Lansing, MI - IT - DTMB - Agency Services - MDE - Business Analyst 5

Position Information Position Type Staff Augmentation Hours/Week 40 Billing Type Hourly Shift Day Projected Start Date 12/02/2024 Start Time 8:00 AM Projected End Date/Duration End Time 5:00 PM Bid Limit Per Vendor 1 Number of Positions 1 Desired Career Level Experienced Non-manager Minimum Education Level Bachelor's Degree Weekend None Position Location Address 608 West Allegan Street City Lansing State Michigan Zip 48933 Country UNITED STATES Requirements Travel Required No Security Required Yes Onboarding Category Position Description Please ensure you attach the MI Cover Sheet (attached), a valid Right to Represent with fully onsite work schedule confirmed, and the candidate's resume with full legal first name, and last name. Withdrawn candidates will not be permitted to be replaced. If you would like to use a sub vendor, only 1 level deep, please use Formstack link: https://knowledgeservices.formstack.com/forms/msp_michigan_subvendor_usage_request_form. - The State of Michigan is looking for: Business Analyst 5 - Bill Rate: $86.57/hr - Close to Submissions on: 11/7 at 10AM EST. - Interviews: 1st round interviews will be held via MS Teams. 2nd round interviews may be held in person. Candidates must be available for an in-person interview. - Duration: 1 year with extension possible - Local candidates (strongly preferred) or non-local candidates who are willing to relocate and follow the hybrid work schedule (two days onsite from day 1 - no remote only option - Tuesdays and Wednesdays are preferred onsite days) Clear and concise communication skills required. Top Skills & Years of Experience Required: - Experience in gathering and documenting business requirements - Ability to lead meetings, conduct training & information sessions, communicate at a level appropriate to the audience, make oral and written reports and presentations - Experience working as a liaison between the development team and project manager or business client in a software development project - Experience with Azure DevOps; including creating User Stories and queries Parking: - Parking fees are done on a monthly basis for contractors. Current prices are below: Surface Lots: $40.52 per month Random Spot in Ramp (Parking garage): $75.18 per month Reserved Spot in Ramp (Parking garage): $100.75 per month - There is currently a waiting list on the 2 surface lots that are closest to our building but there is availability in the ramp and there is the visitor lot as well. - Visitor Surface Lot: $5 entry The visitor lot is per entry so if someone leaves at lunch and comes back it's another $5. Unlike the parking fees above, the visitor lot is charged by debit/credit card when they enter the lot. NEW Interview Attachment Functionality: When you receive an interview request, you will now receive a notification if an attachment is required with the request. As previously required for the SOMI, a current screenshot photo of your candidate is required when they receive an interview request. This now must be uploaded BEFORE you can accept the interview request and cannot be edited after the interview is accepted. This will need to be added when you approve the interview. Attachment instructions will be listed within the interview request. This MUST be uploaded as a PDF file. Attachments 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. * Desired Interview Dates/Times: * Tuesday November 12 th , 2024: 1-2pm, 2:15-3:15pm, 3:30-4:30pm * Wednesday November 13 th , 2024: 8:45-9:45am, 2-3pm * Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams with 2 nd interviews being held in person. * Targeted Start Date: December 2 nd * 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 - extension possible Skill Required / Desired Required Years of experience Exposure to Complex IT web Applications, within the past 5 years Required 5 Years Experience in gathering and documenting business requirements Required 5 Years Experience in a role, as a business analyst, supporting a software development project, in the past 5 years Required 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 Required 5 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; including creating User Stories and queries Required 1 Year 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