IO Datasphere, Inc. has been providing project management, software development and IT staff augmentation services to our clients in the Midwest and throughout the U.S. since 1996. We are an approved vendor on contract to provide software development and IT staff augmentation services for the States of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. We also provide these services to businesses, as well as local and county governments, in the Midwest and nationwide.

Our client is looking for a Business Analyst to be responsible for providing ongoing maintenance and support for various client applications. The Business Analyst is integral to supporting and improving all client automated processes, streamlining critical business processes, data integrity, compliance, and securing the applications. As a lead, the Business Analyst participates in a variety of assignments that provides for the enhancement, integration, maintenance, and implementation of projects. The position also provides application oversight to business analysts in the team that support other applications with various client departments.

Tasks

• Write high level functional requirement documents.
• Perform business requirements analysis conduct gap analysis and develop well defined detailed functional requirements.
• Execute full software development life cycle (SDLC) including experience in gathering requirements. and writing functional/technical specifications for complex projects.
• Develop functional design documents and work with stakeholders for review and approval.
• Develop user stories and task breakdowns for agile development projects
• Experience developing, prototypes, mockup for users review and approval.
• Exposure to flowcharts, screen layouts and documentation to ensure logical flow of the system requirements.
• Experience working on agile projects.
• Assist with Enterprise Architecture Solution Assessment (EASA), Hosting document and Firewall Rules.
• Assist with design and documenting IT solutions that are client s standard technology.
• Draft Local Change Board documents.
• Draft documentation for Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposal (RFP) such as IT Readiness Checklists.
• Design, develop, and implement test plans and test reports for applications or subsystems.
• Create or collect test data and execute approved tests to determine the accuracy of program logic to produce desired results.
• Assist with UAT Testing, Test cases, Post Implementation testing.
• Assist in differentiating between defects and new requirements.
• Provide defect tracking log entry information.
• Assist with implementation of Request for Change (RFC - application changes, infrastructure changes, etc.).
• Maintain/update system documentation because of system upgrades.
• Monitors applications during peak production times.
• Provide application support for business client applications that are maintained by client.
• Delivering product and service based upon the core concepts of business analysis.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Self-starting team player.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments at one time.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Ability to keep initiatives on track.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Attention to detail.

NOTE: Local candidates ONLY (must be located within 2 hours of Lansing, MI). NO RELOCATION ALLOWED. Resource will be working a hybrid schedule. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week. 

Location: Lansing, MI (Hybrid 2 days/week on-site)

Contract: 1 year

Skills Required:

• 5 years - Experience as a Business Analyst
• 5 years - Quality Assurance Knowledge
• 5 years - Azure DevOps Knowledge (comfortable with creating epics/features/user stories for projects)
• 5 years - Understanding of BA, QA, DEV roles/responsibilities
• 5 years - 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)
• Bachelor s Degree (Please include on your Resume)

***Rate depends on experience

*** Local candidates preferred, not mandatory

*** Candidates authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are not sponsoring H1B candidates at this time.

*** Companies submitting candidates should only submit direct W2 employees for this position.

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