Application Development Analyst - Consultant

Vaco is actively seeking an Application Development Analyst to support our client’s continued growth in Memphis. This is a unique opportunity to join a highly respected organization that is a proven leader in their field.

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Please Note:

No form of employment sponsorship or accommodations are being considered)

The Application Analyst supports enterprise applications from design and development through release and optimization. This role ensures that applications transition through established SDLC stages smoothly while collaborating with stakeholders, maintaining documentation, tracking progress, ensuring compliance, and generating actionable insights.

Success in this position requires a detail-focused individual who can partner closely with product owners, technical resources, and various business stakeholders. The analyst will execute established processes while also identifying opportunities to improve, streamline, or mature lifecycle programs.

• Support planning, onboarding, maintenance, and retirement activities for applications by coordinating work across application owners and technical teams. Experience with Jira, Confluence, and SharePoint is preferred.
• Maintain accurate lifecycle documentation, including stage changes, decisions, risks, and related records. Produce reports that are clear, consistent, and useful to stakeholders.
• Serve as a liaison across IT, business units, and end users. Ensure alignment and clarity throughout lifecycle transitions and program initiatives.
• Track milestones, dependencies, risks, and actions using project management tools. Provide ongoing updates to ensure transparency and visibility.
• Review performance, usage, and support data for enterprise applications. Identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for program or application improvement.
• Support change adoption activities such as communications, training coordination, and readiness assessments.
• Ensure lifecycle processes align with internal controls, security standards, and regulatory frameworks. A broad understanding of COBIT is preferred.

• Prior experience in application lifecycle management, IT delivery, or change enablement.
• Experience working in a PMO or IT operations environment with cross-functional teams.
• Extremely strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Detail-oriented approach with proactive problem-solving.
• Proficiency with ALM tools such as Jira or similar platforms.
• Experience gathering requirements, documenting processes, and creating process maps.
• Ability to analyze, optimize, and automate lifecycle processes.
• Knowledge of COBIT, ITIL, or comparable IT service management frameworks.
• Experience with change management practices and tools.
• Familiarity with AI-powered tools for reporting, analysis, or workflow automation and/or general awareness of emerging AI capabilities and how to leverage them for improved insights or efficiencies.

• Employment Type:
  
  Consulting
• Duration:
  Ongoing / 6 Month Increments
• Start Date:
  
  Immediate
• Location:
  
  Memphis
• Cadence:
  Hybrid
• Target Compensation Range: $50.00 per hour
• Engagement Status:
  Applicant must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based sponsorship, now or in the future, including: H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT, or any other employment-based visa programs.

Interested Candidates are Encouraged to Apply for Immediate Consideration!

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting.

The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan.