Position: Business Analyst
Location: Michigan
Duration: Long term
Candidate should be local to Michigan
Top Skills & Years of Experience:
- Experience in a role, as a Business Analyst, Project Manager, or Project Coordinator, supporting a software development project, in the past 5 years – 5+ years
- Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
- Experience working with grant management systems or government-funded programs is a plus
- Experience in gathering and documenting business feedback and incorporating changes into current processes
Experience in a role, as a Business Analyst, Project Manager, or Project Coordinator, supporting a software development project, in the past 5 years – 5+ years
Experience in gathering and documenting business feedback and incorporating changes into current processes – 5+ years
Experience working with multiple teams, internal and external to support a project, it’s business processes and training needs – 5+ years
Experience working as a liaison between the development team and project manager or business client in a software development project (strong understanding of SDLC) – 3+ years
Experience with Azure DevOps; including creating User Stories and queries – 1+ years
Preferred Skills
Experience with Federal, State or local grant management systems – 1+ years
Key Responsibilities:
- Process Analysis & Improvement
- Review and document current grant-related business processes and workflows.
- Identify opportunities for process optimization and recommend improvements.
- Analyze federal policy changes and advise OES on necessary application updates.
- Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
- Facilitate meetings with business stakeholders, technical teams, and external consultants.
- Act as the primary point of contact for field consultants regarding application issues.
- Communicate issue status, resolutions, and updates to relevant stakeholders.
- Operational & Technical Liaison
- Manage and prioritize operational support requests and enhancement tickets in Azure DevOps.
- Collaborate with OSET and vendor teams to ensure timely resolution of technical issues.
- Translate business needs into clear, actionable technical requirements.
- Leadership & Team Coordination
- Lead and mentor a team of business analysts.
- Delegate tasks effectively and ensure alignment with project goals.
- Facilitate and lead requirement-gathering sessions with both business and technical teams.
- Documentation & Knowledge Management
- Maintain comprehensive documentation on the project SharePoint site.
- Ensure all process changes and decisions are well-documented and accessible.