Business Analyst
Lansing, MI US | Work from home flexibility TELECOMMUTE US
Job Description
Title: Business Analyst IV
Location: Lansing, MI (2-days onsite, 3-days remote Hybrid schedule)
Note: This is a W2 contract position; C2C and 3rd party candidates will NOT be considered
We are looking for a Business Analyst IV to provide excellent customer service, supporting both project and work request needs. This person will have the opportunity to join inflight projects focused on implementing new IT solutions to provide increased efficiencies and public support. These IT solutions leverage current technologies and include working with Subject Matter Experts, vendors, and the public. Key responsibilities include being the liaison between project stakeholders, as well as providing expert facilitation and elicitation to help develop strategy and requirements for future enhancements and related work projects. In addition, as part of the overall support for agency partners, this person will be a critical member of the Business Analyst team, participating in various related work requests and contributing to the operational activities of the BA team.
Job Duties:
- Facilitate requirements elicitation meetings utilizing gap fit analysis and requirements refinement
- Review, analyze, and evaluate business systems and user needs
- Formulate systems to parallel overall business strategies
- Prepares solution options, risk identification, and financial analyses, such as cost/benefit, ROI, buy/build, etc.
- Write detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer programs
- Prepare and document Functional and Technical Specifications for reporting and data warehouse work
- Assist with business warehouse/intelligence support and enhancements
- Develop RFPs
- Assist in deployment and management of end-user reporting tools and platforms
- Work with IT and business project teams to understand reporting and data warehousing requirements and propose solutions
- Document and provide knowledge transfer to the rest of the Enterprise Reporting Team for all solutions
- Perform a variety of tasks, working under general supervision and typically reporting to a project manager
Job Qualifications:
- A minimum of 6 years of general BA experience
- A minimum of 6 years of experience conducting business process review and requirements elicitation and documentation
- A minimum of 5 years of experience developing and/or managing user stories in Agile development project(s)
- A minimum of 2 years of experience working directly with senior management in facilitating discussions to determine strategy, develop road maps, and/or gain consensus to resolve opposing positions
- A minimum of 2 years of experience supporting the development of or compliance to statements of work and/or other work agreements/contracts
- A minimum of 2 years of experience working on projects developing/implementing IT solutions for public use
- A minimum of 1 year of experience working on IT infrastructure projects
- A minimum of 1 year of experience working with programs governed by state and/or federal regulations
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Extensive experience using Azure DevOps, VISIO, and MS Office products
- Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within the IT field
- Familiarity with relational database concepts and client-server concepts
- Ability to rely on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, perform a variety of tasks, and work under general supervision, typically reporting to a project manager
- A degree of creativity and latitude
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology
Note: This is a W2 contract position; C2C and 3rd party candidates will NOT be considered
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