Business Analyst

Position: Business Analyst 5
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Role:
Business Analyst 5

Location:

Lansing-MI (Hybrid 2 days onsite)

Job

Contract:

12+ Months
Client:
State of MI

job:

Lansing, MI - IT - DTMB - Agency Services - MGCB - Business Analyst 5

- Interviews:
Interviews will be held onsite in Lansing, MI. Candidates must be available for an in-person interview.

- Duration: 1 year with extension likely

- Position location:

101 E Hillsdale St., Lottery Building 2nd Floor, Lansing, MI. Will need to be onsite starting day 1 for hybrid work schedule which is onsite 2 days a week. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION.

Top Skills & Years of Experience

Required:

• 5 years' experience with As-Is and To-Be process flows or equivalent business/IT process flows.

• 5 years' experience collecting and documenting requirements, preferably a combination of Waterfall and Agile methodology.

• 3 to 5 years' experience writing detailed Epics, Features, and User Stories.

• 3 to 5 years' experience with Microsoft office including Visio (for process flow creation).

Please see full job description (attached).

Please note:

Resource will not be able to gamble (online, sports betting, Casino) in the State of Michigan or with companies licensed by the Michigan Gaming Control Board.

Contractor Business Analyst 5

Job Description /Role:

The Business Analyst is responsible for gathering and documenting clear, unambiguous, and

testable business requirements from the client. They are also responsible for thoroughly

understanding the business requirements in order to communicate business need and system

functionality to technical and non-technical stakeholders, project team members, and the user

community.

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.

Job Duties

• Responsible for documenting business requirements that are clear, explicit, testable, and

satisfy the business need in accordance with standard templates and adherence to DTMB

and MGCB 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 assisting with the appropriate resolution of critical IT issues as it pertains to

the BA role.

• Responsible for assisting with gathering the 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 Systems Engineering Methodology (SEM) of the State Unified Information

Technology Environment (SUITE) deliverables for the project that are a responsibility of the

BA are completed, reviewed, and approved in alignment with area processes.

• Collaborate closely with the Project Manager to ensure alignment between business

requirements and project execution.

• Works directly with project team including user interface/user experience (UI/UX)

designers, tech leads, solution architects, database administrators, developers, QA

testers, and technical writers to ensure understanding of the requirements, functionality,

size, and scalability of the IT solution.

Skillset Required

• 5 years' experience with As-Is and To-Be process flows or equivalent business/IT process

flows.

• 5 years' experience collecting and documenting requirements, preferably a combination of

Waterfall and Agile methodology.

• 3 to 5 years' experience writing detailed Epics, Features, and User Stories.

• 3 to 5 years' experience with Microsoft office including Visio (for process flow creation).

• 3 to 5 years' experience using Azure Dev Ops or similar Agile tools.

• Familiarity with software development lifecycle (SDLC).

• Excellent verbal and written communication.

• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to facilitate meetings and workshops.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.