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Business Analyst

CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc.

Fairfax, VA · HybridJob$73–161K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$73–161K/yr
Location
Fairfax, VAHybrid
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Job overview

The Business Analyst bridges clients and developers by defining business needs and application requirements, then translating them into actionable tasks. The role supports software delivery through requirements work, client sessions, testing, documentation, and collaboration with project teams. CGI accepts a hybrid working model for its Fairfax, Lafayette, or Knoxville offices. U.S. citizenship is required, and CGI is unable to sponsor international hires.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Problem SolvingCritical ThinkingWritingCommunicationLearning Technical ConceptsRelationship BuildingSoftware Development LifecycleAnalytical SkillsTeamworkMultitaskingJIRAConfluenceSQL Queries

Qualifications

5 Years Business Analyst ExperienceU.S. CitizenshipBusiness or Information Systems Degree

Benefits

401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance
Medical Insurance

Full job description

Business Analyst

Position Description

The ideal candidate for this position is a problem solver. As a Business Analyst, you will use your knowledge, skills, and abilities to solve organizational information challenges and will use your critical thinking skills to identify client requirements and translate those into detailed instructions for your development team to execute. The ideal Business Analyst also has strong writing and communication skills, ability to learn technical concepts, and is able to build relationships with both their team members and clients.

CGI is unable to sponsor international hires for this position. US Citizenship required.

This position is located in our Fairfax, VA or Lafayette, LA or Knoxville, TN office; however, a hybrid working model is acceptable.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

A Business Analyst works as bridge between clients and developers to understand business needs and application requirements and translate them into actionable tasks for developers to deliver. Business Analysts are responsible for helping the client to define the problem they are trying to solve and ensuring the delivered software solves the problem.

Your responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

Gather, develop, document and validate business, functional and technical requirements.

Interact with client during JAD sessions.

Interact with advanced business analysts and solution developers to communicate and validate requirements.

Perform functional and integrated testing.

Prepare and maintain project documentation and artifacts including analysis, reports and user documentation.

Works with project managers, developers, and end users to ensure application designs meet business requirements.

Assists all phases of software systems programming applications.

Evaluates new and existing software products.

Author and prepare meeting minutes to be distributed to a variety of audiences

Author user stories, test scripts, and other Agile deliverables

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

Bachelor's degree in a business related field or information systems management preferred

Minimum 5 years work experience as a business analyst

Knowledge of the full software development lifecycle

Strong analytical and writing skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work effectively within a team environment under tight timelines

Ability to multi task and support multiple projects at once

Experience working with JIRA and Confluence

Desired qualifications/non essential skills required:

Experience authoring SQL queries will strongly benefit a candidate.

CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $73,400.00 $160,700.00.

CGI Federal's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:

. Competitive compensation

. Comprehensive insurance options

. Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan

. Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time

. Paid parental leave

. Learning opportunities and tuition assistance

. Wellness and Well being programs

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Your future duties and responsibilities

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, sex, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, familial status or responsibilities, reproductive health decisions, political affiliation, genetic information, height, weight, or any other legally protected status or characteristics to the extent required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws where we do business.

CGI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation to apply for a job in the U.S., please email the CGI U.S. Employment Compliance mailbox at [email protected] . You will need to reference the Position ID of the position in which you are interested. Your message will be routed to the appropriate recruiter who will assist you. Please note, this email address is only to be used for those individuals who need an accommodation to apply for a job. Emails for any other reason or those that do not include a Position ID will not be returned.

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All CGI offers of employment in the U.S. are contingent upon the ability to successfully complete a background investigation. Background investigation components can vary dependent upon specific assignment and/or level of US government security clearance held. Dependent upon role and/or federal government security clearance requirements, and in accordance with applicable laws, some background investigations may include a credit check. CGI will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records in accordance with all local regulations and ordinances.

CGI will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with CGI’s legal duty to furnish information.

CGI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, to include disability and protected veteran status; we are committed to compliance with U.S. laws and regulations.

How this job compares

Set against the 6,132 open Business Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$73–161K/yr
  • Virginia median$92–154K/yr265 salary ranges
  • US median$88–146K/yr4,164 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $117K, is 3% below the Virginia median midpoint ($121K) — in the middle half of Business Analyst salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 388 open Business Analyst jobs in Virginia and 6,132 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Business Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (4,936 postings).
Education
2,481 of the 6,132 open Business Analyst jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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