Senior Business Analyst
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 11, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 11, 2026.
Job Summary
Automation Analyst - Automation Delivery & Business Process Analysis - 8+ Years Position Summary The Automation Analyst is responsible for supporting the end-to-end lifecycle of enterprise automation initiatives as a subject matter expert for the automation solution, from initial project intake and business process discovery through requirements definition, development coordination, testing, implementation, and operational handoff. The Automation Analyst is responsible for understanding business processes and objectives, translating stakeholder needs into clear and actionable requirements, identifying process and data dependencies, and ensuring development teams have the information necessary to design and deliver effective automation solutions. The role also serves as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, automation development teams, technical teams, project leadership, and support organizations by becoming a subject matter expert of the automation's capabilities and value to the business. The Automation Analyst will manage multiple automation initiatives concurrently and is expected to proactively drive requirements, stakeholder decisions, documentation, testing readiness, and delivery dependencies rather than functioning solely as a documentation resource. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong business analysis, process improvement, stakeholder management, facilitation, data analysis, testing, and delivery coordination capabilities. Major Responsibilities Automation Intake & Opportunity Assessment Coordinate intake of new automation opportunities with business and technology stakeholders. Facilitate discovery sessions to understand the business problem, current process, expected outcomes, scope, stakeholders, and dependencies. Evaluate business processes to determine automation readiness and identify process gaps requiring clarification or redesign. Document current-state and future-state processes, including but not limited to workflow diagrams, data flow diagrams, and step-by-step procedure documentation. Identify process volumes, transaction characteristics, exception scenarios, manual effort, error rates, and other information required to support automation evaluation. Assist with quantifying expected automation benefits, including efficiency, capacity, quality, accuracy, risk reduction, and other measurable business outcomes. Identify systems, applications, data sources, interfaces, access requirements, and technology dependencies during intake. Identify assumptions, constraints, risks, and unresolved questions early in the lifecycle. Support estimation activities by ensuring technical teams receive complete business and process information. Requirements Gathering & Process Documentation Lead requirements elicitation sessions with business stakeholders, subject matter experts, developers, architects, and other technical teams. Elicit, analyze, document, and validate business, user, functional, and non-functional requirements. Develop detailed Process Definition Documents (PDDs) and other required business/process documentation. Document: Current-state and future-state workflows Business rules Decision points Process exceptions Data inputs and outputs System interactions User roles Volumes and frequency Dependencies Error and exception handling Acceptance criteria Develop process maps, workflow diagrams, use cases, user stories, and supporting documentation as appropriate. Establish and enforce traceability between business requirements, solution functionality, testing, and acceptance criteria. Obtain and document stakeholder validation and approval of requirements before development proceeds. Maintain requirements and process documentation as scope or business processes change. Stakeholder Management & Facilitation Serve as a primary point of coordination between business stakeholders and automation delivery teams. Establish productive working relationships with business, operationa
Key Responsibilities
Automation Analyst - Automation Delivery & Business Process Analysis - 8+ Years Position Summary The Automation Analyst is responsible for supporting the end-to-end lifecycle of enterprise automation initiatives as a subject matter expert for the automation solution, from initial project intake and business process discovery through requirements definition, development coordination, testing, implementation, and operational handoff. The Automation Analyst is responsible for understanding business processes and objectives, translating stakeholder needs into clear and actionable requirements, identifying process and data dependencies, and ensuring development teams have the information necessary to design and deliver effective automation solutions. The role also serves as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, automation development teams, technical teams, project leadership, and support organizations by becoming a subject matter expert of the automation's capabilities and value to the business. The Automation Analyst will manage multiple automation initiatives concurrently and is expected to proactively drive requirements, stakeholder decisions, documentation, testing readiness, and delivery dependencies rather than functioning solely as a documentation resource. