Technical Business Analyst

Overview

Nakupuna Federal, as part of the NFB Joint Venture, is seeking Business Analysts with technical backgrounds to support the Defense Health Agency (DHA) in modernizing its enterprise data governance and catalog capabilities. These roles will serve as the bridge between DHA functional stakeholders and the technical implementation teams , ensuring requirements are captured, validated, and transformed into actionable outputs that drive mission success.

As part of the NFB JV team, the Business Analysts will support the achievement of all ten program objectives by coordinating with DHA stakeholders, conducting analysis, and contributing to deliverables such as inventories, schemas, governance playbooks, lifecycle policies, connector validation reports, test plans, reusable component requirements, AI / ML readiness assessments, and transition documentation.

The Business Analysts will directly support :

• Objective 1 – Comprehensive Data Inventory : Coordinate with domain owners, gather requirements, and validate inventory records.
• Objective 2 – Metadata Management : Document metadata requirements, validate schema alignment, and support repository configuration.
• Objective 3 – Federated Governance : Capture governance roles and workflows, supporting governance playbook development.
• Objective 4 – Metadata Harvesting : Record stakeholder needs for connectors, validate tagging accuracy, and track harvesting results.
• Objective 5 – Lifecycle Governance : Document lifecycle requirements, assist in creating machine-readable contracts, and log SLA compliance issues.
• Objective 6 – Self-Service & User Experience : Coordinate persona-driven UAT, capture feedback, and prepare recommendations.
• Objective 7 – Infrastructure Testing : Track test requirements, log outcomes, and support technical teams with reporting.
• Objective 8 – Reusable Mesh Components : Capture functional requirements for reusable templates and validate outputs.
• Objective 9 – AI / ML Integration : Document data readiness requirements, validate metadata / lineage compliance, and record AI / ML stakeholder feedback.
• Objective 10 – Transition Planning & Handoffs : Prepare meeting notes, training documentation, and support knowledge transfer.

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.

Additional Internal Corporate Duties :

Qualifications

Education and Experience :

Desired Qualifications :

Certifications (Preferred) : SAFe Agilist (SA), SAFe Practitioner (SP), Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) or Certified Scrum Master; ITIL Foundation.

Clearance Requirements :

Travel Requirements : Ability to travel up to 10% of the time to DHA HQ, stakeholder sites, or partner facilities across CONUS.

Work Location : Hybrid work environment at Nakupuna Federal offices (Arlington, VA), DHA HQ (Falls Church, VA), and remote work as approved. Core work hours are 8 : 00 AM to 5 : 00 PM, Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed.

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 :