Business Analyst @ Lansing, MI - Hybrid - Only Locals

Business Analyst

Lansing, MI - Hybrid - Only Locals

12 months Contract

This is a Hybrid Position - NO REMOTE Position available.

We are currently hiring candidates who are authorized to work on our W2.

Candidate with previous state/govt client experience is preferred.

Work location is hybrid, 2 days in office is required (Tuesday & Wednesday preferred) and 3 days working from home. (Candidate can be full time in office, if desired.)

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 comprised of about 100+ different grant applications that is responsible for over 2 billion dollars of payments to state educational entities.

Desired Interview Dates/Times:

Tuesday June 25^th, 2025: 9-10am, 10:30-11:30 am, 2-3pm

Wednesday June 26^th, 2025: 10:30-11:30am, 1-2pm, 2:2-3:45pm

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)

Interview will be conducted via Microsoft Teams, 2^nd interviews will be held in person.

2^nd round Interviews will be held on Friday 6/27. Specific Timeslots TBD

Desired Start Date: Tuesday July 8th; start date is flexible

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.