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong business analysis, process improvement, stakeholder management, facilitation, data analysis, testing, and delivery coordination capabilities. Major Responsibilities Automation Intake & Opportunity Assessment Coordinate intake of new automation opportunities with business and technology stakeholders. Facilitate discovery sessions to understand the business problem, current process, expected outcomes, scope, stakeholders, and dependencies. Evaluate business processes to determine automation readiness and identify process gaps requiring clarification or redesign. Document current-state and future-state processes, including but not limited to workflow diagrams, data flow diagrams, and step-by-step procedure documentation. Identify process volumes, transaction characteristics, exception scenarios, manual effort, error rates, and other information required to support automation evaluation. Assist with quantifying expected automation benefits, including efficiency, capacity, quality, accuracy, risk reduction, and other measurable business outcomes. Identify systems, applications, data sources, interfaces, access requirements, and technology dependencies during intake. Identify assumptions, constraints, risks, and unresolved questions early in the lifecycle. Support estimation activities by ensuring technical teams receive complete business and process information. Requirements Gathering & Process Documentation Lead requirements elicitation sessions with business stakeholders, subject matter experts, developers, architects, and other technical teams. Elicit, analyze, document, and validate business, user, functional, and non-functional requirements. Develop detailed Process Definition Documents (PDDs) and other required business/process documentation. Document: Current-state and future-state workflows Business rules Decision points Process exceptions Data inputs and outputs System interactions User roles Volumes and frequency Dependencies Error and exception handling Acceptance criteria Develop process maps, workflow diagrams, use cases, user stories, and supporting documentation as appropriate. Establish and enforce traceability between business requirements, solution functionality, testing, and acceptance criteria. Obtain and document stakeholder validation and approval of requirements before development proceeds. Maintain requirements and process documentation as scope or business processes change. Stakeholder Management & Facilitation Serve as a primary point of coordination between business stakeholders and automation delivery teams. Establish productive working relationships with business, operationa
Skill Requirements
Automation Analyst - Automation Delivery & Business Process Analysis - 8+ Years Position Summary The Automation Analyst is responsible for supporting the end-to-end lifecycle of enterprise automation initiatives as a subject matter expert for the automation solution, from initial project intake and business process discovery through requirements definition, development coordination, testing, implementation, and operational handoff. The Automation Analyst is responsible for understanding business processes and objectives, translating stakeholder needs into clear and actionable requirements, identifying process and data dependencies, and ensuring development teams have the information necessary to design and deliver effective automation solutions. The role also serves as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, automation development teams, technical teams, project leadership, and support organizations by becoming a subject matter expert of the automation's capabilities and value to the business. The Automation Analyst will manage multiple automation initiatives concurrently and is expected to proactively drive requirements, stakeholder decisions, documentation, testing readiness, and delivery dependencies rather than functioning solely as a documentation resource. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong business analysis, process improvement, stakeholder management, facilitation, data analysis, testing, and delivery coordination capabilities. Major Responsibilities Automation Intake & Opportunity Assessment Coordinate intake of new automation opportunities with business and technology stakeholders. Facilitate discovery sessions to understand the business problem, current process, expected outcomes, scope, stakeholders, and dependencies. Evaluate business processes to determine automation readiness and identify process gaps requiring clarification or redesign. Document current-state and future-state processes, including but not limited to workflow diagrams, data flow diagrams, and step-by-step procedure documentation. Identify process volumes, transaction characteristics, exception scenarios, manual effort, error rates, and other information required to support automation evaluation. Assist with quantifying expected automation benefits, including efficiency, capacity, quality, accuracy, risk reduction, and other measurable business outcomes. Identify systems, applications, data sources, interfaces, access requirements, and technology dependencies during intake. Identify assumptions, constraints, risks, and unresolved questions early in the lifecycle. Support estimation activities by ensuring technical teams receive complete business and process information. Requirements Gathering & Process Documentation Lead requirements elicitation sessions with business stakeholders, subject matter experts, developers, architects, and other technical teams. Elicit, analyze, document, and validate business, user, functional, and non-functional requirements. Develop detailed Process Definition Documents (PDDs) and other required business/process documentation. Document: Current-state and future-state workflows Business rules Decision points Process exceptions Data inputs and outputs System interactions User roles Volumes and frequency Dependencies Error and exception handling Acceptance criteria Develop process maps, workflow diagrams, use cases, user stories, and supporting documentation as appropriate. Establish and enforce traceability between business requirements, solution functionality, testing, and acceptance criteria. Obtain and document stakeholder validation and approval of requirements before development proceeds. Maintain requirements and process documentation as scope or business processes change. Stakeholder Management & Facilitation Serve as a primary point of coordination between business stakeholders and automation delivery teams. Establish productive working relationships with business, operationa