Business Analyst / Solutions Architect

Sterling, VA

Full time

JR102240

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

Nightwing is seeking a Business Analyst / Solutions Architect who will serve as a strategic liaison between business stakeholders, IT engineering teams, and program leadership to identify business needs, translate requirements into technical solutions, and support the design and implementation of enterprise IT systems. This role combines business analysis, solution architecture, and technical consulting to ensure technology investments align with organizational objectives, operational requirements, security standards, and long-term modernization strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with business stakeholders, program managers, technical leads, and customers to identify business objectives, operational challenges, and technology requirements.

• Conduct requirements-gathering sessions, stakeholder interviews, workshops, and technical assessments.

• Translate business needs into clearly defined functional and non-functional requirements, technical specifications, and solution recommendations.

• Develop business requirements documents (BRDs), functional requirements documents (FRDs), use cases, workflows, and process diagrams.

• Perform gap analyses of existing systems, processes, and technologies to identify opportunities for modernization and operational improvement.

• Evaluate proposed solutions against business requirements, technical feasibility, cost considerations, and organizational priorities.

• Establish requirements traceability throughout the solution development and implementation lifecycle.

• Design and recommend enterprise IT solutions that address business requirements while supporting scalability, security, reliability, and operational efficiency.

• Assess existing IT architectures and recommend improvements that support modernization, automation, and technology optimization.

• Ensure architectural solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, cybersecurity policies, technical governance, and organizational roadmaps.

• Identify technical dependencies, architectural risks, integration challenges, and potential implementation constraints.

• Work with program leadership to prioritize technology initiatives based on business value, operational impact, technical complexity, and available resources.

• Facilitate collaboration across multiple IT disciplines to ensure a common understanding of requirements and solution objectives.

• Prepare executive-level briefings, technical presentations, decision papers, and solution recommendations.

• Develop acceptance criteria and assist with solution testing, validation, and operational readiness assessments.

• Participate in change management, configuration management, and technical review processes.

• Ensure solutions are properly documented and aligned with operational support requirements.

• Monitor implemented solutions to determine whether business objectives and expected performance outcomes have been achieved.

Required Qualifications

• 10-12 years of progressive experience in IT business analysis, systems engineering, enterprise infrastructure, solution architecture, or related technical disciplines.

• Demonstrated experience gathering, documenting, analyzing, and translating business requirements into technical solutions.

• Strong understanding of enterprise IT architecture, infrastructure technologies, networking, cloud computing, and systems integration.

• Experience developing technical documentation, architectural diagrams, process workflows, and solution recommendations.

• Familiarity with enterprise architecture principles, IT service management, and IT governance frameworks.

• Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid project delivery methodologies.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with business leaders, technical engineers, cybersecurity personnel, and program management teams.

• Experience evaluating technical solutions for feasibility, operational impact, cost, and business value.

• TS/SCI with Polygraph Required Day 1

Salary & Benefits

The salary associated with this position ($122,000-$253,000) is commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise. Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards.

Nightwing offers medical, vision and dental insurance coverage in addition to a 401k plan, PTO, Holidays, and additional insurances.

Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

Previously part of a leading Fortune 100 company and headquartered in Dulles, VA; Nightwing became independent in 2024 but continues to support the nation’s most mission impactful initiatives.

When we formed Nightwing, we brought a deep set of credentials and an unfaltering commitment to the mission. For over four decades, our team has been providing some of the world’s most technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence support services to the U.S. government on its most important missions.

At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.