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General Dynamics Information Technology Business Process Analyst in Fairfax, Virginia

Req ID: RQ190318

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: Other

Job Family: Business Process Analysis

Skills:

Communication,Process Improvements,Project Tracking

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

GDIT is seeking a Business Process Analyst . The position will support a US Department of Education program that is playing a major role in modernizing America's Federal Student Aid (FSA) Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®). The Award Eligibility Determination (AED) system that GDIT is developing determines who is eligible for aid and assists in determining the amount of aid students can receive. AED will replace the legacy system and will receive FAFSA® data, receive FAFSA® match data from FSA and other federal agency systems, receive results, determine eligibility for federal aid, provide web services, and communicate data and outputs to other FSA systems for further analysis and reporting.

Responsibilities:

· Use Jira to regularly review and verify project schedules, ensuring they are accurate and up to date.

· Monitor and validate that task start/end dates, milestones, and deadlines align with the project timeline and make corrections as needed.

· Ensure all tasks and project items are updated with current status and that progress accurately reflects team inputs and changes.

· Verify dependencies in Jira, confirming that related tasks are accurately linked, and schedules reflect any changes in dependencies.

· Generate regular reports on schedule adherence and data accuracy, highlighting discrepancies and providing insights for stakeholders.

· Communicate with teams, leads, and other stakeholders to clarify data issues and resolve scheduling inconsistencies.

· Proficient in creating and using Jira filters.

· Experience using JQL (Jira Query Language) for complex filtering and reporting.

· Familiarity with Jira Automation rules to set up alerts or automate recurring data checks.

Minimum/General Experience/Requirements:

· Bachelor’s degree in information technology (IT) or a related discipline or years of experience to can be substituted for degree.

· At least 8 years related experience as a project team member.

· A minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience using Jira for project tracking, scheduling, or data verification purposes.

· Familiarity with project scheduling, milestone tracking, and dependency management to accurately verify project data.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills and be effective at communicating with both technical and non-technical audiences.

· Energetic, goal oriented, proactive, innovative, hardworking, and patient.

Preferred Requirements:

· Familiar with Agile methodologies and experience in an Agile environment.

· Experience generating Jira reports and using Jira plugins or dashboards to track and manage data.

· Background in project coordination, scheduling, or a similar data-checking role.

· Experience with ad-hoc coaching and mentoring techniques.

The likely salary range for this position is $92,331 - $115,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT 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, or any other protected class.

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