IT Business Analyst

THIS POSITION IS A HYBRID ROLE IN LANSING, MI - PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU ARE LOCAL

These IT solutions leverage current technologies and include working with multiple subject matter experts, vendors, and the general public. Key responsibilities include being the liaison between the business 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. This person will be a critical member of the team, participating in various related work requests and contributing to the operational activities of the BA team.

Customer service and being a champion to ease Agency compliance with company 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 the company 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 projects, as well as those that include the BA team - being able to confidently speak to current activities in each, listening to understand needs, and helping to provide input that assists in meeting the objectives of the respective meetings. In addition, related work will include ongoing analysis of original requirements/user stories in comparison to needs identified in discovery sessions and/or UAT cycles and helping to define potential changes, to include impact analysis.

Business Analyst

• 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

Experience Required

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

• Minimum of 5 years developing and/or managing user stories on Agile development project(s)

• Minimum of 2 years working directly with senior management in facilitating discussions to determine strategy, develop road maps and/or gain consensus to resolve opposing positions

• Minimum of 2 years supporting the development of or compliance to statement of work and/or other work agreements/contracts

• Minimum of 2 years working on projects developing/implementing IT solutions

About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.