Business Analyst - CBAP (Must )

Business Analyst Hybrid Remote

Lansing, MI

-Repost of 160073. Manager asked you don't submit any candidates that previously interviewed but you can resubmit ones pushed to client review if they are still your best option and meet the new requirement (marked on required Skills and Job Description)

- Interview Process: Virtual and in-person. 60-minute Virtual Interview via MS Teams (video required).

- Assignment duration: Initial 1-year contract with a possibility of extension based on performance and business needed.

- Hybrid Work Schedule (Non-Negotiable): There is no remote-only option

Required onsite days- Wednesdays and Thursdays

Remote eligible days- Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays

The resource must meet these requirements from the beginning

- Candidates must be local to the Lansing, Michigan area (within 90 miles) at time of submission. This requirement is non-negotiable

Job Title- Business Analyst 5

Job Summary:

The Business Analyst will partner closely with Product Owners, business stakeholders, project leadership, and delivery teams to support discovery, business process analysis, user acceptance testing (UAT), training readiness, and Azure DevOps (ADO) backlog management activities. This role serves as a bridge between business operations and technical delivery teams to ensure solutions align with business needs and are successfully adopted by end users.

Key Responsibilities:

Business Analysis & Process Modeling

• Develop process maps, workflow diagrams, and business operating procedures.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and operational impacts.
• Identify and document manual processes, workarounds, and exception handling procedures.
• Develop end to end business and system interaction diagrams.

Product Owner Support

• Partner with Product Owners to refine and maintain product backlogs.
• Assist in developing user stories and defining acceptance criteria by gathering, analyzing, and clarifying business requirements.
• Provide recommendations on requirements traceability and business validation.

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

• Coordinate UAT execution activities with business stakeholders.
• Track test execution, results, defects, and acceptance decisions.
• Support end-to-end business process testing and release readiness assessments.
• Assist with documenting UAT evidence and acceptance recommendations.

Training & Organizational Readiness

• Support training plans and end-user training materials.
• Create job aids, quick reference guides, and process documentation.
• Support stakeholder readiness, communication, and adoption activities.
• Facilitate training sessions and knowledge transfer activities.

Azure DevOps (ADO) Support

• Support backlog traceability between requirements, testing, and implementation.
• Assist with ADO dashboards, reporting, queries, and documentation.

Documentation & Governance

• Create and maintain project documentation, requirements artifacts, process, training and reference guide documentation.
• Document business rules, validation rules, and exception processing requirements.
• Support project compliance with organizational delivery methodologies and governance requirements.
• Maintain documentation repositories, knowledge bases, and project wikis.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience gathering requirements from user
• 6+ years of experience designing technical and business requirement documentation
• 4+ years of experience with Agile methodology / SCRUM processes and ceremonies
• 3+ years of experience maintaining and organizing Epics, Features, User Stories, and Tasks using Azure DevOps backlog management tools (Kanban board, Sprint board, etc.).
• CBAP Certification
  
  Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using Azure DevOps for backlog and work item management
• Experience supporting Product Owners in Agile delivery environments.

Other Desired Qualifications

• Document current-state and future-state business processes.
• Develop UAT strategies, test scenarios, and business validation plans.

• Experience developing UAT plans, scenarios, and business validation strategies.
• Experience creating training plans, training materials, and operational readiness documentation.
• Experience facilitating business process analysis and workflow modeling utilizing tools like Bizagi.
• Strong stakeholder facilitation, communication, and documentation skills.
• Experience with large-scale government, healthcare, financial, or enterprise system implementations preferred.
• Experience documenting complex business program area integrations and data flows.

THERE IS ONLY 2 POSITIONS FOR THIS ROLE, WE PUT 3 BECAUSE WE ARE USING ONE TO ONBOARD A CANDIDATE FROM THE REPOST.

Required Skills:

-8+ years of experience gathering requirements from user

-6+ years of experience designing technical and business requirement documentation

-4+ years of experience with Agile methodology / SCRUM processes and ceremonies

-3+ years of experience maintaining and organizing Epics, Features, User Stories, and Tasks using Azure DevOps backlog management tools (Kanban board, Sprint board, etc.).

-CBAP Certification (new requirement)

Preferred:

-Experience using Azure DevOps for backlog and work item management

-Experience supporting Product Owners in Agile delivery environments.