Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. The Client below 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: Business Analyst 5
Location: Lansing MI 48933
Duration: 12 Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Description:
- Seeking a Senior Business Analyst to assist with the Department of Education Grants Management System known as NexSys.
Business Analyst
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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.
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This role is the liaison between the technical team and the business client.
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This will be about 90% of the time for this resource.
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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:
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Facilitates meetings with the technical team and business client.
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Gathers requirements and project specifications by leading requirement sessions independently
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Maintain backlog of work items in Azure DevOps
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Must operate in a hybrid (Agile/Waterfall) environment and actively manage requirements change requests and testing needs.
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Manage project tasks timelines and communication between business product owner and development team associated with the Change Management lifecycle
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Track sprints and ticket progress in Azure DevOps
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Ensures the team is adhering to the department change management policies
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Acts as a liaison with the auditors
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Maintains documentation on the project SharePoint Site.
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Must be self-starter detail oriented and a critical thinker
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Provide management with information such as project status reports and resource demand projections.
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Work with team management and business partners to continuously improve the process.
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.