Senior Business Analyst

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

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:

1. Facilitates meetings with the technical team and business client. 
2. Gathers requirements and project specifications by leading requirement sessions independently
3. Manage project tasks, timelines, and communication between business product owner and development team associated with the Change Management lifecycle
4. Provide management with information such as project status reports and resource demand projections.
5. Maintain backlog of work items & track sprints and ticket progress in Azure DevOps
6. Ensures the team is adhering to the department change management policies 
7. Maintains documentation on the project SharePoint Site.
8. Must be detail oriented and a critical thinker
9. Working with vendors and other stakeholders
10. 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