148725-Business Analyst 5

Department: DTMB

Work Location: 430 West Allegan Street, Lansing, MI 48821, US, (Hybrid)

Projected Start Date: 10/27/2025

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, onsite from day 1, two days a week, however, must be willing to transition to fully onsite five days per week at any point if this becomes a requirement. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. RTR must acknowledge that the candidate agrees to a hybrid or fully in-person position (2-5 days onsite per week) per the State's discretion.
  
  

Role Overview

The Business Analyst is responsible for working with the project team and stakeholders to examine existing and future-state business processes, data, and systems. This information is used to guide the gathering of business requirements as they relate to the desired system functionality.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for documenting business requirements that are clear, unambiguous, testable, and satisfy the business need in accordance with standard templates and adherence to DTMB and MDOS policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Responsible for facilitating requirement gathering meetings to identify impacted business processes and document the project business requirements. Attendees include relevant project team members and stakeholders as identified in the Communication Plan.
• Responsible for adhering to the project schedule by developing and maintaining the project backlog during Agile projects and working with the product owner to set priority throughout the duration of project.
• Responsible for understanding project scope and actively monitoring requirements process to maintain adherence to the objectives set for the project.
• Responsible for understanding high-level information governance objectives and ensuring appropriate Stakeholder inclusion and/or awareness regarding data requirements.
• Responsible for appropriate resolution of critical IT issues as it pertains to the BA role.
• Responsible for providing information and analysis for Build vs. Buy project decisions.
• Responsible for understanding project specific benefits and related impact of changes to project scope or business requirements.
• Ensures SEM (system engineering methodology) deliverables for the project that are a responsibility of the BA are completed, reviewed, and approved in alignment with area processes.
• Works directly with project team including user interface/user experience (UI/UX) solution architects, database administrators, developers, QA testers, and others to ensure understanding of the requirements, functionality, size, and scalability of the IT solution.
  
  

Skill

• Business Analyst – 5 years
• Quality Assurance – 5 years
• Azure DevOps (Epics/Features/User Stories, Lifecycle Management) – 5 years
• Understanding of BA, QA, DEV Roles – 5 years
• As-Is / To-Be Process Mapping & Documentation – 5 years
• Product Roadmap Creation – 3 years
• Agile / Project Management Methodologies – 3 years
• BA Tools (e.g., FIGMA, Visio) – 3 years
  
  

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.