Overview

The Principal Business Analyst is part of the Cybersecurity Services Organization and reports to the Senior Director of the Cybersecurity Services Program Office. The Principal Business Analyst is a key business partner to the organization, providing strategic support and enabling value-added, data-driven analysis to support timely business decisions. You will develop a consistent way to articulate business value and translate business needs by recommending the tools, processes, data, and resources needed to effectively support the Cybersecurity Services Program Office strategies. You will provide overall analyst support and work collaboratively across the organization to develop business cases, requirements, dashboards, metrics, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to help manage the business.

The Center for Internet Security (CIS) makes the connected world a safer place for people, businesses, and governments through our core competencies of collaboration and innovation. We are a community-driven nonprofit responsible for industry-leading best practices for securing IT systems and data. CIS is also a trusted resource for cyber threat prevention, protection, response, and recovery for U.S. State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) government entities and election offices.

CIS has an award-winning reputation for investing in its people (click here to learn more), as well as continuous learning and development. We offer our employees diverse opportunities to expand their impact personally and professionally, in their local communities, and among one another. Core Leadership Principles drive our employees at every level of the organization, empowering them to be leaders in everything they do.

Salary Range: $111,300 - $194,800

We offer a competitive total rewards package at the Center for Internet Security:

Base salary is determined on a number of factors including, but not limited to, education, experience and skills
Health (PPO, EPO, HSA), Dental & Vision Insurance eligibility starting from the first day of hire
$500 wellness card for Health Coverage Participants
401(k) with 4% Company Match, vested from the first day of hire
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) & Dependent Care Account (DCA)
Life Insurance
Bonding Leave
Paid Volunteering Program
Bonus eligibility
Paid Time Off (PTO) inclusive of vacation, personal and sick time
Paid Holidays
Wellness Program
Employee Engagement Activities
Professional Development Opportunities
Tuition Reimbursement
Student Loan PayDown Program
Employee Referral program
Employee Assistance Program

What You'll Do

Collaborate cross functionally across CIS with relevant stakeholders, subject matter experts, users, and leaders to elicit and document business requirements and support accurate translation of those requirements into effective services solutions
Create a bridge between business requirements and user stories to technical requirements for developers and provide suggestions during the development stage that will meet customer business needs
Evaluate new relevant product and service developments and evolving business requirements and recommend appropriate alternatives and/or enhancements to current offerings by analyzing business processes, systems, and industry standards and best practices
Provide in-depth and sophisticated analysis with interpretive thinking to define problems, develop innovative solutions, and influence strategic functional decisions
Perform trend analysis and actively evaluate program and service performance to identify potential risk and opportunity areas by offering, member category, and sub-category, and refine data opportunities as needed
Understand the user community, data sources and integrations, system interfaces, and cross-departmental usage of desired functionality
Understand the data flow, integrations, and cross-departmental usage and impact of changes for assigned services
Build and maintain process flow, documenting current state and future state for new program launches as well as maintaining accurate and up to date processes as programs evolve and achieve operational excellence
Work with the internal readiness and training organization to ensure new functionalities are clearly documented and reflected accurately in training
Create comprehensive test plans with measurable testing criteria
Demonstrate excellent problem solving, analytical, and communication skills
Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned

What You'll Need

Bachelor's degree in Technology or related field*
10+ years as a Business Analyst or equivalent role, interacting with non-technical stakeholders to elicit, document, and confirm the accuracy of business requirements
5+ years successfully leading and facilitating requirements gathering sessions with a diverse set of technical and non-technical project participants
5+ years working as a member of an Agile team using Scrum and/or Kanban based approaches
Ability to effectively communicate business processes through the use of written user stories, context diagrams, and swim lane workflows
Experience designing comprehensive test plans with measurable testing criteria
Must be authorized to work in the United States

It's a plus if you have:

Advanced degree in Business, Computer Science, or related field
International Institute of Business Analysis - Agile Analysis Certification or similar
5+ years working with Jira and Confluence work management and collaboration tools
5+ years working with business stakeholders to design new business processes and workflows
5+ years supporting Product Management/Program Management/Business Development
Smartsheet experience
Strong presentation capabilities
Strong working knowledge of data analysis and performance metrics using business management software (e.g., CRM)

*Additional years of relevant experience or a combination of an Associate's degree or equivalent and relevant experience may be substituted for the Bachelor's degree

At CIS, we are committed to providing an inclusive environment in which the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and views of our employees, members, and customers are valued and respected. It is through this commitment that we are able to work together towards our common mission: to make the connected world a safer place.

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