Job Description :

Job Title: Lead Business Analyst (Standard III)
Experience: 12+ Years
Location: Washington, DC / Michigan / North Carolina / Ohio / Virginia
Employment Type: Contract / Full-Time

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Lead Business Analyst to support the implementation, scaling, and governance of the World Bank Group's Business-Led IT (BLIT) initiative. This role focuses on operationalizing the BLIT operating model, managing intake governance, enabling business-led technical solutions, and ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and delivery standards.

Key Responsibilities
  • Implement and operationalize the 8-Step BLIT Operating Model across Business, Lines of Business (LoB), Enterprise Architecture (EA), OIS, and Shared Services.

  • Facilitate the intake, evaluation, and triage of BLIT requests, including Innovation Sandbox, Self-Service, and Purpose-Built pathways.

  • Coordinate collaboration across business units, EA, OIS, product teams, and platform stakeholders.

  • Support governance workflows including EARB approvals, security reviews, procurement, and tool onboarding.

  • Develop and maintain BLIT documentation such as user guides, workflows, RACI matrices, standards, and knowledge materials.

  • Conduct stakeholder interviews and document findings, risks, challenges, and improvement recommendations.

  • Manage operational knowledge assets within Confluence.

  • Assist with the evaluation and enablement of low-code/no-code tools such as Replit, Lovable, PowerApps, and ServiceNow App Engine.

  • Support vendor coordination, enterprise architecture assessments, security compliance, and POC demonstrations.

  • Ensure alignment with DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, enterprise engineering standards, Agile, and SAFe practices.

  • Participate in Agile ceremonies to support delivery readiness.

  • Track pilot progress, delivery milestones, and performance reporting for leadership.

  • Support change management communications and BLIT Community of Practice activities.

Required Qualifications
  • Master's degree in Engineering or equivalent professional experience.

  • 12+ years of professional experience including leading full-stack development or enterprise solution delivery teams.

  • SAFe Agilist Certification (Mandatory)

  • PMP Certification (Mandatory)

  • Strong hands-on experience with GitLab/GitHub, Bitbucket, Jenkins, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and PowerBI analytics.

  • Demonstrated experience supporting business-led IT initiatives, product management, or enterprise-level business analysis.

  • Strong understanding of enterprise governance, security, architecture standards, and intake workflows.

  • Experience with low-code/no-code platforms such as PowerApps, ServiceNow App Engine, Replit, Lovable.

  • Excellent communication, documentation, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

  • Ability to lead and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously within governance frameworks.

  • Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills
  • Cloud Certification (AWS or Azure)

  • Background working in large-scale enterprise environments

  • Experience with SAFe-aligned delivery lifecycle and Agile transformation initiatives

             

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