Senior Business Analyst

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching

• Dental insurance

• Health insurance

• Vision insurance

Job Title: Senior Business Analyst

Location: Lansing, MI, (Hybrid)-Onsite from day 1, two days a week. Mondays and Tuesdays onsite.

Position Type: Contract

Interview Mode: MS Teams

Tasks:

• Facilitates meetings with the technical team and business client. 

• Gathers requirements and project specifications by leading requirement sessions independently

• Manage project tasks, timelines, and communication between business product owner and development team associated with the Change Management lifecycle

• Provide management with information such as project status reports and resource demand projections.

• Maintain backlog of work items & track sprints and ticket progress in Azure DevOps

• Ensures the team is adhering to the department change management policies 

• Maintains documentation on the project SharePoint Site.

• Must be detail oriented and a critical thinker

• Working with vendors and other stakeholders

• Gather complex new application requirements for RFPs

Required Skills:

• Exposure to Complex IT web Applications, within the past 5 years - Required – 5+ Years

• Experience working as a liaison between the development team and project manager or business client in a software development project - Required – 3+ Years 

• Experience in a role, as a business analyst, supporting a software development project, in the past 5 years - Required – 3+ Years

• Ability to lead meetings, conduct training & information sessions, communicate at a level appropriate to the audience, make oral and written reports and presentations - Required – 3+ Years

• Experience with Azure DevOps - Required – 1+ Years

Highly Desired Skills:

• Knowledge and understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle - Highly Desired – 2+ Years

• Project management skills and knowledge in project management and related methodologies - Highly Desired – 6+ Months

• Experience with Microsoft SharePoint - Highly Desired – 2+ Years

• Experience with Salesforce Platform - Highly Desired – 6+ Months

• Experience with MS Dynamics 365 - Highly Desired – 6+ Months