*Job Role: Business Analyst 4 *
*Duration: 12 Months*
*Location: 425 W Ottawa St., Lansing MI 48909*
*In Person Only on 12th or 13th Dec *
*Pay Rate $60/hrs on W2 or $70/hr on C2C *
*Must have overall 10+ years experience *
*Short Description*: Senior Business Analyst/Consultant: Review, analyze,
and evaluate the Michigan Department of Transportation business systems and
user needs. Experience with analyzing existing IT applications/systems and
modernizing them.
*Complete Description:* The Senior Business Analyst/Consultant serves as
the communication bridge between non-technical business users and technical
solution developers. The Senior Business Analyst/Consultant has a depth of
knowledge in business analysis processes including knowledge of
facilitation, methodology, tools, and techniques. The Senior Business
Analyst/Consultant is responsible for analyzing the raw data gathered by
the project team, then applying the appropriate tools and techniques to
create meaningful results. This individual is an active participant in
aspects of department assessment, visioning, and reengineering, they rely
on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, they independently
perform a variety of complicated tasks, such as identifying and documenting
business requirements, they may lead and direct the work of others, and
they may report directly to a project lead or manager. A wide degree of
creativity and latitude is expected.
Position Description:
• 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.
• Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within
a particular field. Familiar with relational database concepts, and
client-server concepts. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and
accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. Works under general
supervision; typically reports to a project manager. A wide degree of
creativity and latitude is expected.
Skills Required:
a. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
b. Detail oriented and able to quickly absorb and apply key aspects
of the projects
c. Able to function effectively in a fast paced work environment
d. Ability to train end user on software solutions
e. Able to handle multiple priorities
f. Able to deliver against deadlines with reasonable accuracy
g. Good interpersonal skills; ability to work independently as well
as part of a team
h. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
i.Able to effectively deal successfully with a large variety of
management personnel and users
j.Capability of giving attention to detail while still
understanding and dealing with the global aspects of the project
The scope-of–work is to serve as a Senior Business Analyst/Consultant for
various MDOT projects; the scope-of-work includes the following:
a. Facilitate requirements meetings
b. Create product and sprint backlogs, identify development tasks,
and create test plans/cases
c. Document business requirements in EPICS and User Stories,
functional and technical specifications
d. Track and Trace deliverables, route for review as needed and
tabulate feedback
e. Connect data mapping pieces to produce end to end conversion
schematic
f. Post documents to SharePoint
g. Conduct research to identify detailed requirements pertaining to
interfaces and other key aspects of the project.
h. Assist in the creation of presentation materials
1. Create As-Is and To-Be process Flows.
i.Other duties as required
Location where work is to be performed: Lansing, MI
Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm, M-F
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Overall Experience in Business Analyst Role in the Information Technology
field.
Required
10
Years
Facilitating requirements gathering and joint app