Senior Business Analyst – CTFP-DMS - USC

Role SummaryWe are hiring a Senior Business Analyst to drive requirements and delivery support for a regulatory Data Management System for a Clean Transportation Fuel Standard program. The platform supports fuel transaction reporting, credit/deficit calculation, credit banking & trading, and alternative fuel pathway applications.Key Responsibilities

• "Experience in energy/environment programs, carbon markets, clean fuels initiatives (LCFS/CTFS-style)."
• Own BA activities for modules such as:
• Participant Registration
• Fuel Supply Equipment Registration
• Quarterly Fuel Reporting
• Credit Banking & Trading
• Alternative Fuel Pathway Registration
• Annual Compliance Reporting
• Run requirements workshops with business/regulatory stakeholders; translate policy and operational processes into testable business rules, workflows, and acceptance criteria.
• Define data submission requirements for fuel transactions (volumes, CI scores, fuel types), including validations, exception handling, corrections/amendments, and auditability.
• Specify credit/deficit lifecycle rules: credit generation, banking, transfers/trading, reversals/corrections, compliance tracking, and reporting.
• Perform fit-gap analysis against existing/legacy solutions and document gaps, new functionality, and change requests.
• Create and maintain user stories, BRD/FRD (as needed), process flows, RTM, and support Agile ceremonies.
• Drive UAT planning/execution, defect triage, and business sign-offs.
• Support change requests including WCAG accessibility and admin-configurable content management.

Must-Have Experience

• 8+ years as a Business Analyst / Senior BA on regulatory/compliance platforms and/or ledger/credits/trading-like systems.
• Strong experience with workflow-driven portals: submission → review → approval, multi-role access (submitter/reviewer/approver/admin), notifications, and audit trails.
• Proven delivery on data-heavy reporting/filing systems: validations, exception management, reconciliation, amendments/corrections, and reporting outputs.
• Strong Agile execution: user stories, acceptance criteria, backlog grooming, sprint planning, and UAT support.

Domain & Keyword Screen (for sourcing)Recruiters should screen for experience and keywords such as:

• Regulatory, compliance, audit trail, governance, statutory reporting/filings
• Reporting, submission, validation, exception management, reconciliation, corrections/amendments
• Credits/deficits, ledger, banking, transfer, trading/marketplace, settlement
• Portal, workflow, approvals, RBAC/role-based access, notifications, UAT
• Accessibility (WCAG/ADA/Section 508), admin console, CMS/content management

Nice-to-Have

• Experience in energy/environment programs, carbon markets, clean fuels initiatives (LCFS/CTFS-style).
• Government client / public sector portal experience.
• Exposure to security, privacy, and performance requirements for external systems.

Pay: $45.00 - $60.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Work Location: Remote