Senior Business Analyst (Hybrid Onsite)

Job Title:

Senior Business Analyst (Hybrid Onsite)

Location:

Lansing, MI

Duration:

12 Months

Pay Rate:

$65/hr on C2C / 1099 all inclusive (OR) $60/hr on W2

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.

Note:

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.
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)

Job Description

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 client 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.

Top Skills & Years of Experience

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree

• 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 - 5+ years

• Proficiency with MS Office - 3+ years

• Experience working as a liaison between the development team and project manager or business client in a software development project - 2+ years

• Experience with Azure DevOps; including creating User Stories and queries - 1+ years

Preferred Skills:

Experience with Federal, State or local grant management systems - 1+ years

Experience with Power Platform services including Power BI and Power Automate - 6+ months

Recruiter Details:

Name : Karthikeya at gsksolutions dot com

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