Senior Business Analyst - Hybrid

Job summary: Title: Senior Business Analyst - Hybrid Location: Lansing, MI, United States Length and terms: Long term - W2 or C2C Position created on 10/31/2024 07:13 pm Job description: Very long term project initial PO for 1 year and usually the project goes for 3/5 years with this customer Hybrid 2 days a week onsite (Tuesday & Wednesday) Interviews: 1st round interviews will be held via MS Teams. 2nd round interviews may be held in person. Candidates must be available for an inperson interview. Local candidates (strongly preferred) or non local candidates who are willing to relocate and follow the hybrid work schedule Senior Business Analyst Level 5 Position Description Seeking a Senior 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 130/140 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. This is a senior position so the selected candidate will possess leadership skills including but not limited to the ability to delegate tasks to the team, effective communication and being able to lead a team of business analysts and be comfortable leading requirement meetings with business and other technical resources. 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. Clear and concise communication skills required. Required Skills: Exposure to Complex IT web Applications, within the past 5 years 5 Years Experience in gathering and documenting business requirements 5 Years Experience in a role, as a business analyst, supporting a software development project, in the past 5 years 5 Years Ability to lead meetings, conduct training & information sessions, communicate at a level appropriate to the audience, make oral and written reports and presentations 5 Years Proficiency with MS Office 3 Years Experience working as a liaison between the development team and project manager or business client in a software development project 2 Years Experience with Azure DevOps including creating User Stories and queries 1 Year Highly Desired Skills: Knowledge and understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle 2 Years Project management skills and knowledge in project management and related methodologies 6 Months Experience with Microsoft SharePoint 6 Months Contact the recruiter working on this position: The recruiter working on this position is Ravi Kiran His/her contact number is (1) (252) 3709451 His/her contact email is ravikiranmsysinc.com Our recruiters will be more than happy to help you to get this contract.