Senior Business Analyst Level

JOB DESCRIPTION

Overview:  
 
 
 
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. The below Client runs through fifteen executive departments which carry out the day-to-day administration of the federal government. Popular departments like Agriculture and Rural Development, Civil Rights, Environment, Health and Human Services, Natural Resources, Secretary of State. This Client has opportunities in a number of career pathways, including, but not limited to, business and administrative support, education and human services, IT and computers, medical and healthcare, natural resources, law enforcement and public safety, skilled trades and more. With positions in over 18 state departments, your perfect career fit is waiting for you at the client. This client is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 
 
  
 
Job Title: Senior Business Analyst Level 5  
 
Location: Lansing, MI, 48933  
 
Duration: 12 Months  
 
Job Type: Contract  
 
Work Type: Hybrid 
 
 
 
Description:  
 
 
 
  Seeking a Senior Business Analyst to assist with the client Department of Education  Grants Management System known as NexSys. 
 
 
 
Business Analyst  
 
 
 
We are looking for someone who understands and has experience with the software development lifecycle as they will be managing work requests to support operational support needs for web applications and gather requirements for project initiatives. 
 
 
 
This role is the liaison between the technical team and the business client. 
 
 
 
This will be about 90% of the time for this resource. 
 
 
 
This is a senior position so the selected candidate will possess leadership skills including but not limited to the ability to delegate tasks to the team, effective communication and being able to lead a team of business analysts and be comfortable leading requirement meetings with business and other technical resources. 
 
 
 
Tasks:  
 
 
 
Facilitates meetings with the technical team and business client. 
 
 
 
Gathers requirements and project specifications by leading requirement sessions independently  
 
 
 
Maintain backlog of work items in Azure DevOps  
 
 
 
Manage project tasks, timelines, and communication between business product owner and development team associated with the Change Management lifecycle  
 
 
 
Track sprints and ticket progress in Azure DevOps  
 
 
 
Ensures the team is adhering to the department change management policies 
 
 
 
Acts as a liaison with the client auditors  
 
 
 
Maintains documentation on the project SharePoint Site.  
 
 
 
Must be detail oriented and a critical thinker  
 
 
 
Provide management with information such as project status reports and resource demand projections.  
 
 
 
  Skills:  
 
 
 
Exposure to Complex IT web Applications, within the past 5 years, Required  
 
 
 
Experience in gathering and documenting business requirements, Required  
 
 
 
Experience in a role, as a business analyst, supporting a software development project, in the past 5 years, Required  
 
 
 
Ability to lead meetings, conduct training & information sessions, communicate at a level appropriate to the audience, make oral and written reports and presentations, Required  
 
 
 
Proficiency with MS Office, Required  
 
 
 
Experience working as a liaison between the development team and project manager or business client in a software development project, Required  
 
 
 
Experience with Azure DevOps; including creating User Stories and queries, Required  
 
 
 
Knowledge and understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle, Highly Desired  
 
 
 
Project management skills and knowledge in project management and related methodologies, Highly Desired  
 
 
 
Experience with Microsoft SharePoint, Highly Desired  
 
 
 
TekWissen   Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.