Senior Application Migration Business Analyst

Applied Information Sciences, Inc

United States

Remote

USD 140,000 - 211,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Applied Information Sciences, Inc. is seeking a Senior Principal Business Analyst to lead enterprise cloud migration efforts, directing discovery, requirements, and migration planning for complex on-premises portfolios moved to Azure and AWS.

This fully remote role engages with global teams and stakeholders to ensure smooth transitions and measurable business outcomes. The ideal candidate has eight+ years of BA/IT migration experience, strong communication, and expertise in CMDBs, Jama Connect,

Qualifications

Eight+ years of business analysis, application modernization, or IT migration program experience.
Experience leading application discovery and stakeholder sessions.
Strong facilitation, communication, documentation, and issue resolution skills.

Responsibilities

Lead discovery with application owners and SMEs, including apps with incomplete docs.
Validate and reconcile application inventory, configuration items, dependencies, and ownership in ServiceNow CMDB.
Create and maintain requirements, acceptance criteria, test cases, and traceability in Jama Connect or similar tools.
Develop migration schedules, dependency trackers, and critical paths; coordinate delivery teams through cutover plans.
Produce migration plans, wave packages, runbooks, readiness packs, and acceptance docs.
Coordinate change management activities, including RFCs, CAB approvals, and production windows.
Lead migration team and manage assigned applications from planning through acceptance; escalate risks.
Facilitate stakeholder decisions and resolve issues under time pressure during migrations.

Skills

Visionary leadership

Global initiatives

Stakeholder facilitation

Enterprise IT migration

Program management

Tools

Jama Connect

ServiceNow CMDB

Job description

Why AIS?

When you join AIS, you’re joining a mission-driven team that’s passionate about making a difference. You’ll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success. Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements. Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth. Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued. Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.

What are we looking for?

At AIS, we're looking for more than just skills - we're looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles.

What you will be doing?

This position is contingent upon contract award. We are currently pursuing a proposal and are seeking qualified candidates to include in our submission and identify candidates for future hiring needs on the program once awarded. At AIS, we are dedicated to providing our employees with diverse opportunities to grow their careers while supporting a variety of impactful projects. For this position, we are seeking a talented individual to join AIS as a Senior Principal Business Analyst.

Core Knowledge & Skills

Provides visionary leadership, drives global initiatives, explores emerging technologies, and mentors senior executives.
Work & Complexity: Leads global business transformation projects and solves complex enterprise challenges.
Quality & Independence: Develops global standards, drives innovation, and benchmarks against industry leaders.
Teamwork & Communication: Leads global teams, builds strategic partnerships, and influences enterprise-wide strategy.
Consulting & Engagement: Consults on global strategy, influences executive decisions, and leads industry-leading consultation efforts.

As your initial project assignment

You will support the unique needs of our client as a Senior Application Migration Business Analyst.

Project Summary

The Senior Application Migration Business Analyst supports a large-scale enterprise cloud migration program, moving a complex application portfolio from on-premises data centers to Azure and AWS. The role leads application discovery with application owners and technical subject matter experts, then leads a migration team as its pod lead and is accountable for its applications from planning through acceptance. The role is remote.

Key Responsibilities

Leads application discovery and stakeholder working sessions with application owners and technical subject matter experts, including for applications with incomplete documentation.
Retrieves, validates, and reconciles application inventory, configuration items, dependencies, and ownership in ServiceNow CMDB, coordinating updates with the CMDB team.
Creates and maintains requirements, acceptance criteria, test cases, and traceability in Jama Connect or comparable platforms.
Develops detailed migration schedules, dependency trackers, and critical paths, and coordinates technical delivery teams through hour-by-hour cutover plans.
Produces migration plans, wave packages, execution runbooks, readiness packages, Go/No-Go materials, and acceptance documentation.
Coordinates change management activities, including RFCs, CAB approvals, and production release windows.
Leads a migration team and is accountable for its assigned applications from planning through acceptance, escalating risks, issues, and cross-team dependencies to program leadership.
Facilitates stakeholder decisions and resolves issues under time pressure during migration windows.

Required For This Opportunity

US Citizen
Minimum eight years of business analysis, application modernization, or complex IT migration program experience
Experience leading application discovery and stakeholder working sessions
Strong application architecture literacy, including integrations, databases, and infrastructure dependencies
Experience developing detailed project schedules, managing dependencies, and coordinating technical delivery teams
Experience producing migration plans, execution runbooks, readiness packages, and acceptance documentation
Strong facilitation, communication, documentation, and issue resolution skills
Works on complex problems without appreciable direction and provides functional leadership to team members

Nice to Have Skills

Cloud migration experience in Azure or AWS
Hands-on ServiceNow CMDB experience, including configuration item relationships and dependency analysis
Experience using Jama Connect or comparable requirements and test management platforms
Familiarity with change management, CAB approvals, and production release windows
Business analysis or project management certification such as CBAP, PMI-PBA, or PMP
Federal program delivery experience
Familiarity with AI technologies and their practical use in IT delivery or cloud environments

Compensation

At AIS, we are committed to offering competitive and fair compensation that reflects the skills, experience, and contributions of each team member. The targeted base salary range for this role is $140,000-$211,000 per year. Please note that this range is provided as a guideline and the final offer will be based on several factors, including but not limited to, skillset and competencies, level of experience, education, certifications, and location. We value transparency in our hiring process and are happy to discuss how your unique qualifications align with our compensation structure during the interview process.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Applied Information Sciences does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis. Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

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