Business Analyst 5

JOb: Business Analyst 5

Location : Lansing MI - Hybrid

Duration: 1 Year with possible extension

Top Skills & Years of Experience:

Minimum of 7 years conducting business process review and requirements elicitation and documentation

Minimum of 5 years facilitating executive and diverse groups to topic consensus on complex and competing perspectives

Minimum of 5 years providing strategic analysis and support to program, division and agency equivalent initiatives

Full job description attached.

Business Analyst 5, DTMB Agency Services Supporting EGLE

DTMB Agency Services is in need of a Business Analyst 5 to provide excellent customer service

supporting both project and work request needs for the Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE)

Agency. This person will have the opportunity to support strategic initiatives to provide increased

efficiencies and public support for multiple program areas. Key responsibilities include being the liaison

between DTMB and the project stakeholders, as well as providing expert facilitation and elicitation to

help develop strategy and requirements for future enhancements and related work projects. In

addition, as part of the overall support for EGLE, this person will be a critical member of the DTMB

Agency Services Business Analyst team, participating in various related work requests for EGLE and

contributing to the operational activities of the BA team. The ideal candidate will possess SOM DTMB

process experience; strong facilitator experience using facilitation for requirements elicitation;

experience with gap fit analysis and requirements refinement for inflight efforts; experience with LEAN

principles; and have a working understanding of contract compliance.

Customer service and being a champion to ease Agency compliance with DTMB policies and practices

are key performance expectations for this person. They must be able to quickly gain a working

understanding of applicable constraints and enablers and help EGLE navigate those for the success for

their projects and work requests. A common day would include attendance in various standing

meetings for each of the work items/projects, listening to understand needs, and helping to provide

input that assists in meeting the objectives of the respective meetings; leading discussions to

understand and identify strategic direction and impact; as well as complete analysis for related work

products and deliverables.

DTMB Agency Services and EGLE welcomes candidates that are self-directed, well organized, confident

in their ability to build relationships, quick to come up to speed on new assignments, and able to be

flexible and adaptable to changing needs and/or direction.

Candidates must have a minimum of 16 years of general BA experience.

At the discretion of the resource manager, this position may include remote work, but candidate should

plan to be available to report to a Lansing, MI job location in accordance with State of Michigan return

to office guidelines.

Business Analyst Position General Description:

Facilitation of requirements elicitation meetings; experience with gap fit analysis and

requirements refinement.

Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs. Formulates systems to

parallel overall business strategies. Experienced with business process reengineering and

identifying new applications of technology to business problems to make business more

effective. Familiar with industry standard (including Legacy, Core, and Emerging technologies),

business process mapping, and reengineering. Prepares solution options, risk identification, and

financial analyses such as cost/benefit, ROI, buy/build, etc. Writes detailed description of user

needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer programs.

Prepare and document Functional and Technical Specifications for reporting and data

warehouse work. Assist with business warehouse/intelligence support and enhancements.

Develops RFPs. Assist in deployment and management of end-user reporting tools and

platforms. Work with IT and business project teams to understand reporting and data

warehousing requirements and propose solutions. Document and provide knowledge transfer to

the rest of the Enterprise Reporting Team for all solutions.

Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs. Formulates systems to

parallel overall business strategies. Has knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and

procedures within a particular field. Familiar with relational database concepts, and client-server

concepts. Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a

variety of tasks. Works under general supervision; typically reports to a project manager. A

certain degree of creativity and latitude is required

Specific Position Experience Required:

Minimum of 7 years conducting business process review and requirements elicitation and

documentation

Minimum of 5 years facilitating executive and diverse groups to topic consensus on complex

and competing perspectives

Minimum of 5 years providing strategic analysis and support to program, division and agency

equivalent initiatives

Minimum of 3 years with Agile Scrum, use of JIRA, user story development/validation, sprint

planning and backlog grooming

Minimum of 2 years with contract compliance and contract change notices, specific to

requirements specifications

Minimum of 2 years practicing LEAN principals and supporting LPI initiatives

Minimum of 1 year working with programs governed by state and/or federal regulations