Overview
Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
Skills
Business Analyst
Agile
Attention To Detail
Change Management
Communication
DevOps
Documentation
Effective Communication
Grant Management
Leadership
MDE
Management
Microsoft Azure
Payments
Presentations
Software Development
Sprint
Status Reports
Team Management
Testing
Training
Waterfall
Web Applications
Job Details
Title: Senior Business Analyst
Location: Lansing, MI(Hybrid)
Duration: 12+ Months
Top Skills & Years of Experience
- Experience in gathering and documenting business requirements - 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 - 5+ years
- Experience working as a liaison between the development team and project manager or business client in a software development project - 2+ years
Interview Process:1st round interviews will be held via MS Teams; 2nd round interviews will be held in person. Candidates must be available for an in-person interview.
Senior Business Analyst 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 comprised 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.
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