Business Analyst 3

Job: Business Analyst 3

Location : Lansing MI Hybrid

Duration: 12 Months

Top Skills & Years of Experience Required:

Experience with Azure DevOps (minimum of 6 months)

Experience in a role as a business analyst supporting a software development project in the past 5 years (minimum of 3 years)

Ability to conduct meetings communicate at a level appropriate to the audience make oral and written reports and presentations (minimum of 3 years)

Seeking a Business Analyst to assist with the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Grants Management System known as NexSys. The MDE Grants Management System is comprised of about 130140 different grant applications that is responsible for over 2 billion dollars of payments to state educational entities.

Business Analyst

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.

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

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 State of Michigan 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.

Desired Start Date: October 21st; start date is flexible

Work location is hybrid 2 days in office (Tuesday & Wednesday) and 3 days working from home. (Candidate can be full time in office if desired.)

Contract Length: 12 months.

Contract may be extended as desired.

Skill 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