IO Datasphere, Inc. has been providing project management, software development and IT staff augmentation services to our clients in the Midwest and throughout the U.S. since 1996. We are an approved vendor on contract to provide software development and IT staff augmentation services for the States of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. We also provide these services to businesses, as well as local and county governments, in the Midwest and nationwide.

Our client is looking for a Business Analyst to provide excellent customer service supporting both project and work request needs. This person will have the opportunity to join in-flight 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 client and the 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 Services Business Analyst team, participating in various related work requests and contributing to the operational activities of the BA team. The ideal candidate will possess process experience; strong facilitator experience for requirements elicitation; experience with gap fit analysis and requirements refinement for an inflight project.

Customer service and being a champion to ease Agency compliance with the client policies and practices are key performance expectations for this person. They must be able to quickly gain a working understanding of applicable constraints and enablers and help Agency Partners navigate those for the success for their projects and work requests. A common day would include attendance in various standing meetings for each of the projects, as well as those that include the BA team being able to confidently speak to current activities in each, listening to understand needs, and helping to provide input that assists in meeting the objectives of the respective meetings. In addition, related work will include preparing for and facilitating discussions with stakeholders to complete analysis and drive to consensus for requirements and priorities. Session outcomes will be captured in notes, specification documents and/or user stories.

The client welcomes candidates that are self-directed, well organized, confident in their ability to build relationships, quick to come up to speed on new assignments, and able to be flexible and adaptable to changing needs and/or direction.

Tasks

• Facilitation of requirements elicitation meetings.
• Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs.
• Formulates systems to parallel overall business strategies.
• Familiar with industry standards (including Legacy, Core, and Emerging technologies), business process mapping, and reengineering.
• Prepares solution options, risk identification, and financial analyses such as cost/benefit, ROI, buy/build, etc.
• Writes 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.
• Develops 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.
• Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs.
• Formulates systems to parallel overall business strategies. Has knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Experienced with business process reengineering and identifying new applications of technology to business problems to make business more effective.
• Business Understanding

NOTE: Local candidates only. NO RELOCATION ALLOWED. This is a Hybrid Role with 2 days on site from day 1 - Flexible days on site. No remote only option.

Location: Lansing, MI (Hybrid)

Contract: 1 years

Skills Required:

• 12 years - General BA experience
• 7 years - Experience conducting business process review and requirements elicitation and documentation
• 5 years - Experience developing and/or managing user stories on Agile development project(s)
• 2 years - Experience working directly with senior management in facilitating discussions to determine strategy, develop road maps and/or gain consensus to resolve opposing positions
• 2 years - Experience supporting the development of or compliance to statement of work and/or other work agreements/contracts
• 2 years - Experience working on projects developing/implementing IT solutions for public use
• 1 years - Experience working on IT infrastructure projects
• 1 years - Experience working with programs governed by state and/or federal regulations
• Experience working with multiple agencies and/or vendors and/or departments in an enterprise environment
• Experience identifying systemic gaps and possible solutions for continuous improvements and modernization.
• Extensive experience using Azure DevOps, VISIO, MS office products
• Experience with gap fit analysis and requirements refinement.
• Bachelor s Degree (Please include on your resume

***Rate depends on experience

*** Local candidates preferred, not mandatory

*** Candidates authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are not sponsoring H1B candidates at this time.

*** Companies submitting candidates should only submit direct W2 employees for this position.

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