Lead Business Analyst

Job Title : Lead Business Analyst (Standard III)

Experience : 12+ Years

Location : Washington, DC / Michigan / North Carolina / Ohio / Virginia

Employment Type : Contract / Full-Time

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Lead Business Analyst to support the implementation, scaling, and governance of the World Bank Group's Business-Led IT (BLIT) initiative. This role focuses on operationalizing the BLIT operating model, managing intake governance, enabling business-led technical solutions, and ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and delivery standards.

Key Responsibilities

Implement and operationalize the 8-Step BLIT Operating Model across Business, Lines of Business (LoB), Enterprise Architecture (EA), OIS, and Shared Services.

Facilitate the intake, evaluation, and triage of BLIT requests, including Innovation Sandbox, Self-Service, and Purpose-Built pathways.

Coordinate collaboration across business units, EA, OIS, product teams, and platform stakeholders.

Support governance workflows including EARB approvals, security reviews, procurement, and tool onboarding.

Develop and maintain BLIT documentation such as user guides, workflows, RACI matrices, standards, and knowledge materials.

Conduct stakeholder interviews and document findings, risks, challenges, and improvement recommendations.

Manage operational knowledge assets within Confluence.

Assist with the evaluation and enablement of low-code / no-code tools such as Replit, Lovable, PowerApps, and ServiceNow App Engine.

Support vendor coordination, enterprise architecture assessments, security compliance, and POC demonstrations.

Ensure alignment with DevSecOps, CI / CD pipelines, enterprise engineering standards, Agile, and SAFe practices.

Participate in Agile ceremonies to support delivery readiness.

Track pilot progress, delivery milestones, and performance reporting for leadership.

Support change management communications and BLIT Community of Practice activities.

Required Qualifications

Master's degree in Engineering or equivalent professional experience.

12+ years of professional experience including leading full-stack development or enterprise solution delivery teams.

SAFe Agilist Certification (Mandatory)

PMP Certification (Mandatory)

Strong hands-on experience with GitLab / GitHub, Bitbucket, Jenkins, CI / CD, DevSecOps, and PowerBI analytics.

Demonstrated experience supporting business-led IT initiatives, product management, or enterprise-level business analysis.

Strong understanding of enterprise governance, security, architecture standards, and intake workflows.

Experience with low-code / no-code platforms such as PowerApps, ServiceNow App Engine, Replit, Lovable.

Excellent communication, documentation, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Ability to lead and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously within governance frameworks.

Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills

Cloud Certification (AWS or Azure)

Background working in large-scale enterprise environments

Experience with SAFe-aligned delivery lifecycle and Agile transformation initiatives