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Job Title: Programmer Analyst 6 / Senior Systems Analyst
Job ID: 152542
Location: Lansing, MI
Duration: 9 Months
Work Type: Onsite (as per client policy)
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior Systems Analyst (PA6) to provide ongoing maintenance, enhancement, and support for VERA and other MDHHS vital records applications.
VERA is a Tier 1 mission-critical system that supports statewide birth, marriage, divorce, paternity, and death records.
This role is a lead-level position and plays a critical role in improving automated business processes, ensuring data integrity, maintaining compliance with SEM/SUITE standards, and securing applications. The consultant will collaborate closely with business stakeholders, technical teams, and business analysts to deliver high-quality solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead business and functional analysis activities for complex enterprise systems
- Gather, analyze, and document high-level and detailed functional requirements
- Conduct gap analysis and translate business needs into clear specifications
- Execute the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Develop:
- Functional Design Documents (FDDs)
- User stories and task breakdowns for Agile projects
- Prototypes, mockups, flowcharts, and screen layouts
- Collaborate with stakeholders for requirement review, validation, and approval
- Support Agile/Scrum teams on large-scale projects
- Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test reports with metrics
- Coordinate and support UAT, post-implementation testing, and defect resolution
- Differentiate between defects vs. enhancement requests
- Maintain defect logs and support RFC implementation
- Assist with:
- Enterprise Architecture Solution Assessments (EASA)
- Hosting documentation and firewall rule requests
- Local Change Board documentation
- Develop training materials, user guides, and system documentation
- Monitor applications during peak production periods
- Provide application support and assist users through calls, testing, and troubleshooting
- Ensure compliance with State of Michigan technology standards and HIPAA data requirements
Required Skills & Experience
- 8+ years of Business Analysis experience supporting complex systems
- 8+ years creating detailed functional requirements and documentation
- 8+ years developing and executing test plans and test cases
- 5+ years working in Agile environments, including test-driven development
- 8+ years maintaining system and technical documentation
- 8+ years developing training plans and user materials
- Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps or similar tools for requirements and test management
- Experience working with HIPAA-regulated data
- Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills
- Ability to lead analysis efforts and mentor business analysts
Thanks & Regards,
Sam Marshal
RedSalsa Technologies Inc.
1701 Bagdad Rd, Cedar Park, TX 78613
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