Business Analyst

Job Description The State of Michigan is looking for: Programmer Analyst 6 - Data Warehouse Business Analyst Please see the attached Pre-Screening Questions and have your candidate complete these. Make sure to remember to attach the answers to your bid when responding to this posting! Interview Process: Candidates submitted must be willing to come onsite (Lansing, MI) for interviews. A screenshot photo of candidate will be required for any interviews as well as a vendor representative present at beginning of any MS Teams interview to validate candidate. Duration: 1 year with possible extension. Remote or On-site: Accepting local candidates within 2 hours of Lansing, MI ONLY. Position will be hybrid, in office 2 days a week upon start and there is NO REMOTE ONLY option. Top Skills & Years of Experience: - 5+ years of SQL experience - 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst (BA) - 5+ years of experience in Agile Methodology’s Question 1: Describe a time when you gathered and documented business requirements for a data or reporting project. How did you ensure the requirements were clear, complete, and aligned with stakeholder expectations? Question 2: Have you worked in an Agile or Scrum environment within a public sector or state agency setting? If so, describe your role in planning activities such as sprint planning or backlog refinement, and how you ensured compliance with organizational standards and timelines. Question 3: Explain your experience writing SQL queries for data analysis or reporting. What steps do you take to validate your query results and ensure data accuracy before delivering them? Full Job Description Attached General Summary: The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Eligibity group is responsible for public assistance programs that provide essential support to individuals and families across Michigan. The Eligibility Data Warehouse Team plays a critical role in supporting these programs by ensuring accurate and timely data is available for eligibility determinations, reporting, and program management. This position supports the Eligibility Data Warehouse Team, which provides critical data to support eligibility determinations for DHHS assistance programs. The Business Analyst will serve as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring accurate data analysis and reporting using SQL-based tools. The role focuses on understanding business needs, translating them into actionable reporting requirements, and creating ad hoc queries and dashboards to support decision-making and compliance with federal and state requirements. Tasks: • Collaborate with DHHS program staff and technical teams to gather and document business requirements. • Assist stakeholders in defining reporting/ETL requirements and provide guidance on data interpretation. • Perform data quality checks and troubleshoot reporting issues to ensure accuracy and compliance. • Support ongoing enhancements and integrations related to data reporting and analytics. • Participate in process improvement initiatives, gap analysis, and change management activities. • Provide training and technical support to end users for reporting tools and processes. • Assist in differentiating between defects and new requirements. • Develop training content. • Design, develop, and implement test plans for applications or subsystems. • Create or collect test data and execute approved tests to determine the accuracy of program logic to produce desired results. • Participate in artifact reviews with peers, system specialists, Enterprise Security and other DTMB entities to ensure IT solutions adhere to DTMB and agency policies, standards or guidelines. • Identify security requirements and standards. • Develop and execute ad hoc SQL queries to extract, analyze, and validate data. • Create and maintain reports and dashboards using SQL-based tools to meet reporting needs.