• Identify and document dashboard user audiences, decision-makers, and stakeholder groups
• Facilitate requirements workshops, interviews, and working sessions to define decision areas, KPIs, metrics, and supporting data needs
• Translate conceptual or high-level customer ideas into clearly defined, testable requirements and user stories
• Aid in assessment of source data for data mapping and dashboard development

Agile Project Support

• Support an agile dashboard development effort through backlog development, refinement, and prioritization
• Develop and maintain user stories, acceptance criteria, and requirements artifacts in alignment with agile best practices
• Support prototyping and incorporate stakeholder feedback to refine requirements and dashboard functionality
• Identify and document additional requirements for potential future dashboard iterations and enhancements

Dashboard Design & Analytics Support

• Collaborate with technical, data, and dashboard developers to create notional dashboard visuals, workflows, and conceptual architecture
• Ensure KPIs and metrics are clearly defined, measurable, and aligned to NAVSUP readiness, performance, sustainment, and financial decision needs
• Translate business and functional requirements into technical requirements to support dashboard development

Documentation, Analysis & Governance

• Prepare and maintain all required documentation in accordance with applicable DOW and NAVSUP standards and guidelines
• Identify and document functional gaps, process gaps, assumptions, constraints, and risks related to dashboard development and data availability
• Evaluate proposed changes using analytical, data-driven decision-making to support prioritization and scope management

Communication & Program Support

• Provide regular status updates to leadership regarding requirements status, emerging scope, risks, and impacts to schedule or deliverables
• Advise NAVSUP personnel on opportunities to improve analytics, visibility, and decision support through dashboard capabilities
• Keep Nakupuna Solutions leadership abreast of project execution, requirements exceeding defined scope of work, and risks to timelines or deliverable

Qualifications

Skills/Qualifications: Senior-level experience as a Business Analyst supporting complex, data-driven or analytics-focused initiatives. Demonstrated experience eliciting requirements where customer needs are incomplete or evolving. Experience supporting agile development efforts. Strong facilitation, analytical, and written communication skills. Ability to engage with senior government stakeholders. Team player.

Education and Experience: This position desires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution or 5-7 years equivalent experience. The following are desirable levels of experience: 

• 5-7 years of NAVSUP experience  

Clearance Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen. Must have an active Secret clearance. 

Physical Requirements: The ideal candidate must at a minimum be able to meet the following physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation:

• Ability to perform repetitive motions with the hands, wrists, and fingers.
• Ability to engage in and follow audible communications in emergency situations.
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods at a desk and working on a computer.