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# Jr. Travel Analyst at XLA

- **Company:** XLA
- **Location:** Washington, DC
- **Posted:** 2026-07-13
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/xla/jobs/5342097008

## Job description

Overview: The Travel Analyst will support a federal agency located in Washington, D.C. Position is full time, onsite Mon-Fri 5 days/week.  Core work hours are between 8am – 5pmET.

Salary: $65,000 - $75,000

Primary Job Duties:

- Serve as a key travel contact for the Fraud Section employees. In this role the contractor shall provide technical, policy, and process advice and guidance on travel to employees, attorneys, and management officials.
- Interpret official temporary duty (TDY) travel requests and prepare travel authorizations based on traveler, Section, and mission needs. Ensure that the requests comply with Division and Department policies and procedures. Ensure submission of travel authorizations are completed in a timely manner that complies with Department policies and processes.
- Process and submit travel vouchers for reimbursement of funds and ensure all policies and processes are followed. Ensure submissions of travel vouchers are conducted in a timely manner that complies with Department policies.
- Review all travel authorizations and vouchers within the Division’s travel system (E2 Solutions) for errors prior to the submission for approval. Conduct adjustments to travel requests when discrepancies are discovered.
- Provide timely updates to travelers, routing officials and authorizing officials when changes occur with travel requests.
- For official travel outside the U.S., the Contractor shall coordinate and obtain documents including official passports and assists employees in applying for visas. The Contractor shall contact the foreign embassy for additional information when needed and provide information to State Department to obtain country clearances.
- Conduct monthly travel updates to address any open travel obligations that remain open in E2 Solutions more than 30 days after the traveler’s departure date.
- Act as a liaison between Division’s finance section and FRD travel teams concerning travel policy questions, policy interpretation and vouchers/authorizations issues.
- Make reservations for travelers utilizing E2 Solutions in situations where travelers are unable to make reservations on their own.
- The Contractor shall assist with evaluating the current state of FRD’s travel operations and recommend improvements, document processes, and develop and update metrics for senior leadership review. Updated metric reporting will be required monthly to ensure travel authorization and vouchers are processing timely and accurately.
- The Contractor shall assist Fraud Section management with creating Power-Point slides, website content, tutorials, and other work product related to the travel program for Section dissemination.

Requirements:

- Position requires a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of two (2) years of proven and/or related work experience
- This individual should have an understanding of the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR); knowledge of the federal travel authorization and vouchering process
- Experience providing travel scheduling; familiar with travel systems similar to E2 Solutions; experience in identifying errors and taking appropriate corrective actions
- Substantial use of Microsoft Excel

## EEO Statement

XLA is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and is an equal opportunity employer committed to supporting equality and integrity in the workplace, professional development and education, and an entrepreneurial atmosphere.

We encourage qualified individuals with disabilities to apply. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform essential job functions, please contact our HR team by phone at 703-584-8317 or via email at humanresources@xla.com. For persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or deaf-disabled, XLA will provide an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter where needed as a reasonable accommodation for the hiring processes.

We are proud to be an EEO/VETERAN EMPLOYER.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran or disabled status and will not be discriminated against for self-identifying with either category

## About XLA

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: XLA is an award-winning government services provider offering program lifecycle management, engineering & technical solutions, and international program support to federal agencies.
- **Entity Type**: Private
- **Headquarters**: Vienna, Virginia, USA
- **Founded**: 1994
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Business Consulting and Services, Government Contracting
- Target customers: U.S. federal government agencies (national homeland, international, civilian, and defense sectors)
- Mission or purpose statement: To provide continuous support to agencies facing declining budgets and rising demand for services, delivering high-quality, agile, and cost-effective solutions to meet multi-faceted challenges.

## Products & Services
For each major offering:
- **Program Lifecycle Management**: Full lifecycle support for government programs, including project management, contract requirements, and performance management.
- **Engineering & Technical Solutions**: IT modernization, cybersecurity, and operational efficiency services.
- **International Program Support**: Advisory and support services for international development and diplomatic missions.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of approximately $1.4M (latest data), with 256 total employees
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: One recorded convertible note in 2012; key client partners include USAID, U.S. Department of State, and other federal agencies
- **Growth Signals**: Workforce grew 11.0% YoY; active job postings increased 44.4% year-over-year and 333.3% month-over-month; LinkedIn following grew 22.5% annually.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep federal expertise**: Over 25 years of experience serving national homeland, international, civilian, and defense sectors.
- **Award-winning track record**: Recognized as a reliable government services provider with strong past performance.
- **Broad talent network**: Strong alumni pipeline from major government contractors (Booz Allen Hamilton, CACI, Deloitte) and government agencies (USAID, State Department).
- **Comprehensive service offering**: Covers program management, IT/cybersecurity, and international support under one roof.

## Strategic Focus
- Current priorities include expanding federal portfolio through prime contracts (e.g., National Archives program), driving growth initiatives, and strengthening corporate infrastructure and cybersecurity capabilities.
- Focus on scaling operations and capturing new business in a dynamic federal market under new leadership.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Employer rating of 3.6/5.0 (95 reviews), with strong work-life balance (4.2) and fair compensation (3.8). Culture scores 3.5, career development 3.2.
- **Work policy**: Mix of in-office (Vienna, Arlington, Washington DC, etc.) and remote roles (some positions in Zambia). Most roles are on-site.
- **Perks & benefits**: Offers 401(k), disability insurance, life insurance, dental, health, and FSA benefits. Provides free snacks and drinks, job training, conferences, and tuition assistance. Offers diversity-based Employee Resource Groups.
- **Career development**: Career-growth focused training, professional education reimbursement, SMART goal mentoring, employee mobility program (independent contributor and management tracks), and corporate partnerships for training.
- **Notable departures**: President and CEO Gary Slack left in April 2026; current leadership includes COO Bret Mitchell and President James Vant (former President of eTelligent Group and senior leader at Octo/IBM, Gartner, PwC).

## Sources
1. [xla.com](https://xla.com)
2. [xla.com/careers](https://xla.com/careers)
3. [LinkedIn - XLA](https://www.linkedin.com/company/xla)
4. [Built In - XLA](https://builtin.com/company/xla)
5. [xla.com - Leadership](https://xla.com/xla-leadership)

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