144915-Business Analyst 5

Department: DTMB

Work Location: 608 West Allegan Street, Lansing, MI 48933, US, (Hybrid)

Projected Start Date: 09/02/2025

Projected End Date: 1 Years from projected start date

Extension: 1 year with possible extension

Please Note

• Only candidates who are legally authorized to work in the United States should apply. Candidates without valid work authorization are strictly advised not to apply, as they will not be considered or submitted to the client.
• Resource will be working a hybrid schedule. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week (Tuesdays/Wednesdays in office preferred). Candidate can be full time in office if desired.
  
  

Role Overview

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
• Must operate in a hybrid (Agile/Waterfall) environment and actively manage requirements, change requests and testing needs.
• 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 self-starter, detail oriented and a critical thinker
• Provide management with information such as project status reports and resource demand projections.
• Work with team, management, and business partners to continuously improve the process.
  
  

Required Skills

• Bachelor's Degree
• 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 years
• Experience with Federal, State or local grant management systems - 1 years
• Experience with Power Platform services including Power BI and Power Automate - 6 months
  
  

How To Apply

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please submit the following documents to hrteam@thethinkbeyond.com:

• Updated Resume in Word format (Mandatory)
• Skills Matrix and References (Mandatory)
• Expected hourly rate (Mandatory)
  
  

Note: Applications without the mandatory documents cannot be processed.

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If you have any questions or need further clarification, feel free to call or text at (512) 800-8781.