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JPS Tech Solutions

Business Analyst 5

JPS Tech Solutions, Lansing, Michigan, United States, 48900

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Senior Business Analyst – Michigan Department of Education Job Category:

Analysts Job Type:

Hybrid Job Location:

Lansing, Michigan Compensation:

Depends on experience Employment Type:

W2 (Contract Only – C2C applications not considered)

This senior‑level role focuses on the MDE Grants Management System (NexSys), a platform handling over 2 billion dollars across 100+ grant applications. The analyst will lead requirement gathering, manage project tasks, and serve as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Facilitate meetings between the technical team and business client

Gather requirements and lead independent requirement sessions

Maintain backlog of work items in Azure DevOps

Operate in an Agile/Waterfall hybrid environment, managing change requests and testing needs

Manage project tasks, timelines, and communication between product owner and development team

Track sprints and ticket progress in Azure DevOps

Ensure adherence to department change‑management policies

Act as liaison with State of Michigan auditors

Maintain project documentation on SharePoint

Provide management with project status reports and resource demand projections

Collaborate with teams to continuously improve processes

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree

5+ years experience gathering and documenting business requirements

5+ years experience supporting a software development project as a business analyst

5+ years of leadership in meetings, training, and communication with diverse audiences

3+ years proficiency with MS Office

2+ years experience as liaison between development team and project manager or business client

1+ year experience with Azure DevOps, creating user stories and queries

Nice to Have

1+ year experience with federal, state, or local grant management systems

6+ months experience with Power Platform services (Power BI, Power Automate)

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