Application Discovery Analyst

Position Overview

The Application Discovery Analyst plays a critical role in supporting enterprise IT modernization, and application rationalization initiatives. This position is responsible for identifying, inventorying, and mapping software applications across complex network environments. The ideal candidate will interface with application owners, system administrators, and security teams to gather technical metadata, evaluate system dependencies, and document application architectures to support migration, integration, or security capability onboarding (e.g., Zero Trust Architecture, IAM).

Key Responsibilities

• Perform end-to-end identification and mapping of legacy, enterprise, and custom applications across on-premises and cloud infrastructures using discovery tools and stakeholder interviews.
• Analyze application hosting environments, database dependencies, network protocols, server configurations, authentication methods, and data flows.
• Conduct technical discovery interviews with System Owners, Application Owners, Lead Developers, and Systems Engineers to complete detailed application profiles and questionnaires.
• Document upstream and downstream dependencies, application interconnections, API integrations, and user access patterns to minimize service disruption during migrations or security policy deployments.
• Maintain accurate records in Configuration Management Databases (CMDB), Application Portfolio Management (APM) tools, or discovery repositories.
• Identify technical debt, legacy protocols, obsolete frameworks, and potential blockers that could hinder application migration or security capability integration.
• Assist in drafting technical artifacts, dependency matrices, application discovery reports, and executive summaries to inform project roadmaps and leadership decisions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Management Information Systems (MIS), or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of six (6) years of professional experience in IT application discovery, systems analysis, application rationalization, or enterprise cloud/IT migration projects.
• Must possess an active U.S. Government Security Clearance (Secret clearance required).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and technical documentation skills. Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

• Must have CompTIA Security+ CE (Current)/ IAT Level II certification or ability to obtain within 30 days.

Technical Experience:

• Hands-on experience working with enterprise application architectures, web services, database structures, and network protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP/S, DNS, LDAP, SAML, TLS).
• Familiarity with enterprise IT discovery and inventory tools (e.g., ServiceNow CMDB, BMC Helix, Device42, AppDynamics, or similar APM/discovery tools).
• Demonstrated experience conducting structured interviews and technical assessments with cross-functional teams.
• Exposure to Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles, Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM), or FedRAMP compliance standards.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and hybrid enterprise architectures.
• Familiarity with scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash, Python) or database querying (SQL) for data extraction and validation.