Business Analyst 3 - 135545
Business Analyst 3 - 135545
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Note: Need locals 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.
Business Analyst 3
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.
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
Employment Type
Full Time
