Business Analyst

About DTMB

The Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) supports the business operations of state agencies through a variety of services, including building management and maintenance, information technology, centralized contracting and procurement, budget and financial management, space planning and leasing, construction management, motor vehicle fleet operations, and oversight of the state retirement systems.

Senior IT Business Analyst support for DTMB Agency customer applications. As a Senior IT Business Analyst, you will serve as a key liaison between customers and the development team, ensuring effective communication and alignment of project goals. You are responsible for supporting Agile Scrum activities, including writing user stories, developing and managing test cases, coordinating test processes, and facilitating backlog grooming sessions.

You will maintain and publish customer-facing content through SharePoint to ensure timely and accurate delivery of information. In addition, you will collect and analyze data from multiple systems—such as Clarity and Azure Dev Ops (ADO)—to prepare comprehensive, executive-level reports that provide insight and visibility to senior leadership on project progress and performance. You will mentor other DTMB staff to resolve client agency IT issues.

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This position is located in Lansing, MI. Candidates should confirm work location and schedule at the time of interview. The State of Michigan is not able to offer employment to out-of-state applicants that do not plan to relocate. The Department of Technology Management and Budget currently offers a hybrid work option which requires two days working on-site at the official work location and three days of remote work per week (subject to change).

We are looking for a person who understands the value of public service and wants to help us meet the needs of our citizens and who embraces diversity. You should be passionate about IT application development, an excellent communicator capable of making oral and written reports, presentations, and clear concise documentation. You need a team-oriented mindset and be capable of establishing and maintaining effective relationships with clients and team members.

You should be able to help resolve problems in a timely manner and seek effective solutions.

We are seeking a Business Analyst with strong proficiency in Agile Scrum methodology and extensive experience in writing user stories, developing test cases, managing testing processes, and conducting backlog grooming. The ideal candidate will also possess SharePoint editing skills to efficiently publish and maintain customer-facing content. You should have proven expertise in collecting and analyzing data from multiple sources—such as Clarity and Azure Dev Ops (ADO)— and transforming it into concise, executive-level reports for senior leadership.

The State of Michigan offers competitive work experience that includes a tuition reduction program at several key higher education institutes if you would like to advance your education, good benefits, access to professional development training, excellent vacation and sick time policies, and the ability to successfully juggle your work and family life. We would like the opportunity to share with you more about the benefits of working for the state and joining the State of Michigan employee family if you are interested.

Please consider sending in your application today.

Possession of a Bachelor's degree with 21 semester (32 term) credits in one or a combination of the following:

• computer science, data processing, computer information systems, data communications
• networking, systems analysis, computer programming, information assurance, IT project management or mathematics

Possession of an associate's degree with 16 semester (24 term) credits in computer science, information assurance, data processing, computer information, data communications, networking, systems analysis, computer programming, IT project…