Staff Applications Specialist - Corporate Procurement; Kansas

Description

The Staff Applications Specialist develops, implements, supports, and continuously improves enterprise software applications and technology solutions that enable business operations across the organization. This role partners with business stakeholders, technical teams, and vendors to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable solutions while supporting the full software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, Agile delivery, testing, deployment, production support, and continuous improvement.

• Develop, configure, implement, and support enterprise software applications, reports, dashboards, and workflow solutions for internal and external clients.
• Design and develop solutions utilizing Microsoft Power Platform technologies, including Power Apps (Model-Driven, Canvas, and Portals), Power BI, Power Automate, and related Microsoft technologies.
• Configure application security, user access, automation workflows, integrations, and system settings to meet business and compliance requirements.
• Partner with business stakeholders to gather, analyze, document, and prioritize business requirements, translating operational needs into technical solutions.
• Participate as a member of Agile delivery teams by contributing to backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and release planning activities.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, business stakeholders, developers, architects, and third‑party vendors to ensure successful solution delivery.
• Support Source‑to‑Pay (S2P) technology initiatives, including implementation, enhancement, integration, and ongoing optimization of procurement and financial applications.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend emerging technologies and software solutions that improve business processes, automation, reporting, and data management.
• Develop functional and technical documentation, process flows, user stories, acceptance criteria, and support documentation.
• Create and execute Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) test plans, test scripts, regression testing, integration testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and validation activities to ensure solution quality.
• Coordinate and support production deployments, release management activities, change control processes, post‑deployment validation, and production issue resolution.
• Monitor production applications, troubleshoot incidents, perform root‑cause analysis, and coordinate corrective actions to minimize business disruption.
• Work closely with cross‑functional teams to ensure solutions integrate seamlessly across enterprise applications and data platforms.
• Communicate project status, risks, issues, and recommendations to stakeholders, leadership, and project teams in a clear and effective manner.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying process inefficiencies and recommending automation or system enhancements.
• Adhere to and be responsible for compliance with Burns & McDonnell Safety and Quality programs.
• Ensure compliance with company, client, security, governance, and regulatory policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor Degree in engineering, computer science, or related degree, and 4 years of relevant experience required. Consulting experience in the architectural, engineering and construction industries preferred.
• Software development and programming experience required.
• Understanding of software and hardware system architecture.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients.
• Ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem‑solving environment and demonstrated critical thinking skills.
• Strong computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite).
• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem‑solving skills.

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