Business Analyst

Lansing, Michigan

Senior IT Business Analyst with strong Quality Assurance and Azure Dev Ops experience to lead business analysis efforts across complex technology initiatives. Responsible for driving requirements discovery, improving business processes, supporting testing strategies, and ensuring high‑quality software delivery within Agile environments.

• Lead requirements gathering sessions, stakeholder interviews, and workshops to identify business needs and project objectives.
• Translate complex business requirements into functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Create and maintain Business Requirement Documents (BRD), Functional Requirement Documents (FRD), process flows, and data mapping documents.
• Conduct impact analysis and gap analysis for system enhancements and new initiatives.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior business analysts.
• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, development teams, and QA teams.

• Manage and maintain product backlogs, user stories, tasks, and defects in Azure Dev Ops.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Scrum Masters to prioritize backlog items and plan sprint deliverables.
• Ensure end‑to‑end requirements traceability using Azure Dev Ops work items and dashboards.
• Track sprint progress, testing status, and defect metrics using Azure Dev Ops reporting tools.
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand‑ups, and retrospectives.

• Define and review test strategies, test plans, and test cases aligned with business requirements.
• Support and oversee functional, integration, regression, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Manage defect lifecycle in Azure Dev Ops, ensuring timely resolution and validation.
• Collaborate with QA teams to ensure test coverage, data validation, and quality standards are met.
• Ensure delivered solutions meet business expectations and compliance requirements.

• Identify opportunities to improve business processes, workflows, and system efficiencies.
• Recommend technology solutions and automation opportunities.
• Contribute to enterprise‑level business analysis standards and best practices.
• Support change management, training, and adoption strategies for new systems.

• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation including workflows, business rules, and system requirements.
• Present analysis findings, system recommendations, and project updates to leadership and stakeholders.
• Ensure clear communication between technical teams and business stakeholders.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience as an IT Business Analyst on enterprise software projects.
• Hands‑on experience with Azure Dev Ops for backlog management, user stories, sprint tracking, and defect management.
• Strong experience with software testing, QA processes, and UAT coordination.
• Deep knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
• Proven experience writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and detailed functional specifications.
• Excellent analytical, leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Stakeholder & Executive Communication experience.

• Experience working in enterprise‑scale or multi‑team Agile environments.
• Familiarity with SQL, APIs, data integration, and system architecture concepts.
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and release management processes.

• Advanced Business Analysis
• Stakeholder & Executive Communication
• Azure Dev Ops (Boards, Backlogs, Work Items, Dashboards)
• Agile / Scrum Methodology
• QA Strategy & Test Planning
• Defect Lifecycle Management

• Medical and Dental (Fast Tek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% salary match

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