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Business Analyst

Zenfreed, LLCLansing, MI, us
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Job Description

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 100+ different grant applications that is responsible for over 2 billion dollars of payments to state educational entities.

We are looking for someone who understands and has experience with the software development lifecycle as they will be managing work requests to support operational support needs for web applications and gather requirements for project initiatives. 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.

Job Duties

  • 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 DevOp
  • Must operate in a hybrid (Agile / Waterfall) environment and actively manage requirements, change requests and testing needs.
  • 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 self-starter, detail oriented and a critical thinker
  • Provide management with information such as project status reports and resource demand projections.
  • Work with team, management, and business partners to continuously improve the process.

Requirements

5 years :

  • Exposure to Complex IT web Applications, within the past 5 years
  • Experience in gathering and documenting business requirements
  • Experience in a role, as a business analyst, supporting a software development project, in the past 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

    • 3 years :

  • Proficiency with MS Office

    • 2 years :

  • Experience working as a liaison between the development team and project manager or business client in a software development project

    • 1 year :

  • Experience with Azure DevOps; including creating User Stories and queries

    • Desired Skills

    2 years :

  • Knowledge and understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle

    • 1 year :

  • Experience with Federal, State or local grant management systems
  • Experience developing wireframes, mockups, & prototypes in Figma or comparable design software

    • 6 months :

  • Project management skills and knowledge in project management and related methodologies
  • Experience with Microsoft SharePoint
  • Experience with Power Platform services including  Power BI and Power Automate

    • Minimum Education

  • Bachelor's Degree

    • Location

  • Local candidates (strongly preferred) or non-local (must be willing to relocate at their own expense from acceptance with no delays & follow the hybrid schedule)
  • Position is a hybrid schedule and will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week (Tuesdays / Wednesdays in office preferred). Candidate can be full time in office if desired.  NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION.
  • Working hours Monday-Friday, approximately 8 : 00 a.m. to 5 : 00 p.m.

    • Additional Requirements

  • Must be authorized to work in the United States; We are unable to offer sponsorships at this time
  • Must undergo a background check and drug screening for employment.

    • Employment Terms

  • This is a W2 position
  • 40 hrs per week
  • HYBRID schedule -  will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week (Tuesdays / Wednesdays in office preferred). Candidate can be full time in office if desired.  NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION.

    • About Zenfreed

    At Zenfreed, we are more than an IT company. We bridge the gap between people wanting to do the work they were meant to do and organizations needing the right talent.

    We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

    Benefits

    We understand a comprehensive benefits package is crucial to employment satisfaction. We offer medical, dental and vision coverage options for all employees.

    Requirements

    10+ years : Developing complex computer systems using Java. Developing complex computer systems using java IDEs such as Eclipse,STS years programming in SQL and / or PL / SQL 8+ years : Programming using Java JEE Struts Framework Programming using Java JEE Spring / SpringBoot Framework 3.0. Development using Hibernate / JPA framework. 5+ years : Projects development using Angular / React JS, JavaScript framework. Programming in the JBOSS Enterprise SOA environment including JBOSS Workflow . Using CMM / CMMI Level 3 methods and practices. Implemented agile development processes including test driven development. 3+ years : Experience or Knowledge on creating CI / CD pipelines using Azure Devops 2+ years : Experience with React.js and modern JavaScript (ES6+) Strong understanding of Redux, React Router, and component lifecycle Exposure to DevOps practices and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) Hands-on experience using GitHub Copilot to accelerate daily coding tasks, including code generation, refactoring and documentation. Proven ability to integrate GitHub Copilot into development workflows to enhance productivity, code quality, and team collaboration. Experience embedding GitHub Copilot capabilities into applications or developer tools via GitHub Copilot APIs or extensions. Write well-designed, testable code using spring MVC, Hibernate framework for entity object mapping, JQuery / HTML5, JavaScript, HTML, XML,Angular Develop business application components using Object Oriented java / JEE technologies, design principles Design and develop RESTful Web Services using Spring Web MVC framework. Design, Develop and maintain applications using Apache Struts framework. Ability to implement design patterns like Intercepting Filter, Front Controller, Session Façade, DAO, Singleton, and Service Locator Proficient in building and maintaining unit test framework with Junit and Spring Boot. Execute full software development life cycle (SDLC) including experience in gathering requirements and writing functional / technical specifications for complex projects. Excellent knowledge in designing both logical and physical database model Develop database objects including stored procedures, functions, troubleshoots issues using SQL, PL / SQL scripts Experience tuning SQL queries and scripts Hands on experience Integrating software components into a fully functional software system Extensive knowledge on source control tools such as GIT Experience on Build Frameworks like Maven, maintain source code using source control, and baseline software versions and build war files for deployments Experience developing with application servers Apache Tomcat, JBOSS, Web Sphere, Openshift Container Develop software design documents and work with stakeholders for review and approval. Experience developing, prototypes, mockup for users review and approval. Experience creating flowcharts, screen layouts and documentation to ensure logical flow of the system requirements Strong understanding of Redux, React Router, and component lifecycle Experience working on large agile projects. Experience with Java 8, SOAP Web-Services and Java Messaging Service (JMS) API. Experience with Spring Boot Projects, Spring Data, Spring Batch, Spring Security frameworks Good to have knowledge of Apache Kafka, Apache Spark and ActiveMQ broker. Experience in Database Design in Oracle and SQL server. Experience or Knowledge on creating CI / CD pipelines using Azure Devops Minimum Education Bachelor's Degree Location Accepting local candidates within 2 hours of Lansing ONLY Position is a hybrid schedule in office 2 days a week upon start and there is NO REMOTE ONLY option. Working hours Monday-Friday, approximately 8 : 00 a.m. to 5 : 00 p.m. Additional Requirements Must be authorized to work in the United States; We are unable to offer sponsorships at this time Must undergo a background check and drug screening for employment. Employment Terms This is a W2 position 40 hrs per week HYBRID schedule - in office 2 days a week upon start and there is NO REMOTE ONLY option. About Zenfreed At Zenfreed, we are more than an IT company. We bridge the gap between people wanting to do the work they were meant to do and organizations needing the right talent. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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