Role: Business Analyst 3
Location: Hybrid (in-person days are Tuesdays and Wednesdays) - Lansing, MI
Duration: 12 Months
Interview: Face2Face Only
Please ensure you attach the Cover Sheet (attached), valid Right to Represent with hybrid work schedule acknowledged and confirmed by candidate, and the candidate's resume with full legal first name, and last name ONLY. (Refer to Bid Submission Requirements). We request that resumes are kept to 4-5 pages, and your candidate may be rejected if this criteria is not met. Withdrawn candidates will not be permitted to be replaced.
Top Skills & Years of Experience:
· Experience as a Business Analyst (3+ years)
· Quality Assurance Knowledge (3+ years)
· Azure DevOps Knowledge – or similar tool like JIRA (comfortable with creating epics/features/user stories for projects as well as moving cards through project lifecycle) (3+years)
· Understanding of BA, QA, DEV roles/responsibilities
· Experienced with as-is/to-be processes and content creation (3+ years)
· Experience with creating product roadmap (3+ years)
· Familiarity with Project Management Methodologies/Agile (3+ years)
· Adept with using BA tools (e.g., FIGMA, Visio) (3+ years)
Clear and concise written and verbal communication is crucial to success and productivity in this role.
· Will close submissions on: 2/18/26 @10am EST
Interview Process:
· Interviews will be held in-person. Candidates MUST be available for an in-person interview. Interviews will likely be held the 1st week of March.
Duration:
· 1 year with desire for contractor to convert to fulltime with SOMI in 1-2 years. At the time of conversion, candidate must be authorized to work in the US without VISA sponsorship by the State of Michigan.
Hybrid:
· Resource will be working a hybrid schedule. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week (required in-person days are Tuesdays and Wednesdays) - Please note, the first month of work will be onsite 5 days/week for onboarding.
· Local candidates ONLY. Must be located within 1 hour of Lansing, MI at time of submission.
Description:
This position has on-site/in person workdays of Tuesday/Wednesday (must work 8 hours per day in office on those two days, no exceptions). The ideal candidate will live within one hour of Lansing, MI. The first month of work will be on-site 5 days per week for onboarding. Desire for contractor to convert to fulltime with SOMI in 1-2 years. At the time of conversion, candidate must be authorized to work in the US without VISA sponsorship by the State of Michigan.
The Business Analyst is responsible for gathering and documenting clear, unambiguous, and testable business requirements from the client, and understanding the business requirements thoroughly in order to communicate business need and system functionality to technical and non-technical stakeholders, project team members, and the user community. The Business Analyst serves as the ScrumMaster (heavy usage of Azure DevOps tool) on projects and coordinates with the PMO’s Project Manager for artifacts/documentation needed on State of Michigan projects.
The Business Analyst is responsible for working with the project team and stakeholders to examine existing and future-state business processes, data, and systems. This information is used to guide the gathering of business requirements as they relate to the desired system functionality.
Responsibilities:
· Responsible for documenting business requirements that are clear, unambiguous, testable, and satisfy the business need in accordance with standard templates and adherence to DTMB and Agency policies, standards, and guidelines.
· Responsible for facilitating requirement gathering meetings to identify impacted business processes and document the project business requirements. Attendees include relevant project team members and stakeholders as identified in the Communication Plan.
· Responsible for adhering to the project schedule by developing and maintaining the project backlog during Agile projects and working with the product owner to set priority throughout the duration of project.
· Responsible for understanding project scope and actively monitoring requirements process to maintain adherence to the objectives set for the project.
· Responsible for understanding high-level information governance objectives and ensuring appropriate Stakeholder inclusion and/or awareness regarding data requirements.
· Responsible for appropriate resolution of critical IT issues as it pertains to the BA role.
· Responsible for providing information and analysis for Build vs. Buy project decisions.
· Responsible for understanding project specific benefits and related impact of changes to project scope or business requirements.
· Ensures SEM (system engineering methodology) deliverables for the project that are a responsibility of the BA are completed, reviewed, and approved in alignment with area processes.
· Works directly with project team including user interface/user experience (UI/UX) solution architects, database administrators, developers, QA testers, and others to ensure understanding of the requirements, functionality, size, and scalability of the IT solution.
Skill Set [experience must be within last 5 years] # of Years
· Business Analyst - 3
· Quality Assurance Knowledge - 3
· Azure DevOps Knowledge – or similar tool like JIRA (comfortable with creating epics/features/user stories for projects as well as moving cards through project lifecycle) - 3
· Understanding of BA, QA, DEV roles/responsibilities - 3
· Experienced with as-is/to-be processes and content creation - 3
· Experience with creating product roadmap - 3
· Familiarity with Project Management Methodologies/Agile - 3
· Adept with using BA tools (e.g., FIGMA, Visio) - 3
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