Business Analyst - Lansing, MI

Top Skills & Years of Experience:

• 5+ years overall experience
• Knowledge of business analysis methodologies and process modeling
• Knowledge of IT project planning, development, and implementation with the ability to apply that knowledge to the development of requirements and RFP narrative
• Experience in the documenting and gathering business, functional or technical requirements for software projects.
• Ability to work on complex business problems, analyzing and evaluating current business methods and procedures for improvements.
• Familiarity with interfaces between systems

Role description:

This position will take on a lead role in completing the COMS Project activities associated with Data Cleansing and the forward bridge integrations with an outside vendor. Also, the candidate establishes action plans, completes impact analysis, and implements test strategies. Experience managing a large data cleansing effort is required. Serves as a liaison to the vendor hosting the application, and an IT system owner representing the agency for impact and strategic planning. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of business analysis methodologies and process modeling.
• Knowledge of IT project planning, development, and implementation with the ability to apply that knowledge to the development of requirements and RFP narrative.
• Knowledge and skills in project management and related methodologies e.g., PMI, or other industry accepted standard.
• Knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle and related methodologies e.g., Agile, CMMI, or other industry standard.
• Knowledge of business process re-engineering principles.
• Knowledge of computer programming, data modeling, and object-oriented programming procedures and techniques.
• Knowledge of application development environments and related tools.
• Experience in the estimation, planning and forecasting of projects.
• Experience in the documenting and gathering business, functional or technical requirements for software projects.
• Ability to effectively make oral and written reports and presentations.
• Advanced proficiency with all MS Office applications, MS Project, Excel and Visio.
• Ability to draft requirements for Request for Proposals (RFP) for the procurement of IT solutions and services.
• Ability to participate in large client IT procurement projects from initiation through vendor selection to implementation.
• Ability to conduct data and/or requirements gathering meetings (JAD or JAR sessions), with adherence to meeting agenda, documentation of meeting outcomes, and the ability to drive Action Items to closure.
• Ability to perform project level analysis and produce project analysis documentations such as swim lanes, sequence diagrams, use cases, etc.
• Ability to work on complex business problems, analyzing and evaluating current business methods and procedures for improvements.
• Ability to identify problems, evaluate alternatives, exercise sound judgment, and implement effective solutions; to develop and evaluate policies and procedures; and prepare reports.
• Ability to communicate effectively, develop professional networks, and identify the internal and external dynamics that impact the work of the organization.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with cross-departmental and inter-agency teams; including effective communication skills with technical and non-technical groups.
• Ability to adapt, integrate, and modify existing programs or vendor-supplied packaged programs for use with existing information systems.
• Ability to use programming procedures and techniques in the implementation of computer programs.
• Some ability to create and run SQL queries
• Familiarity with interfaces between systems

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in one or a combination of the following: computer science, data processing, computer information systems, data communications, networking, systems analysis, computer programming, information assurance, IT project management or mathematics.