ServiceNow Senior Business Analyst

<div class="content-intro"><div> <div> </div> <div>At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations. </div> <div> </div> <div>Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more. </div> <div> </div> <div>Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!</div> <div> </div> </div></div><p><strong>Job Description</strong>:</p> <p>Leads business analysis activities for ServiceNow implementations, supporting the ServiceNow project, acting as the functional process and requirements authority for ServiceNow products. Provides strategic guidance on business process optimization, requirements definition, and solution validation while bridging the gap between business needs and technical implementation. Mentors business analysts and establishes analysis standards ensuring alignment with federal requirements and ServiceNow best practices.</p> <p><strong>The work you'll do</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Leads end to end analysis activities including business process decomposition, to be design, journey mapping, and detailed requirements definition.</li> <li>Facilitates complex stakeholder discussions, navigates competing priorities, and drives consensus on functional direction.</li> <li>Crafts high quality user stories, detailed acceptance criteria, process flows, and supporting documentation that enable clear, efficient development.</li> <li>Advises business partners on platform capabilities and process optimization opportunities to ensure alignment with best practices.</li> <li>Leads discovery sessions, workshops, and requirements elicitation activities with stakeholders and subject matter experts.</li> <li>Develops comprehensive process documentation including current state assessments, gap analysis, and future state designs.</li> <li>Translates complex client requirements into well-structured user stories and acceptance criteria for development teams.</li> <li>Supports backlog prioritization, UAT strategy, readiness planning, and change adoption efforts.</li> <li>Mentors junior analysts and contributes to BA practice maturity across the program.</li> <li>Conducts business process analysis identifying optimization opportunities and efficiency improvements.</li> <li>Validates solutions against requirements ensuring functional alignment and business value delivery.</li> <li>Collaborates with technical teams translating business requirements into technical specifications.</li> <li>Ensures requirements traceability from initial discovery through solution delivery and validation.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Here's what you'll need</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Business analysis experience with focus on ServiceNow implementations and ITSM/ITOM processes</li> </ul> <p><strong>Bonus points if you have</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Federal government experience</li> <li>ITIL Foundation and ServiceNow CSA</li> <li>Lean Six Sigma or comparable process improvement certification</li&