Business analyst (Onsite Interviews - Hybrid)

Client: State of MI

Job ID: 166782

Posting Title: Lansing, MI - IT - Agency Services - DNR - N/A - Business Analyst 5

Job Title: Business Analyst 5

Job Location: 525 West Allegan Street, Lansing, MI, 48933

Projected Start Date: 11/09/2026

Projected End Date/Duration: 6 Months from projected start date

Interview Process : 1st round virtual, 2nd round in-person. Candidates MUST be available for an in-person interview.

Duration: 6 months, with the intent to potentially hire the contractor into a full-time position with SOMI within 6 months. 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

Hybrid: Resource will be working a hybrid schedule. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week (Wednesdays and Thursdays are required onsite days.)

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)

References are required for this position. Please include a separate attachment with your submission that includes 2 professional references. Each reference should include the name, email, phone number, and their position title/company name.

The State of Michigan (DNR) is looking for: Business Analyst 5

***Resources MUST provide 2 professional references***

Interview Process: First rounds is virtual interview with 2 people from DTMB agency services and one agency partner, 2nd round requires resource to come on-site to potentially meet with leadership and people from other business areas. Both expected to last about an hour, 2nd round may be a little longer and more of an informal soft skills interview.

Resource Location: They are open to local resources and those willing to relocate, however, 2nd round interview MUST be on-site and resource must be on-site from day one.

Work Schedule: Hybrid, Wednesdays and Thursdays on-site. Resources MUST be located in the state of Michigan during remote days.

Job Description:

DTMB Agency Services needs a Business Analyst 5 to provide excellent customer service, supporting primarily project needs for the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Agency.

Key responsibilities include being the liaison between DTMB and the project stakeholders, as well as providing expert facilitation and elicitation and process modeling to help develop strategy and requirements for planned enhancements and technology updates on a public facing application used to communicate current availability of burn permits in Michigan counties. In addition, as part of the overall support for DNR, this person will be a critical member of the DTMB Agency Services Business Analyst team, participating in various related work requests for DNR and contributing to the operational activities of the BA team.

Customer service and being a champion to ease Agency compliance with DTMB 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 DNR navigate those for the success for their projects and work requests.

DTMB Agency Services and EGLE 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.

Required:

Bachelor's degree

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 working on projects developing/implementing IT solutions for public use

Preferred:

Minimum of 2 years supporting the development of or compliance to statement of work and/or other work agreements/contracts

Minimum of 1 year working with programs governed by state and/or federal regulations