Sr. Business Analyst

Oakland, CA 94622

Posted: 02/26/2026 Employment Type: 9+ Month Contract Job Category: Analyst/SME Job Number: 27763 Pay Range: $70/hr-$75/hr Workplace Type: On-site

Job Description

Blackstone Talent Group, an award-winning technology consulting and talent agency is seeking a Business Analyst to join our Client's team.

Background and Objective

We have been awarded an RFP for a new Threat Detection and Identification (TDI) solution. A comprehensive implementation plan is required to deploy this solution across the system, including 10 campuses, 6 medical centers and 3 national labs. The purpose of this role is to provide business analysis, coordination, and light project management support to ensure a successful, consistent, and well-governed rollout in alignment with project management principles.


Scope of Services

The contractor will support planning, coordination, and execution activities for the systemwide TDI implementation.


Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Business Analysis

  • Gather, document, and validate business and technical requirements across multiple stakeholders and locations
  • Translate high-level program objectives into clear requirements, use cases, and implementation considerations
  • Support integration planning between the TDI solution and existing systems and processes
  • Document assumptions, constraints, risks, and dependencies

Project Support and Coordination

  • Follow our project management principles and standards
  • Develop and maintain core project artifacts, such as project plans, timelines, status reports, risk and issue logs, decision logs, and meeting notes
  • Coordinate activities across campuses, medical centers, vendors, and internal teams
  • Track milestones, action items, and deliverables, escalating risks or issues as needed
  • Support governance forums, working sessions, and stakeholder communications

Financial Analysis and Modeling

  • Develop and maintain financial models to support budgeting, forecasting, and long-term cost planning
  • Analyze implementation, licensing, integration, and operational cost components
  • Support multi-year budget planning and scenario analysis related to systemwide deployment

Communication and Stakeholder Management

  • Serve as a central point of coordination to ensure clear, consistent communication across a complex, multi-entity environment
  • Prepare executive-level summaries and detailed working materials as appropriate
  • Facilitate meetings, workshops, and planning sessions with diverse technical and non-technical audiences
  • Ensure documentation is accurate, well-organized, and accessible

Deliverables

Expected deliverables may include:

  • Requirements documentation and use cases
  • Implementation and rollout plans
  • Financial models and budget support materials
  • Project status reports and dashboards
  • Risk, issue, and dependency tracking artifacts
  • Meeting agendas, notes, and decision documentation

Required Qualifications

  • Strong background in business analysis with experience supporting IT initiatives
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams and stakeholders simultaneously
  • Exceptional communication, organization, and documentation skills
  • Experience developing financial models and supporting budget planning
  • Familiarity with project management methodologies and governance structures
  • IT background with exposure to cybersecurity concepts and technologies preferred

Key Success Factors

The most critical success factors for this role are strong communication, organization, and the ability to effectively coordinate across many moving parts while maintaining clarity, structure, and forward momentum


Security Clearance Required: N/A


Blackstone Talent Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and software firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government. Blackstone's global talent augmentation practice was founded in 1998. Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC. We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.

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