IDEALFORCE has a CONTRACT position available immediately for a Business Analyst 5 to join our customer in Lansing, MI. This is an Hybrid position. Please find below additional details about this job. Kindly respond with your most up to date resume if you would like to pursue this opportunity.
 
Business Analyst 5

The Client in need of a senior Business Analyst 5 to provide excellent customer service supporting both project and work request needs for the Environment, Client. This person will have the opportunity to work on a new IT solution for issuing, analyzing, and monitoring energy rebates.  These IT solutions leverage current technologies and include working with Client subject matter experts, vendors, and the public.  Key responsibilities include being the liaison between Client and the project stakeholders, as well as providing expert facilitation and elicitation and process modeling to help develop strategy and requirements for future enhancements and related work projects.  In addition, as part of the overall support for Client, this person will be a critical member of the Client Agency Services Business Analyst team, participating in various related work requests for Client and contributing to the operational activities of the BA team. The ideal candidate will possess SOM Client process experience; strong facilitator experienced using facilitation for requirements elicitation/testing and system configuration.
Customer service and being a champion to ease Agency compliance with Client 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 Client 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.

The Client Agency Services and Client 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 12 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:

• F acilitation 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 to include process modeling
• 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 for public use
• Minimum of 1 year conducting analytics on program effectiveness
• Minimum of 1 year working on IT infrastructure projects
• Minimum of 1 year working with programs governed by state and/or federal regulations

 

THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES:
Email your candidate/s resume to  jb dot resumes at idealforce.com  along with the following details: Rate, Current location and Availability

Disclaimer : The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.