Business Analyst

Planet Technologies
United States
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with Federal sector experience and comfort with translating client requirements into technical user stories.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with Federal sector experience and strong Agile/Scrum background
    — “3-5 years of Business Analyst experience, ideally in a Federal work environment.”
  • Individuals who excel at bridging business and technical teams through process modeling
    — “Determine business processes and define/model these processes to manage communication between the business and dev team”
  • Professionals with Power Platform expertise and a knack for backlog organization
    — “Knowledge of Power Platform low code/no code development capabilities to assist with backlog / acceptance criteria development in an Agile environment”

Things to consider

  • Onsite work in DC Metro Area may be necessary despite remote flexibility
    — “The ability to work onsite in the DC area as needed is a big plus”
  • Public Trust clearance or ability to obtain it is a critical requirement
    — “Previous clearance at the Public Trust level, and/or the ability to hold a Public Trust clearance”

How to stand out

  • Highlight prior experience translating client needs into user stories and lifecycle documentation
    — “Responsible for uncovering and identifying client requirements and translate them into user stories”
  • Showcase your ability to manage customer expectations and organize project work
    — “Organize and visualize the work to help manage customer expectations and delivery of work”
  • Emphasize your proven track record in communication and stakeholder engagement
    — “Proven excellence in communication skills working with customer outreach to determine project needs”
  • Demonstrate experience with project lifecycle management and documentation
    — “Responsible for creating and contributing to lifecycle documentation for a system”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • managing project lifecycle
  • creating user stories
  • managing customer expectations
Typical background
business analyst experienceAgile principlesPower Platform tools

Skills & requirements

Required

Business AnalysisAgile MethodologiesPower PlatformCommunication

Preferred

PMPMicrosoft VisioMicrosoft Project

Stack & domain

Power PlatformBacklog ManagementUser Story CreationAgile PrinciplesScrumKanbanMicrosoft VisioMicrosoft ProjectCommunicationProject ManagementProduct Lifecycle ManagementBusiness Analyst CertificationPMP

About the role

Original posting from Planet Technologies via Lever

Planet Technologies, the Nation’s leading Microsoft services provider to the public sector, is looking for a highly motivated individual to join our growing team as Business Analyst. In this role, you will be supporting impactful projects that make a difference for our country. 

This Business Analyst will have the ability to work with clients to understand their requirements, assist Product Owners in building, organizing and managing their backlog. They will also serve as the primary member of the DevelopementTeam to organize the sprint backlog, ensure stories are ready for sprint planning, and validates stories throughout a sprint to confirm requirements meet the Product Owners expectations. The business analyst will ensure the product/project releases are well defined and communicated to the customer so that all works is visualized and manage customer relationships and expectations and serve as the leader of one or more teams.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Knowledge of Power Platform low code/no code development capabilities to assist with backlog / acceptance criteria development in an Agile environment
  • Ability to use Power Platform tools in day to day activities to manage work and collaborate with team.
  • Responsible for uncovering and identifying client requirements and translate them into user stories, then for creating and contributing to lifecycle documentation for a system including but not limited to Software Requirements Specification, Installation/Operations Manuals, Vision and Scope, and Software Design Document.
  • Responsible for analyzing a problem and/or requirement to ensure root need is defined and understood
  • Determine business processes and define/model these processes to manage communication between the business and dev team
  • Organize and visualize the work to help manage customer expectations and delivery of work
  • Create week/monthly status reports for customers and Program Manager to ensure products are on track

Skills Required:

  • 3-5 years of Business Analyst experience, ideally in a Federal work environment.
  • Bachelor's Degree is preferred or commensurate work experience
  • Business Analyst certification and/or PMP
  • Working knowledge of backlog management and user story creation
  • Working knowledge of Agile principles and Scrum and/or Kanban practices
  • Knowledge and experience with Power Platform tools and development
  • Understanding of Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Project
  • Proven excellence in communication skills working with customer outreach to determine project needs, uncover issues and escalating potential challenges
  • Ability to define and manage projects and products throughout their lifecycle
  • The ability to work onsite in the DC area as needed is a big plus
  • Previous clearance at the Public Trust level, and/or the ability to hold a Public Trust clearance

Planet Technologies is the leading provider of Microsoft Consulting Services to public sector and commercial organizations. Planet has significant experience in deploying business intelligence, cloud services, unified communications, and systems management with an emphasis building, deploying, and managing custom solutions that transform the business operations of federal government agencies. 

Planet Technologies does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms and conditions of employment, or practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.  Select positions at Planet Technologies have Federal Agency Clearance Requirements and may require up to a 10-year background investigation and/or US Citizenship (clearable). 

Salaries for Business Analysts at Planet Technologies range from $90,000 and $130,000. Several factors will impact final pay offered to a successful candidate including but not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, clearance level, the type of years and experience within the industry, education, training, etc.   

Visit www.go-planet.com to learn more about us. Details about our benefits can be found here 2026-2027 Recruitment Guide (1).pdf.docx

Source: Planet Technologies careers (Lever)

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