Business Analyst

MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES LLC; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 84,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES LLC in Lansing, MI seeks a Senior Business Analyst to support the Agency Services Application Development and Support team. You will gather requirements, manage changes, and liaison between business partners and the technical team for multiple state projects including MiLEAP.

The role emphasizes leading meetings, delivering status updates, and maintaining documentation across Azure DevOps workflows.

Qualifications

• Exposure to complex IT web applications within the last 5 years is required.
• Experience as a liaison between development team and project manager/business client in a software project is required.
• Experience as a business analyst supporting a software development project in the last 5 years is required.
• Ability to lead meetings, training, and presentations and communicate to diverse audiences is required.
• Experience with Azure DevOps is required.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate meetings with the technical team and business client.
• Gather requirements and project specs by leading sessions independently.
• Manage tasks, timelines, and communication between business product owner and development team.
• Provide management with project status reports and resource projections.
• Maintain backlog and track sprints and ticket progress in Azure DevOps.
• Ensure adherence to change management policies and maintain project documentation.
• Collaborate with vendors and stakeholders; gather complex new requirements for RFPs.

Skills

Complex IT web applications exposure

Liaison between dev team and PM

BA in software development projects

Leading meetings/trainings/presenting

Azure DevOps

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Job Overview

Job ID: J54602

Job Title: Business Analyst

Location: Lansing, MI

Duration: 12 Months + Extension

Domain Exposure: Real Estate

Client: To Be Discussed Later

Employment Type: W-2, 1099, C2C

Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Bill Rate: $74/hour (C2C)

Job Description

Seeking a Senior Business Analyst to assist with the Agency Services Application Development and Support team who supports multiple applications for Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR), Michigan Civil Service Commission (MCSC), and Michigan Lifelong Education Advancement and Potential (MiLEAP). This role would consist of supporting maintenance activities for applications as well as multiple larger projects with a main focus on MiLEAP. 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 partners. This is a senior position, the selected candidate must possess strong leadership skills including delegation, effective communication, effective requirement gathering, and the ability to lead meetings with stakeholders and other technical resources.

Tasks

• Facilitates meetings with the technical team and business client.
• Gathers requirements and project specifications by leading requirement sessions independently
• Manage project tasks, timelines, and communication between business product owner and development team associated with the Change Management lifecycle
• Provide management with information such as project status reports and resource demand projections.
• Maintain backlog of work items & track sprints and ticket progress in Azure DevOps
• Ensures the team is adhering to the department change management policies
• Maintains documentation on the project SharePoint Site.
• Must be detail oriented and a critical thinker
• Working with vendors and other stakeholders
• Gather complex new application requirements for RFPs

Required Skills

• Exposure to Complex IT web Applications, within the past 5 years - Required – 5+ Years
• Experience working as a liaison between the development team and project manager or business client in a software development project - Required – 3+ Years
• Experience in a role, as a business analyst, supporting a software development project, in the past 5 years - Required – 3+ Years
• Ability to lead meetings, conduct training & information sessions, communicate at a level appropriate to the audience, make oral and written reports and presentations - Required – 3+ Years
• Experience with Azure DevOps - Required – 1+ Years

Highly Desired Skills

• Knowledge and understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle - Highly Desired – 2+ Years
• Project management skills and knowledge in project management and related methodologies - Highly Desired – 6+ Months
• Experience with Microsoft SharePoint - Highly Desired – 2+ Years
• Experience with Salesforce Platform - Highly Desired – 6+ Months
• Experience with MS Dynamics 365 - Highly Desired – 6+ Months

Top Skills & Years Of Experience

• Exposure to Complex IT web Applications, within the past 5 years - Required – 5+ Years
• Experience working as a liaison between the development team and project manager or business client in a software development project - Required – 3+ Years
• Experience in a role, as a business analyst, supporting a software development project, in the past 5 years - Required – 3+ Years
• Ability to lead meetings, conduct training & information sessions, communicate at a level appropriate to the audience, make oral and written reports and presentations - Required – 3+ Years

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.