Business Analyst 3

TekWissen LLC; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

TekWissen Group is seeking a skilled Business Analyst 3 in Lansing, MI for a hybrid, temporary assignment. You will gather and document clear business requirements, act as ScrumMaster on campaign finance projects using Monday.com/Jira, and collaborate with PMO for artifacts.

The role requires translating business needs into system functionality for both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You will examine current and future processes, design test plans, and help ensure repeatable processes

Qualifications

• Gathering and documenting clear, testable business requirements from the client.
• Serving as ScrumMaster on campaign finance projects with Monday.com/Jira and coordinating with PMO for artifacts.
• On-site/in-person workdays are Tuesday/Wednesday.
• Examining existing and future-state business processes, data, and systems with stakeholders.
• Creating test plans with the business and ensuring repeatable processes beyond the project lifecycle.
• Mentor/teaching background to foster an Agile mindset and long-term transition from project to maintenance mode.

Responsibilities

• Document business requirements that are clear, unambiguous, testable, and satisfy the business need per templates and standards.
• Create test plans with the business, ensuring repeatable processes beyond the project lifecycle.
• Document repeatable steps for maintenance planning.
• Facilitate requirement gathering meetings with project team and stakeholders.
• Manage project backlog and priorities with product owner in Agile projects.
• Ensure adherence to project scope and governance of data requirements.
• Coordinate with vendor teams (UI/UX, solution architects, DBAs, developers, QA) to ensure understanding of requirements.

Skills

Business Analyst

Quality Assurance Knowledge

Agile Tool Knowledge

BA/QA/Dev roles

As-is/To-be processes

Product roadmap creation

Agile methodologies

BA tools (Figma/Visio)

Tools

FIGMA

Visio

Job description

Overview

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide. The below Client runs through fifteen executive departments which carry out the daytoday 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 3

Location: Lansing, MI 48933

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Hybrid

Work Type: Temporary Assignment

Shift: 8.00AM - 5.00 PM

Job Description

• The Business Analyst is responsible for gathering and documenting clear, unambiguous, and testable business requirements from the client, and understanding the business requirements thoroughly in order to communicate business need and system functionality to technical and non-technical stakeholders, project team members, and the user community.
• The Business Analyst serves as the ScrumMaster (heavy usage of Monday.com and/or JIRA tool) on campaign finance related projects and coordinates with the PMO's Project Manager for artifacts/documentation needed on client.
• This position has on-site/in person workdays of Tuesday/Wednesday (no exceptions).
• The Business Analyst is responsible for working with the project team and stakeholders to examine existing and future-state business processes, data, and systems.
• This information is used to guide the gathering of business requirements as they relate to the desired system functionality.
• This position includes creating test plans with the business area, and ensuring repeatable processes are in place beyond the lifecycle of the current project.
• Job Fit: The ideal candidate for this role will have a mentor/teaching type of background to ensure the future long-term success of the business area, helping to solidify an Agile mindset with their vendor and shoring up long-term transition from project mode to maintenance mode.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for documenting business requirements that are clear, unambiguous, testable, and satisfy the business need in accordance with standard templates and adherence to DTMB and MDOS policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Creating Test plans with the business, ensuring repeatable processes are in place beyond the lifecycle of the current project.
• Documenting repeatable steps/processes (technical documentation) for the business area to refer to as part of maintenance planning.
• 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 appropriate resolution of critical IT issues as it pertains to the BA role.
• Responsible for understanding project specific benefits and related impact of changes to project scope or business requirements.
• Ensures SEM (system engineering methodology) 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 vendor partners for roles such as: user interface/user experience (UI/UX), solution architects, database administrators, developers, QA testers, and others to ensure understanding of the requirements, functionality, size, and scalability of the IT solution.

Skill Set

• Business Analyst -5 Years
• Quality Assurance Knowledge - 5 Years
• Agile Tool Knowledge (comfortable with creating epics/features/user stories for projects as well as moving cards through project lifecycle) - 5 Years
• Understanding of BA, QA, DEV roles/responsibilities - 5 Years
• Experienced with as-is/to-be processes and content creation - 5 Years
• Experience with creating product roadmap - 3 Years
• Familiarity with Project Management Methodologies/Agile - 3 Years
• Adept with using BA tools (e.g., FIGMA, Visio) - 3 Years

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.