Application Migration Business Analyst

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., 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.

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• 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

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.

Leads application discovery, migration planning, dependency tracking, cutover execution, change management, and stakeholder coordination for enterprise cloud migration from on-premises data centers to Azure and AWS. Owns assigned applications from planning through acceptance, develops runbooks and readiness materials, manages risks and issues, and leads technical delivery teams during migration windows. The summary above was generated by AI 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.