About Blue Water Thinking

Guided by our principles of value generation, continuous innovation, customer-centricity, and vested collaboration, Blue Water Thinking proudly supports our Federal clients in achieving their Agency goals.

Founded by a decorated twenty-eight year Veteran of the United States Army, Blue Water Thinking understands and supports the mission of our Nation's war fighters, Veterans, their families and caretakers.

Leveraging our executive team's military experience and private and public sector consulting expertise, Blue Water Thinking takes an integrated "one-team" approach and brings to bear best-fit solutions, thought leadership, and grit to meet our client's transformational needs.

Fueled by our values of integrity, respect, professionalism, stewardship and customer service, the Blue Water Thinking team understands the power of the human connection, collaboration, humility and loyalty to one another, our clients and industry partners.

Lastly, our formula for success is simple: Build something good, take care of our people, keep our clients satisfied, nurture our work ethic and reputation, build long-lasting partnerships, enjoy what we do and give back as much as possible.

Job Description

We are seeking a Business Analyst / ATO Support Analyst to support business requirements gathering, documentation, and ATO maintenance for the VA OAA Data Management Center (DMC) application portfolio under the active VA-wide umbrella ATO (FIPS 199 Moderate).

In this role, you will serve as the bridge between business users, developers, and information security stakeholders and will obtain individual VA system access authorization within one month of the contract start date.

Responsibilities

Support business requirements gathering, documentation, and ATO maintenance for the DMC application portfolio under the active VA-wide umbrella ATO (FIPS 199 Moderate)
Serve as a bridge between business users, developers, and information security stakeholders
Obtain individual VA system access authorization within one month of contract start; this is an individual onboarding expectation only, as system-level ATO decisions are made solely by Government authorization officials
Collect and document business and functional requirements
Create, update, and maintain all ATO artifacts, including SSP updates, control narratives, software scan evidence, POA&M remediation tracking, system descriptions, site maps, wireframes, database diagrams, code documentation, and data flow documentation
Coordinate with developers and data staff to document system changes
Track and support remediation actions resulting from security scans
Support audits, reviews, and compliance requests related to DMC systems

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field; no equivalencies accepted
4+ years of experience in business analysis, system documentation, and security compliance support
Familiarity with VA ATO/RMF processes and NIST security frameworks

Preferred Qualifications

Security or audit-related certifications, such as CISSP, CAP, or Security+
Experience producing SSPs, control narratives, and POA&M documentation

Eligibility

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
Must be able to obtain and maintain the required federal Public Trust clearance for this role

Compensation

Salary for this position is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, location, the candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract specific affordability and organizational requirements.

Salary Range: $90,000 - $115,000

Blue Water Thinking offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance (medical, dental and vision), paid time off, federal holidays, and matching 401K plan.

Reasonable Accommodation for Applicants

Blue Water Thinking is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application and hiring process. Requests for accommodation will be handled promptly and confidentially in accordance with applicable law.

Our Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Water Thinking is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, hire, train, and promote qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Business Analyst