Business Administrator

Why do you need to choose between doing important work and having a fulfilling life? At Ardent, we have both. Ardent employees are committed to solving our customers’ most difficult problems—and we are committed to the well-being, personal goals, and professional development of our employee. We are “All In.” We put forth our strongest effort possible to get the mission accomplished and we do it together. We respect the skills and experience you bring to the Ardent team. And we provide a rewarding environment to help you succeed. 

We offer highly competitive benefits, professional development opportunities, and an exceptional culture that embraces flexibility, innovation, collaboration, and career growth. A collective service mindset underpins our work, and a shared camaraderie to serve clients, colleagues and our communities set us apart. Our full commitment to being "All In" for our employees and our clients is not just our approach, it is our standard. If this sounds like the perfect fit for you, choose Ardent and make a difference with us. 

Ardent is seeking a Business Administrator to join our team.

Currently, this role is remote, however, a hybrid schedule may be implemented at some point in the future.  Hybrid work would require on-site presence in Ashburn, VA.

Highly Desired: Active DHS/CBP EOD, Secret or Top Secret Clearance

Position Description:

We are seeking a highly motivated Business Administrator to join our team.  This position will supplement our Process Management team for a federal government client.  Writing, organizational and reprioritization skills are highly important for this role as the work can be reactive in nature.  This team is responsible for keeping existing documentation repositories current, reviewing documents and processes for compliance, and other tasks as needed. 

Responsibilities:

• Works with business partners across multiple business functions to align technology solutions with business strategies.
• Monitors various Organizational emai boxes ensuring incoming email and taskings are documented, acted upon, escalated, and tracked to closure.
• Fill in for absent team members or assist other team members during surge times.
• Scribe meetings taking minutes and action items.  
• May assist in the development process by reviewing change requests for completeness and compliance.
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings as required.

Education and/or Experience:

• 3 or more years of relevant technical and business work experience that demonstrates enthusiasm, attention to detail and organization skills 
• Bachelor's degree preferred or the equivalent of education and work experience.
• Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 1 year of experience working with Jira/Confluence required.
• Strong understanding of change control
• Strong Problem-solving skills
• Strong analytical abilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (i.e., meeting minutes, emails, follow-up, etc.)
• Excellent organization skills

Due to the nature of the work we support, all candidates in consideration for this role must be U.S. Citizens willing to undergo the government issued background investigation process.

Ardent is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.