Business Analyst

Job Title: Business Analyst

Location: Hybrid (2 days in-office, 3 days remote) - Lansing Michigan

Contract Length: 12 months (with possible extension)

Target Start Date: February 2025

Position Description:
We are seeking a skilled and experienced Software Business Analyst (BA) to support a critical project for the Michigan Department of Education's (MDE), Office of Educator Excellence (OEE) Systems. This role will involve working closely with state agency stakeholders, development teams, and the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB) team members.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive requirement analysis, functional design, and testing documentation for systems, processes, data flows, and services affected by the project.
• Collaborate with business users and development teams to collect, analyze, and document business requirements.
• Develop functional requirements and provide support throughout the end-to-end testing process.
• Perform bug tracking and facilitate effective coordination and communication among all stakeholders.
• Set up Agile sprint processes and lead Agile sprint meetings to ensure smooth project delivery.
• Provide clarification on requirements and assist in removing roadblocks during the development process.

Qualifications:

• High-level experience in business requirement collection, analysis, and documentation.
• Proven expertise in creating functional requirements, end-to-end testing, and bug tracking.
• Strong coordination and communication skills to interact with stakeholders and technical teams.
• Relevant IT system integration experience.
• Familiarity with Agile project management processes, including setting up and running sprint meetings.
• Ability to work in a hybrid schedule (in-office 2 days a week, remote 3 days).

	Required / Desired	Required Years of experience
Exposure to Complex IT web Applications, within the past 10 years	Required	10 Years
Experience in a role supporting a software development project, within the past 10 years	Required	10 Years
Experience working with educational data systems	Required	6 Years
Ability to conduct meetings, communicate at a level appropriate to the audience, make oral and written reports and presentations	Required	10 Years
Experience in a professional office environment	Required	10 Years
Proficiency with MS Office and Visio	Required	10 Years
Experience working as a liaison between the development team and project manager or business client in a software development project	Required	10 Years
Knowledge and understanding of the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC)	Highly Desired	5 Years
Project management skills and knowledge in project management and related methodologies	Highly Desired	5 Years

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