Power Platform Business Analyst

Overview
DRT Strategies delivers expert management consulting and information technology (IT) solutions to large federal agencies, the U.S. Navy, state and local government and commercial clients in health care, technology, and financial services industries.
The three letters of our name, DRT, stand for Driving Resolution Together, which is the core philosophy on which the company was founded. That is, we collaborate with our clients to solve their most pressing challenges - together.
We are problem solvers dedicated to your success, combining Fortune 500 experience with small business responsiveness. We have established a reputation with our clients as a forward-thinking consulting firm with demonstrated success in implementing solutions that lead to meaningful results. Our world-class consultants unite people to work collaboratively to achieve project goals and make vision a reality.
Project Description:
DRT supports the CDC with improving their service delivery and customer experience with internal and external users. As part of our decades of support, we provide SharePoint expertise to develop, maintain, and enhance SharePoint repositories, sites, forms, and workflows. We use tools such as SharePoint Online, Power BI, Power Platform, and Dataverse.
Job Summary:
The Business Analyst will work with the IT Project Manager and the Developer to analyze and implement enhancement requests for the existing SharePoint sites and MS Power Platform applications. This also includes designing/developing/deploying new sites and Power Platform applications. Furthermore, the Business Analyst will produce software development lifecycle (SDLC) documentation and user support documents.
Responsibilities:

• Works with business owners and partners to collect, review, and prioritize business requirements
• Analyzes business and user needs, documents requirements, and translates them into proper system requirement specifications
• Creates system documentation in compliance with CDC software development lifecycle requirements (EPLC)
• Writes and maintain project documentation such as meeting notes, project charters, change requests, project enhancements, and clearance documents
• Prepares and delivers reports for government Development, Modernization, and Enhancement (DME) IT projects
• Leads all project management domains over the entire IT project lifecycle from planning to close-out
• Coordinates and tracks performance of cross-functional teams comprised of researchers, programmers, designers, testers, and communication specialists
• Manages relationships within cross-functional project team
•  Creates and maintains project schedule and progress reports
• Leads weekly and bi-weekly project meetings and present project milestones to stakeholders

Required Experience:

• Must have or be able to obtain a Public Trust with the US federal government
• At least eight years’ experience with requirements documentation and federal government IT project reporting
• At least eight years’ experience supporting Microsoft, SharePoint, and/or Power Platform projects
• Must have excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Must be well-organized, proactive, and works well in a team-setting

Preferred Experience:

• Recent experience with CDC environment and standards: SDLC, technical architecture, release processes
• Experience with federal government financial requirements and processes
• Working knowledge of Agile, DevOps, JIRA or other project management platforms commonly used in software development

Education & Training:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, finance, or related field
• Preferred: Project Management Institute (PMI) certification