Business Analyst
Local candidates (strongly preferred) or nonlocal candidates who are willing to relocate and follow the hybrid work schedule from day 1 may be submitted.
Interviews: 1st round interviews will be held via MS Teams. 2nd round interviews will likely be held in person so candidates should be available for an inperson interview.
Position location: Lansing MI. Resource will be working a hybrid schedule. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Will need to be onsite from day 1 two days a week (Tuesdays and Wednesdays).
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.
Responsibilities:
- 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
- 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 Clients auditors
- Maintains documentation on the project SharePoint Site.
- Must be detail oriented and a critical thinker
- Provide management with information such as project status reports and resource demand projections.
Skills Required / Desired / Required Years of experience
- Exposure to Complex IT web Applications within the past 5 years Required 5 Years
- Experience in a professional office environment Required 5 Years
- Experience in a role as a business analyst supporting a software development project in the past 5 years Required 3 Years
- Ability to conduct meetings communicate at a level appropriate to the audience make oral and written reports and presentations Required 3 Years
- Proficiency with MS Office Required 3 Years
- Experience working as a liaison between the development team and project manager or business client in a software development project Required 2 Years
- Experience with Azure DevOps Required 6 Months
- Knowledge and understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle Highly Desired 2 Years
- Project management skills and knowledge in project management and related methodologies Highly Desired 6 Months
- Experience with Microsoft SharePoint Highly Desired 6 Months.