Job Title: Business Analyst - V
Location: Lansing, MI
Duration: 6 Months
Job Description:
Position will:
Facilitate and lead meetings.
Elicit and document SMART functional requirements in EPICS. Features, and User Story Format.
Develop and document technical system requirements.
Review and document business processes such as As-Is and To-Be Process Flows.
Contribute to use case / user stories estimates.
Develop use case / user stories documentation.
Conduct walkthrough of User Story and Functional Design documentation.
Demonstrate skill of complex problem solving, negotiation, and deductive reasoning.
Develop functional design document.
Support system design and development.
Contribute to the mentoring of less experience Business Analysts on the team.
Facilitate the communication of technical terminology at a level appropriate to the audience.
Provide direction to software developers.
Be self-motivated.
Able to work independently and as part of a team.
Work with stakeholders and discover the underlying business need.
Establish and maintain effective relationships with clients.
Ensure requirements and business solutions map to a business need.
Highly Desired Skills:
Knowledge of Michigan government.
Microsoft Office (Outlook, Project, Excel, Word, Access, Office).
Knowledge of SQL and databases highly desirable.
Knowledge of TOAD or other database querying tool.
Experience in Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
Knowledge of the State Unified Information Technology Environment (SUITE).
Experience using Project Management Institute (PMI) methodologies.
Required/Desired Skills
Skill Matrix
| Skill Matrix |
| Technology | Years of Experience |
| Overall IT Experience | |
| Communication (1 - 10) | |
| Experience facilitating requirements gathering sessions and tracing requirements throughout the project. | |
| Experience working on Agile and Waterfall projects. | |
| Experience developing IT project documentation including EPICS/Feature/user stories, application requirements, and functional designs. | |
| Experience using industry-standard methodologies like System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile Methodology, and Syst Eng (SEM). | |
| Experience creating and documenting workflows such as As-Is and To-Be Process Flows. | |
| Experience contributing to EPICS/Features/User stories estimates. | |
| Experience with various application systems such as Asset Management, Financial, Licensing, and Permitting systems. | |