Junior Salesforce Business Analyst

Cherokee Federal is a division of tribally owned federal contracting companies focused on serving the government’s mission. They are seeking a Junior Salesforce Business Analyst to support federal and public sector initiatives by collaborating with clients and internal teams to elicit business requirements and ensure Salesforce solutions align with operational needs.

Responsibilities:

• Support end-to-end Salesforce delivery across core platform capabilities, including Service Cloud, Sales Cloud, and custom CRM solutions, with a focus on business analysis and requirements management
• Serve as the primary liaison for business stakeholders, building strong client relationships and acting as a trusted advisor throughout discovery and delivery phases
• Lead discovery sessions, stakeholder interviews, and workshops to elicit business, functional, and reporting requirements
• Document current-state and future-state business processes, workflows, and use cases to inform solution design and implementation
• Translate business needs into clear, well-defined user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional requirements aligned with Agile delivery methodologies
• Collaborate closely with Salesforce Administrators, Developers, and Architects to ensure requirements are clearly understood and solutions meet stakeholder expectations
• Support backlog refinement, sprint planning, and ongoing prioritization in partnership with Product Owners and project leadership
• Validate requirements and solution designs through walkthroughs, prototypes, and iterative stakeholder feedback
• Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test scenario development, execution support, defect triage, and final approval
• Ensure solutions comply with federal governance, security, compliance, and data standards
• Support change management activities, including documentation, training materials, and stakeholder communications
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Requirements:

• This position requires an active Secret clearance to be considered
• A government contract requires that this position be restricted to U.S. citizens
• You must provide documentation that you are a U.S. citizen to qualify
• Bachelor's degree required
• 1–3 years of experience as a Salesforce Business Analyst, Functional Analyst, or CRM Consultant, with a minimum of 5 years of overall professional experience
• Experience supporting Salesforce implementations in federal, public sector, or other highly regulated environments
• Solid business analysis skills, including requirements elicitation, process modeling, user story development, and acceptance criteria definition
• Experience working within Agile or hybrid Agile delivery teams
• Ability to translate complex business needs into clear, actionable functional requirements without direct responsibility for configuration or development
• Working knowledge of Salesforce platform capabilities sufficient to guide solution discussions (hands-on configuration not required)
• Experience supporting programs with multiple stakeholders and diverse user groups
• Willingness to maintain and assign Salesforce certifications to Cherokee Federal and pursue additional certifications as required
• Strong written and verbal communication, facilitation, and documentation skills
• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal
• Salesforce Certified Administrator or other relevant Salesforce certification preferred
• Additional certifications preferred, including Business Analysis, Agile, or Salesforce Consultant–level credentials