About the Role
Peraton is seeking a Business Analyst with strong application testing expertise to support a mission-critical Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system serving a large metropolitan public safety agency. This role supports a 24x7 emergency response environment where system reliability, accuracy, and operational continuity directly impact life-safety operations. The successful candidate will play a key role in requirements analysis, backlog management, testing, validation, and continuous improvement initiatives as part of the managed services support team.
Responsibilities
- Partner with public safety stakeholders, dispatch operations personnel, and technical teams to gather, analyze, and document business and system requirements.
- Translate operational needs into detailed functional and technical requirements.
- Facilitate workshops, interviews, and working sessions to define and prioritize defects, enhancements, and system improvements.
- Develop and maintain key artifacts including: Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), User stories and acceptance criteria, Process flow diagrams, Requirements traceability matrices, Gap analysis documentation.
- Support backlog creation, refinement, and prioritization in coordination with delivery leadership and stakeholders.
- Develop detailed test plans, test cases, and validation scripts aligned to documented requirements.
- Execute functional, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT) activities.
- Validate enhancements, defect fixes, configuration changes, and system releases in a controlled environment.
- Ensure traceability between requirements, test cases, and production releases.
- Support change management and release processes in a mission-critical environment.
- Document test results, defects, and remediation status using approved tracking tools.
- Collaborate with application support teams to analyze recurring defects and recommend root cause improvements.
- Assist in documenting operational workflows and dispatch processes.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and system modernization.
- Support mobilization efforts including documentation of: As-Is system architecture, Interface and integration catalogs, Known issues and technical debt logs.
- Act as a liaison between operational users and technical teams.
- Facilitate clear communication to ensure solutions meet business and operational objectives.
- Provide structured reporting on requirements, testing progress, and issue resolution status.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience, Master’s degree with 6 years of experience, or High School diploma with 12 years of experience.
- U.S. Citizen or lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder) authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.
- 5+ years of Business Analyst experience in enterprise or mission-critical IT environments.
- 3+ years of hands-on application testing experience (functional, regression, UAT).
- Strong experience with requirements documentation including BRDs, use cases, user stories, and traceability matrices.
- Experience supporting production applications in a high-availability or 24x7 environment.
- Familiarity with defect tracking and requirements management tools (e.g., JIRA, ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, or similar).
- Strong analytical skills with ability to translate complex operational workflows into structured requirements.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Direct experience supporting Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Records Management Systems (RMS), 911/NG911 platforms, or other public safety systems.
- Experience working in emergency response or municipal government environments.
- Prior experience in application maintenance and support (AMS) or managed services programs.
- ITIL Foundation or equivalent ITSM experience.
- Experience working in Agile or hybrid delivery models.
- Working knowledge of .NET environments, SQL Server, Oracle, or enterprise application architectures.
- Experience documenting real-time operational workflows in life-safety environments.
Skills
- Application testing
- Requirements analysis
- Backlog management
- Testing
- Validation
- Continuous improvement
- Business Analysis
- System requirements
- Functional requirements
- Technical requirements
- User stories
- Acceptance criteria
- Process flow diagrams
- Requirements traceability matrices
- Gap analysis
- Test plans
- Test cases
- Validation scripts
- Functional testing
- Integration testing
- Regression testing
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Change management
- Release processes
- Defect tracking
- Requirements management tools (JIRA, ServiceNow, Azure DevOps)
- Analytical skills
- Communication skills
- Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD)
- Records Management Systems (RMS)
- 911/NG911 platforms
- Public safety systems
- Emergency response
- Municipal government
- Application maintenance and support (AMS)
- Managed services
- ITIL Foundation
- ITSM
- Agile
- .NET
- SQL Server
- Oracle
- Enterprise application architectures
Location
- New York City metropolitan area (preferred)
- Remote
Work Type
- Remote
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 8 years (with Bachelor's)
- 6 years (with Master's)
- 12 years (with High School diploma)
- 5+ years of Business Analyst experience
- 3+ years of application testing experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
- High School diploma
Salary/Compensations
- $104,000 - $166,000
Benefits
- Overtime eligibility
- Shift differential eligibility
- Discretionary bonus eligibility
About the Company
- Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy.
- As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies.
- Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace.
- The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces.
- Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.
- Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Equal Opportunity
- EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
