Lead Business Analyst, 06 Months, Richmond, VA (On Site) , Client : State of Virginia, **Candidate must work onsite at the downtown Richmond, Virginia office.

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Lokesh Kaveri

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Feb 23, 2026, 9:12:36 AM (7 days ago) Feb 23
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Hi,

 

Please find my direct client job requirement for your consideration.

 

Title:  Lead Business Analyst

Location:  Richmond, VA (On Site)

Duration :  06 Months

Client : State of Virginia   

Job Description:

Experienced Lead Business Analyst

The Lead Business Analyst is a strategic, people‑focused role responsible for improving the quality, consistency, and impact of Business Analysis across the organization. This position combines mentorship, facilitation, and strong analytical leadership to strengthen requirements, improve delivery outcomes, and support alignment between busine    ss and technology teams.

You will serve as a servant leader for a team of 8 to 10 Business Analysts. You will remove obstacles, coach their growth, and promote strong BA practices. This role is ideal for someone who leads through influence, builds trust quickly, and enjoys helping teams reach clarity and shared understanding.

Key Responsibilities

1. Standards and Requirements

  • Establish, refine, and promote consistent BA methods, templates, and documentation standards.
  • Ensure high‑quality requirements such as BRDs, RTMs, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and data requirements.
  • Validate requirements to confirm business value, technical feasibility, and alignment with organizational goals.
  • Provide clear and constructive feedback to improve BA deliverables and reduce rework.
  • Ensure BA outputs are accurate, complete, and delivered on time to support project milestones.
  • Support testing approaches that include functional, non‑functional, and data‑related needs.

2.Support Teams and Build Alignment

  • Create a collaborative and supportive environment across business units, IT teams, and vendor partners.
  • Act as a trusted liaison who brings clarity and alignment to complex business needs.
  • Facilitate workshops, discovery sessions, and cross‑team discussions that support decision‑making.
  • Support change management through clear and proactive communication.
  • Work with product owners, project managers, and leadership to prioritize requirements, manage risks, and maintain project momentum.

3.Communicate Clearly and Influence Decisions

  • Communicate complex ideas in a clear and simple way for executives, technical teams, and end users.
  • Translate business needs into structured, actionable requirements and documentation.
  • Present recommendations, findings, and updates to senior leadership with confidence.
  • Produce well‑organized documentation that supports planning and solution design.

4. Coach and Develop the BA Team

  • Mentor and develop Business Analysts, building confidence and strong analytical skills.
  • Identify opportunities to improve BA processes, tools, and team capabilities.
  • Lead improvements that increase efficiency, consistency, and quality across the BA function.
  • Ensure alignment with leadership and the team before introducing new methods or standards.
  • Remove roadblocks, provide direction, and address risks that affect BA performance.
  • Model accountability, transparency, and a commitment to high‑quality work.

Qualifications

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related field
  • 7 or more years of Business Analyst experience, including at least 3 years mentoring or leading analysts
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Solid understanding of elicitation techniques, requirements documentation, and process modeling
  • Experience with Agile methods such as Scrum or Kanban
  • Strong facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Experience with enterprise‑level or multi‑module systems
  • Proficiency with BA and ALM tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps

Preferred

  • Experience shaping BA practice standards or contributing to a BA Center of Excellence
  • Background in data governance, data integration, or data quality
  • Familiarity with testing methods and ALM or automated testing tools
  • Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, including the ability to use data for insights

Skills and Competencies

  • Servant leadership and mentoring
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Analytical mindset and focus on continuous improvement
  • Skilled in stakeholder engagement and facilitation
  • High attention to detail and commitment to quality
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and support several projects at once
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and process modeling tools

Skills:

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

 

Business Analysis - Expert level knowledge in business analysis functions (requirements, stakeholder management, testing, etc)

Required

10

Years

 

Leadership - Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with experience leading and guiding experienced teams.

Required

7

Years

 

Communication - Effectively conveying ideas to both technical and non-technical teams at various levels of an organization

Required

7

Years

 

Stakeholder Management - Ablity to build and maintain working relationships with key stakeholders within the organization

Required

7

Years

 

Support - Guide and help experienced professionals in achieving their goals and support in removing obsticles.

Required

7

Years

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Lokesh Kaveri

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Feb 25, 2026, 9:25:42 AM (5 days ago) Feb 25
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Hi,

 

Please find my direct client job requirement for your consideration.

 

Title:            System Administrator 

Location:  Richmond, VA (Hybrid)

Duration :  06 Months

Client : State of Virginia   

Job id:   791969

Job Description:

Provides senior-level enterprise IT operations support, including system monitoring, batch processing, incident response, and production support. Coordinates with technical teams to ensure system availability, stability, and timely issue resolution.

The Systems Operations Contractor provides advanced operational and service desk support by responding to production problem reports, service requests, and project-related operational needs. This includes researching complex issues, communicating status and next steps to stakeholders, documenting activities in service management systems, and ensuring issues are resolved in accordance with established workflows and timelines.

The contractor maintains and updates operational documentation, including runbooks and playbooks, to ensure procedures remain accurate and effective. The role also involves consulting with application support, development, and operations teams to support system changes, new functionality, deployments, and ongoing production readiness. This includes reviewing technical documentation, identifying operational risks, and communicating potential impacts to management.

Participation in a 24x7 on-call rotation is required as part of a team-based operations model. The contractor is expected to manage multiple priorities, work independently with minimal supervision, communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and consistently demonstrate sound judgment, professionalism, and customer service orientation.

Skills:

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

 

Enterprise systems monitoring and incident response across Linux and Windows environments.

Required

5

Years

 

Production operations support for online, batch, and file transfer systems.

Required

5

Years

 

Batch job scheduling, execution, and failure analysis using enterprise schedulers such as BMC Control-M or equivalent.

Required

3

Years

 

Root cause analysis and troubleshooting of system, application, and infrastructure issues.

Required

5

Years

 

ITIL-aligned operational support, including incident, problem, and service request management.

Required

3

Years

 

Service desk and customer support skills, including clear communication of technical issues to non-technical stakeholders.

Required

4

Years

 

Operational documentation development and maintenance, including runbooks and playbooks.

Required

3

Years

 

Ability to work independently while coordinating with cross-functional technical teams.

Required

5

Years

 

Strong written and verbal communication skills for documenting issues, workflows, and resolutions.

Required

5

Years

 

Ability to support a 24x7 operations environment, including on-call rotation.

Required

3

Years

 

UNIX / Linux administration experience, including CRON scheduling and shell scripting (BASH, Perl).

Highly desired

3

Years

 

Familiarity with enterprise monitoring and alerting tools.

Desired

2

Years

 

Experience supporting large, multi-user enterprise environments.

Desired

2

Years

 

Knowledge of application lifecycle support and production readiness practices.

Desired

3

Years
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