Sr Business Analyst Hybrid

Duration: 12 Months

• Close to Submissions on: 11/7 at 10AM EST.
• Interviews: 1st round interviews will be held via MS Teams. 2nd round interviews may be held in person. Candidates must be available for an in-person interview.
• Local candidates (strongly preferred) or non-local candidates who are willing to relocate and follow the hybrid work schedule (two days onsite from day 1
• no remote only option
• Tuesdays and Wednesdays are preferred onsite days)

Parking:

• Parking fees are done on a monthly basis for contractors. Current prices are below:
• Surface Lots: $40.52 per month
• Random Spot in Ramp (Parking garage): $75.18 per month
• Reserved Spot in Ramp (Parking garage): $100.75 per month
• There is currently a waiting list on the 2 surface lots that are closest to our building but there is availability in the ramp and there is the visitor lot as well.
• Visitor Surface Lot: $5 entry
• The visitor lot is per entry so if someone leaves at lunch and comes back it's another $5. Unlike the parking fees above, the visitor lot is charged by debit/credit card when they enter the lot.

Seeking a Senior Business Analyst to assist with the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Grants Management System known as NexSys. The MDE Grants Management System is comprised of about 130-140 different grant applications that is responsible for over 2 billion dollars of payments to state educational entities.

This role is the liaison between the technical team and the business client. This will be about 90% of the time for this resource. This is a senior position so the selected candidate will possess leadership skills including but not limited to the ability to delegate tasks to the team, effective communication and being able to lead a team of business analysts and be comfortable leading requirement meetings with business and other technical resources.

Tasks:

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

Desired Interview Dates/Times: o Tuesday November 12th, 2024: 1-2pm, 2:15-3:15pm, 3:30-4:30pm

• Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams with 2nd interviews being held in person.
• Targeted Start Date: December 2nd
• Work location is hybrid, 2 days in office (Tuesday & Wednesday) and 3 days working from home. (Candidate can be full time in office, if desired.)
• Contract Length: 12 months extension possible

• Exposure to Complex IT web Applications, within the past 5 years Required 5 Years
• Experience in gathering and documenting business requirements Required 5 Years
• Experience in a role, as a business analyst, supporting a software development project, in the past 5 years Required 5 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 5 Years
• Proficiency with MS Office Required 3 Years
• Experience working as a liaison between the development team and project manager or business client in a software development project Required 2 Years
• Experience with Azure DevOps; including creating
• User Stories and queries Required 1 Year
• 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 6 Months

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GSK has been in the business of providing both commercial and custom product development services, including, Information Security, Software Development, Consulting and IT Audit. GSK implements highly critical and time-sensitive projects for their Fortune 500 clients located across the country.