System Analyst 3 - #164538

State of Michigan
System Analyst 3
1 Year Contract to Hire role
Hybrid Job (2 days a week. This position is on-site/in person workdays
on Tuesday/Wednesday.) and (The first month of work will be on-site 5
days per week for onboarding)
Lansing, Michigan (The candidate must reside within 1-hour of Lansing,
MI)

This position has on-site/in person workdays of Tuesday/Wednesday (must
work 8 hours per day in office on those two days, no exceptions). The
ideal candidate will live within one hour of Lansing, MI. The first
month of work will be on-site 5 days per week for onboarding. At the
time of hire, the candidate must be authorized to work in the United
States without requiring visa sponsorship from the State of Michigan.

This position functions as part of an Agile team with heavy
understanding and usage of the Azure DevOps tool as part of the required
skillset. System Analyst 3 is responsible for gathering, documenting,
and testing clear, unambiguous business requirements from the client.
Understanding the business requirements thoroughly in order to
communicate business needs and system functionality to technical and
non-technical stakeholders, project team members, and the user
community. The System Analyst serves as the ScrumMaster (heavy usage of
Azure DevOps tool) on projects and coordinates with the PMO’s Project
Manager for artifacts/documentation needed on State of Michigan
projects.

The System Analyst is responsible for working with the project team and
stakeholders to examine existing and future-state business processes,
data, and systems. This information is used to guide the gathering of
business requirements and executing test cases as they relate to the
desired system functionality.

Responsibilities
- Gather, analyze, and document business and functional requirements.
- Develop process flows, use cases, and user stories with clear
acceptance criteria.
- Translate business needs into technical specifications for
development teams.
- Create test plans, test scenarios, and detailed test cases based on
requirements.
- Execute functional, integration, and regression testing; log and
track defects.
- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and coordinate with business
partners.
- Validate that delivered solutions meet documented requirements and
quality standards.
- Collaborate with developers, project managers, and business
stakeholders to clarify requirements and resolve issues.
- Assist with system demonstrations, training materials, and
production validation.
- Ensure documentation remains accurate and updated throughout the
project lifecycle.

Skill Set [experience must be within last 5 years] # of Years
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Business Analyst 3
Quality Assurance Analyst 3
Azure DevOps Knowledge - or similar tool like JIRA (comfortable with creating epics/features/user stories for projects as well as moving cards through project lifecycle) 3
Understanding of BA, QA, DEV roles/responsibilities 3
Experienced with as-is/to-be processes and content creation 3
Experience with creating product roadmap 3
Familiarity with Project Management Methodologies/Agile 3
Adept with using BA/QA tools (e.g., FIGMA, Visio) 3