Business Analyst

Job ID: MI-146277

Hybrid/Local Govt BA/PM (15+/5 pages resume) with Azure DevOps, SharePoint, Power BI/Automate, Agile/Waterfall, wireframes/mockups/prototypes, Figma and grant management system experience

Location: Lansing, MI (DTMB)
Duration: 12 Months
Position: 1
Hybrid: Resource will be working a hybrid schedule. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week (Tuesdays/Wednesdays in office preferred). Candidates can be full time in office if desired. Local candidates (strongly preferred) or non-local (must be willing to relocate at their own expense from acceptance with no delays & follow the hybrid schedule)

Skills:
Contract Length: 12 months. Contract may be extended as desired.
Skill Required / Desired Required Years of experience
Exposure to Complex IT web Applications, within the past 5 years Required 5 Years
Experience in gathering and documenting business requirements Required 5 Years
Experience in a role, as a business analyst, supporting a software development project, in the past 5 years Required 5 Years
Ability to lead meetings, conduct training & information sessions, communicate at a level appropriate to the audience, make oral and written reports and presentations Required 5 Years
Proficiency with MS Office Required 3 Years
Experience working as a liaison between the development team and project manager or business client in a software development project Required 2 Years
Experience with Azure DevOps; including creating User Stories and queries Required 1 Year
Knowledge and understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle Highly Desired 2 Years
Experience with Federal, State or local grant management systems Highly Desired 1 Year
Experience developing wireframes, mockups, & prototypes in Figma or comparable design software Highly Desired 1 Year
Project management skills and knowledge in project management and related methodologies Highly Desired 6 Months
Experience with Microsoft SharePoint Highly Desired 6 Months
Experience with Power Platform services including Power BI and Power Automate Highly Desired 6 Months

Description:
Seeking a Senior Business Analyst to assist with the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Grants Management System known as NexSys. The MDE Grants Management System is composed of about 100+ different grant applications that is responsible for over 2 billion dollars of payments to state educational entities.

Business Analyst
We are looking for someone who understands and has experience with the software development lifecycle as they will be managing work requests to support operational support needs for web applications and gather requirements for project initiatives. This role is the liaison between the technical team and the business client. This will be about 90% of the time for this resource. This is a senior position so the selected candidate will possess leadership skills including but not limited to the ability to delegate tasks to the team, effective communication and being able to lead a team of business analysts and be comfortable leading requirement meetings with business and other technical resources.
Tasks:
Facilitates meetings with the technical team and business client.
Gathers requirements and project specifications by leading requirement sessions independently
Maintain backlog of work items in Azure DevOps
Must operate in a hybrid (Agile/Waterfall) environment and actively manage requirements, change requests and testing needs.
Manage project tasks, timelines, and communication between business product owner and development team associated with the Change Management lifecycle
Track sprints and ticket progress in Azure DevOps
Ensures the team is adhering to the department change management policies
Acts as a liaison with State of Michigan auditors
Maintains documentation on the project SharePoint Site.
Must be self-starter, detail oriented and a critical thinker
Provide management with information such as project status reports and resource demand projections.
Work with team, management, and business partners to continuously improve the process.