System Analyst 5

MY HR; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

MY HR is seeking a System Analyst to gather and document clear, testable business requirements and communicate them to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. The role emphasizes on-site workdays Tuesday and Wednesday and requires living within an hour of Lansing, MI.

The System Analyst will act as ScrumMaster on campaign finance projects, coordinating with the PMO and vendors, and maintaining artifacts and documentation for State of Michigan initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as Business/System Analyst
• Experience with Agile and Jira/Monday.com
• Ability to document requirements clearly and testable
• Mentor/teach mindset to support Agile
• Strong communication with stakeholders and vendors

Responsibilities

• Document clear, unambiguous business requirements using standard templates.
• Create Test plans with business to ensure repeatable processes.
• Document technical steps for maintenance planning.
• Lead requirement gatherings and coordinate with stakeholders per Communication Plan.
• Maintain project backlog and set priorities with the product owner.
• Ensure alignment with project scope and governance objectives.
• Support data governance and information handling guidelines.
• Collaborate with UI/UX, solution architects, DBAs, developers, QA testers.

Skills

Business Analyst

QA Knowledge

Agile Tools

BA/QA/DEV Roles

As-Is To-Be Processes

Product Roadmap

Agile Methodologies

BA Tools

Tools

JIRA

Monday.com

Visio

Figma

Job description

System Analyst 5

The System 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 System 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 State of Michigan projects. This position has on-site/in person workdays of Tuesday/Wednesday (no exceptions). The ideal candidate will live within one hour of Lansing, MI.

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

About MY HR

MY HR is an award-winning, woman and minority-owned firm based in Atlanta. We specialize in providing full-service professional HR services, and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. With a commitment to excellence and a focus on diversity, we strive to help businesses of all sizes achieve their human resources goals.

MY HR is an award-winning Full-Service Professional Human Resources Consulting firm offering Staff Augmentation, Project and SOW staffing, Permanent Placement, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Payroll Services, and full range HR Services including compliance, training, and workforce development. With our personal touch, we help small to mid-sized companies as well as Fortune 500 companies grow and strengthen in the HR area by providing customized HR solutions.

Check out our website: myhrmgmt.com