App Engineering BA/PM

PlanIT Group is hiring 3 BA/PM's- Remote. This is a long-term contract to hire with possible FTE/Perm after 12-14 months.

Application Engineering BA/PM's- Remote

Project Duties:

• Document project requirements, assist in creating process and technology solutions, create User Stories, handle UAT, and perform analysis on multiple problems

• Operate between the business and technology to ensure all parties are satisfied with the outcome

• Assist with maturing Agile Scrum environment across all platforms

• Facilitate backlog grooming sessions and scrum meetings

Essential Responsibilities:

• Facilitate discussions to elicit functional and technical requirements from stakeholders

• Facilitate / perform backlog grooming sessions and scrum meetings

• Engage with business users at different levels to understand business needs, analyze, document their requirements

• Understand and explain systems features and benefits of the product line as it relates to customer needs

• Work with developers to supplement requirement definition in consideration of technology constraints

• Act as the subject matter expert to clarify developer inquiries during the development phase and provide on-going expertise to the business stakeholder

• Create release notes in coordination with the development team

• Formalize product feature documentation there by creating EPICs, Features, and User Stories in Azure DevOps (ADO)

• Influences business process improvements / product roadmap

• Assists Engineers in debugging / troubleshooting issues involving data or the accuracy of data, in day-to-day work and production support scenarios

• Researches external systems as needed to reverse engineer or understand their function through data extraction and validation

Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities:

• The ability to work independently and within a team to identify objectives for the project

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Possess a hybrid of technical and soft skills

• Should have methodical & creative thought processes

• Requires a unique combination of business acumen, technical expertise, leadership, and communications

• Excellent analytical and synthesis skills

• Proven working experience in project management

Processes and Methodologies

• Solid understanding of Scrum Agile key principles and Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

• Business Analysis Core Standard: the core and most fundamental practices of business analysis as described by the International institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)

• Backlog Grooming Practices

• Scrum Master Ceremonies

Education and/or Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in a Business Systems Analyst, Business Analyst, or Systems Analyst role

• Strong experience in a software development environment

• Comprehensive knowledge of Agile / Scrum and project management tools

• Proven experience with use case diagrams and process flow creation

• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills are a must as documentation and discussion facilitation are a core part of the role

• Experience successfully working in a fast-paced, change-oriented environment

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Experience managing multiple projects and demands with various priorities and deadlines

• Experience in product support in a professional setting strongly preferred

• Experience with Azure DevOps, Microsoft products, and ServiceNow

• Bachelor's Degree in appropriate field of study

Tools:

Microsoft Project , Azure DevOps/TFS, MS Teams, SQL Server, Power BI