Senior Business Analyst - MiLEAP

IO Datasphere, Inc.; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

IO Datasphere, Inc. supports the MiLEAP program in Lansing, MI, seeking a Senior Business Analyst to manage requirements, liaison between business and development, and oversee project initiatives through the SDLC.

The role requires hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, SharePoint, Salesforce, and MS Dynamics 365, with a hybrid onsite schedule (Mondays and Tuesdays onsite). Local candidates only within 90 miles of Lansing.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and delegation skills.
• Excellent communication and requirement-gathering abilities.
• Experience leading meetings with stakeholders and tech teams.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate meetings between technical teams and business clients.
• Gather requirements and drive project specifications with stakeholders.
• Manage tasks, timelines, and communications across teams.
• Maintain project documentation and status reports.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder facilitation

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Azure DevOps

SharePoint

Salesforce

MS Dynamics 365

Job description

Client Name Michigan Lifelong Education Advancement and Potential (MiLEAP)

Requisition 167843

Location Lansing, MI

Duration 1+ years

Due Date 11/11/2026

C2C Possible Yes. Rate depends on experience

Interview Method Web-based with Camera On

NOTE: Local candidates ONLY. Candidates must be located within 90 miles of Lansing, MI at time of submission. Relocation not allowed. Resource will be working a hybrid schedule. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week. Mondays and Tuesdays onsite. We can accept H1b, H4, TN and other valid work visas for IT. However we cannot accept OPT or CPT visas at this time.

Description:

Our client is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to assist with the Services Application Development and Support team who support multiple applications. This role would consist of supporting maintenance activities for applications as well as multiple larger projects.

They 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 gathering requirements for project initiatives. This role is the liaison between the technical team and the business partners.

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

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Strong leadership skills including delegation
• Effective communication
• Effective requirement gathering
• Ability to lead meetings with stakeholders and other technical resources

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Skills Required

• 5+ years Exposure to Complex IT web Applications, within the past 5 years
• 3+ years' Experience working as a liaison between the development team and project manager or business client in a software development project
• 3+ years' Experience in a role, as a business analyst, supporting a software development project, in the past 5 years
• 1+ years' Experience with Azure DevOps
• 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
• Bachelor's Degree
• 2+ years Knowledge and understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle
• 6+ months Project management skills and knowledge in project management and related methodologies
• 2+ years' Experience with Microsoft SharePoint
• 6+ months Experience with Salesforce Platform
• 6+ months Experience with MS Dynamics 365