Business Analyst

Job Role: Business Analyst 5

Location: Lansing, Michigan Hybrid

Duration: 12 Months Contract

Interview Process: Hiring manager will likely request onsite interviews. Candidates must be available to interview onsite at the Lansing office. A screenshot photo of candidate will be required for any interviews as well as a vendor present at beginning of any virtual interviews, if requested.

Duration: 1 year with the intention for contractor to convert to fulltime at the State of Michigan in 1-2 years. At the time of conversion, candidate must be authorized to work in the US without VISA sponsorship by the State of Michigan.

Remote or On-site: Candidates MUST be local at time of submission. Hiring manager is not currently interested in candidates who will need to relocate to accept offer. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Position will be hybrid schedule requiring onsite presence 2 days a week.

Pay Rate: $68/hr. on C2C - $60/hr. on W2

Position Justification:

The Business Analyst 5 position will work as a contract resource for the State of Michigan - Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) supporting multiple projects for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The resource will act as a business analyst for various in-flight projects including Software as a Service solutions, vendor supported systems, and custom web applications. This resource will serve as a liaison between DHHS business partners and development teams, gathering requirements from the business users, facilitating meetings, writing user stories, and developing required project documentation deliverables.

Top Skills & Years of Experience:

Preference:

• 5 years of experience gathering requirements from users:

• identifying impacted business processes
• assessing business needs
• identifying IT solution integration.
• GAP analysis
• SWOT analysis

• 5 years of experience designing technical and business requirement documentation including:

• wireframes or screen mockups,
• context diagrams
• benefits realization
• business process models
• workflow diagrams
• traceability matrix

• 3 years of experience with Agile methodology / SCRUM processes and ceremonies including:

• Daily Scrum
• Sprint Planning
• Backlog Grooming
• Sprint Reviews
• Sprint Retrospective

• 3 years of experience working with Azure DevOps backlog management, Kanban board, Sprint board, etc.
• 5 years of experience eliciting and decomposing requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Experience writing test plans and use cases.
• Working knowledge of Systems Engineering Methodology (SEM) and Project Management Methodology (PMM)
• Senior level understanding of the secure application development lifecycle (SADLC)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills