Senior Business analyst

Title: Senior Business analyst.
Location: Lansing MI 48933 (Locals needed)
Duration: 12 months
Position type: W2 contract

Mandatory need:
***Only qualified Business Analyst candidates located near the Lansing MI area to be considered due to the position requiring an onsite presence and previous State of MI govt domain experience in the related field is preferred***

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for documenting business requirements that are clear unambiguous testable and satisfy the business need in accordance with standard templates and adherence to CLIENT and CLIENT policies standards and guidelines
Previous government MI experience

* Responsible for facilitating requirement gathering meetings to identify impacted business processes and document the project business requirements Attendees include relevant project team members and stakeholders as identified in the Communication Plan
Responsible for adhering to the project schedule by developing and maintaining the project backlog during Agile projects and working with the product owner to set priority throughout the duration of project
Responsible for understanding project scope and actively monitoring requirements process to maintain adherence to the objectives set for the project
Responsible for understanding high-level information governance objectives and ensuring appropriate Stakeholder inclusion and/or awareness regarding data requirements
Responsible for assisting with the appropriate resolution of critical IT issues as it pertains to the BA role
Responsible for assisting with gathering the information and analysis for Build vs Buy project decisions
Responsible for understanding project specific benefits and related impact of changes to project scope or business requirements
Ensures SEM deliverables for the project that are a responsibility of the BA are completed reviewed and approved in alignment with area processes
Works directly with project team including user interface/user experience (UI/UX) designers tech leads solution architects database administrators developers QA testers and technical writers to ensure understanding of the requirements functionality size and scalability of the IT solution

Additional Details:
Will be assigned to multiple development projects working closely with business users and collaborating with cross-functional teams including team leads stakeholders developers and management
Responsible for translating business requirements into actionable tasks deliverables and expectations
Collaborates closely with Business Analysts UI/UX teams and the broader project team to ensure alignment and successful execution