Business Analyst

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 to hire a Business Analyst to assist with the client s Grants Management System. The 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.

The Business Analyst we are seeking will understand and has experience with the software development lifecycle as the BA 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.

• Facilitate meetings with the technical team and business client.
• Gather 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
• Ensure the team is adhering to the department change management policies
• Act as a liaison with auditors
• Maintain documentation on the project SharePoint Site.
• 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.

• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Ability to delegate tasks to the team
• Ability to lead a team of business analysts
• Ability to be comfortable leading requirement meetings with business and other technical resources.
• Self-starter, detail oriented and a critical thinker

NOTE: 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). 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). Candidate can be full time in office if desired. On-site interview required for 2^nd round.

Location: Lansing, MI (Hybrid 2 days (Tues/Wed)/week in office)

Contract: 1 year

• 5 years - Exposure to Complex IT web Applications, within the past 5 years
• 5 years - Experience in gathering and documenting business requirements
• 5 years - Experience in a role, as a business analyst, supporting a software development project, in the past 5 years
• 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
• 3 years - Proficiency with MS Office
• 2 years - Experience working as a liaison between the development team and project manager or business client in a software development project
• 1 year - Experience with Azure DevOps; including creating User Stories and queries
• Bachelor s Degree (please include on Resume)

• 1 year - Experience with Federal, State or local grant management systems
• 6 months - Experience with Power Platform services including Power BI and Power Automate
• 2 years - Knowledge and understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle
• 1 year - Experience developing wireframes, mockups, & prototypes in Figma or comparable design software
• 6 months - Project management skills and knowledge in project management and related methodologies
• 6 months - Experience with Microsoft SharePoint

***Rate depends on experience

*** Local candidates preferred, not mandatory

*** Candidates authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We can accept H1b, , TN, and other valid work visas for IT. However, we cannot accept OPT or CPT visas at this time.

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

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