Hybrid - Power Apps / Power Platform Business Analyst with 10+years of experience - NYC, NY

Dear Applicants,

Greetings!

We currently have an opening for the position of Power Apps / Power Platform Business Analyst. Candidates must have strong experience working with government agencies.

If you are interested and meet the requirements, please share your updated resume along with your contact details.

Email: shahATSprucetechDOTcom
Contact: (Nine Seven Three) (Five Two Eight) (Five Seven Seven Three)

We look forward to hearing from you.

Title: Power Apps / Power Platform Business Analyst with MS Dyamics CRM 10 years of experience
Location: New York City, NY, USA
Employment Type: Contract
Client: New York Police Department - NYPD
Visa: Any
Rate:$...?/hr c2c
Mode of work - Hybrid - on need basis to work at client location
Immediate joiner preferred

Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst with expertise in Microsoft Power Apps and the Microsoft Power Platform to support business process automation, application development, and digital transformation initiatives. The successful candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, product owners, developers, QA teams, and IT leadership to understand business needs and translate them into functional requirements and scalable low-code solutions.

The ideal candidate will have strong business analysis skills, experience with Agile delivery, and a working understanding of Power Apps, Power Automate, Microsoft Dataverse, SharePoint, and Power BI.

Key Responsibilities
Business Analysis and Requirements Gathering
Conduct stakeholder interviews, discovery workshops, and business process assessments to identify business needs and improvement opportunities.
Gather, analyze, validate, and document business and functional requirements.
Develop Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), Functional Requirements Documents (FRDs), user stories, use cases, process flows, and acceptance criteria.
Translate business requirements into functional specifications for Power Apps and Power Automate solutions.
Perform current-state and future-state process analysis and recommend workflow improvements.
Microsoft Power Platform
Collaborate with Power Platform developers to design and deliver Canvas Apps and Model-Driven Apps.
Identify opportunities to automate manual business processes using Power Automate cloud flows and approval workflows.
Work with Microsoft Dataverse, SharePoint Online, SQL Server, and Microsoft 365 data sources.
Define application requirements, screen layouts, business rules, field validations, user roles, and workflow logic.
Support Power BI reporting requirements, KPI definitions, dashboards, and operational metrics.
Assist with integrations between Power Platform applications and enterprise systems, APIs, and existing business applications.
Agile Project Delivery
Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
Collaborate with product owners, developers, solution architects, QA analysts, and project managers.
Maintain and prioritize the product backlog in Azure DevOps or Jira.
Track requirements, dependencies, risks, issues, and change requests throughout the software development lifecycle.
Support solution design reviews, development demonstrations, and release planning.
Testing and Implementation
Develop test scenarios, test cases, and acceptance criteria based on business requirements.
Coordinate and execute User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with business users.
Document defects, work with development teams on resolution, and perform regression testing as needed.
Validate application functionality, data accuracy, workflow automation, and business rule implementation.
Support deployment, release validation, end-user training, and post-implementation support.
Documentation and Stakeholder Management
Maintain process documentation, requirements traceability matrices, functional specifications, and user guides.
Communicate technical concepts and application capabilities to nontechnical stakeholders.
Facilitate meetings between business teams and technical delivery teams.
Provide status updates, communicate project risks, and ensure delivered solutions align with business objectives.
Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and increased adoption of Power Platform solutions.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Typically 3–7 years of experience in business analysis, systems analysis, or IT project delivery.
Experience gathering requirements and supporting application development or business process automation projects.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Power Apps, Power Automate, SharePoint, and Microsoft 365.
Understanding of relational databases, data mapping, business rules, and application integrations.
Experience with BRDs, FRDs, user stories, process mapping, and UAT.
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Microsoft Dataverse and Dynamics 365.
Familiarity with Power Fx, Canvas Apps, Model-Driven Apps, and Power Platform solutions.
Experience with SQL Server, REST APIs, and data integration requirements.
Knowledge of Power BI dashboards, reporting, and KPI analysis.
Understanding of role-based access, application security, environments, and solution deployment.
Microsoft PL-900, PL-200, or other relevant Power Platform certifications.
Experience in financial services, healthcare, insurance, government, or other enterprise environments.
Key Deliverables
Business and functional requirements documentation.
Current-state and future-state process maps.
User stories, acceptance criteria, and prioritized backlogs.
Power Apps functional specifications and workflow requirements.
UAT plans, test cases, defect logs, and sign-off documentation.
User guides, training materials, and implementation documentation.
Success Measures
Requirements completeness and stakeholder approval.
Successful UAT completion and business acceptance.
Reduced manual effort through process automation.
Improved application usability, data accuracy, and workflow efficiency.
On-time delivery and effective adoption of implemented solutions.