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