{"id":3896241,"url":"https://alion.io/job/novalink-solutions-business-analyst-2","title":"Business Analyst","company":{"id":4449854,"name":"Novalink Solutions","domain":"novalink-solutions.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/novalink-solutions-llc","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":true,"employer_type":"agency","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Zoho Recruit","truth_index":null},"role":"Analytics","role_family":"Analytics","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"contractor","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Azure","optional":false},{"name":"Azure DevOps","optional":false},{"name":"SharePoint","optional":false}],"status":"closed","first_seen_at":"2026-11-06T23:19:43Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-06","last_verified_at":"2026-11-11T19:28:55Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":"2026-11-11T19:28:55Z","days_open":4,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":4},"description":"Top Skills & Years of Experience: \n- Exposure to Complex IT web Applications, within the past 5 years - Required - 5+ Years\n- Experience working as a liaison between the development team and project manager or business client in a software development project - Required - 3+ Years\n- Experience in a role, as a business analyst, supporting a software development project, in the past 5 years - Required - 3+ Years\n- Ability to lead meetings, conduct training & information sessions, communicate at a level appropriate to the audience, make oral and written reports and presentations - Required - 3+ Years\n- Experience with Azure DevOps - Required - 1+ Years\nClear and concise written and verbal communication is crucial to success and productivity in this role\nJob Description:\nSeeking a Senior Business Analyst to assist with the Agency Services Application Development and Support team who supports multiple applications for Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR), Michigan Civil Service Commission (MCSC), and Michigan Lifelong Education Advancement and Potential (MiLEAP). This role would consist of supporting maintenance activities for applications as well as multiple larger projects with a main focus on MiLEAP. We are looking for someone who understands and has experience with the software development lifecycle as they will be managing work requests to support operational support needs for web applications and gather requirements for project initiatives. This role is the liaison between the technical team and the business partners. This is a senior position, the selected candidate must possess strong leadership skills including delegation, effective communication, effective requirement gathering, and the ability to lead meetings with stakeholders and other technical resources.\nTasks:\n1. Facilitates meetings with the technical team and business client.\n2. Gathers requirements and project specifications by leading requirement sessions independently\n3. Manage project tasks, timelines, and communication between business product owner and development team associated with the Change Management lifecycle\n4. Provide management with information such as project status reports and resource demand projections.\n5. Maintain backlog of work items & track sprints and ticket progress in Azure DevOps\n6. Ensures the team is adhering to the department change management policies\n7. Maintains documentation on the project SharePoint Site.\n8. Must be detail oriented and a critical thinker\n9. Working with vendors and other stakeholders\n10. Gather complex new application requirements for RFPs\nRequired Skills:\n- Exposure to Complex IT web Applications, within the past 5 years - Required - 5+ Years\n- Experience working as a liaison between the development team and project manager or business client in a software development project - Required - 3+ Years\n- Experience in a role, as a business analyst, supporting a software development project, in the past 5 years - Required - 3+ Years\n- Ability to lead meetings, conduct training & information sessions, communicate at a level appropriate to the audience, make oral and written reports and presentations - Required - 3+ Years\n- Experience with Azure DevOps - Required - 1+ Years\nHighly Desired Skills:\n- Knowledge and understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle - Highly Desired - 2+ Years\n- Project management skills and knowledge in project management and related methodologies - Highly Desired - 6+ Months\n- Experience with Microsoft SharePoint - Highly Desired - 2+ Years\n- Experience with Salesforce Platform - Highly Desired - 6+ Months\n- Experience with MS Dynamics 365 - Highly Desired - 6+ Months\nSeeking a Senior Business Analyst to assist with the Agency Services Application\nDevelopment and Support team who supports multiple applications for Michigan\nDepartment of Civil Rights (MDCR), Michigan Civil Service Commission (MCSC), and\nMichigan Lifelong Education Advancement and Potential (MiLEAP). This role would\nconsist of supporting maintenance activities for applications as well as multiple larger\nprojects with a main focus on MiLEAP. We are looking for someone who understands\nand has experience with the software development lifecycle as they will be managing\nwork requests to support operational support needs for web applications and gather\nrequirements for project initiatives. This role is the liaison between the technical team\nand the business partners. This is a senior position, the selected candidate must\npossess strong leadership skills including delegation, effective communication, effective\nrequirement gathering, and the ability to lead meetings with stakeholders and other\ntechnical resources.\nTasks:\n1. Facilitates meetings with the technical team and business client.\n2. Gathers requirements and project specifications by leading requirement sessions\nindependently\n3. Manage project tasks, timelines, and communication between business product\nowner and development team associated with the Change Management lifecycle\n4. Provide management with information such as project status reports and\nresource demand projections.\n5. Maintain backlog of work items & track sprints and ticket progress in Azure\nDevOps\n6. Ensures the team is adhering to the department change management policies\n7. Maintains documentation on the project SharePoint Site.\n8. Must be detail oriented and a critical thinker\n9. Working with vendors and other stakeholders\n10. Gather complex new application requirements for RFPs\nRequired Skills:\n- Exposure to Complex IT web Applications, within the past 5 years - Required -\n5+ Years\n- Experience working as a liaison between the development team and project\nmanager or business client in a software development project - Required - 3+\nYears\n- Experience in a role, as a business analyst, supporting a software development\nproject, in the past 5 years - Required - 3+ Years\n- Ability to lead meetings, conduct training & information sessions, communicate at\na level appropriate to the audience, make oral and written reports and\npresentations - Required - 3+ Years\n- Experience with Azure DevOps - Required - 1+ Years\nHighly Desired Skills:\n- Knowledge and understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle - Highly\nDesired - 2+ Years\n- Project management skills and knowledge in project management and related\nmethodologies - Highly Desired - 6+ Months\n- Experience with Microsoft SharePoint - Highly Desired - 2+ Years\n- Experience with Salesforce Platform - Highly Desired - 6+ Months\n- Experience with MS Dynamics 365 - Highly Desired - 6+ Months\nRequirements\nRequired Skills\nSkill Type\nSkill Name\n\nBachelor's degree\n\nExposure to Complex IT web Applications, within the past 5 years - 5+ years\n\nExperience working as a liaison between the development team and project manager or business client in a software development project - 3+ years\n\nExperience in a role, as a business analyst, supporting a software development project, in the past 5 years - 3+ years\n\nAbility to lead meetings, conduct training & information sessions, communicate at a level appropriate to the audience, make oral and written reports and presentations - 3+ years\n\nExperience with Azure - 1+ years\nPreferred Skills\nSkill Type\nSkill Name\n\nKnowledge and understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle - 2+ years\n\nProject management skills and knowledge in project management and related methodologies - 6+ months\n\nExperience with Microsoft SharePoint - 2+ years\n\nExperience with Salesforce Platform - 6+ months\n\nExperience with MS Dynamics 365 - 6+ months","description_format":"text","description_chars":7572,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Government"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-06T23:19:43Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-11-11T19:28:55Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"adverts_offering_sponsorship_24m":0,"sanctioned_now":false,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 13 · green card filings: 6","filings_12m":13,"filings_prev_12m":22,"green_card_filings_12m":6,"median_offered_wage_usd":124605,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-11-14T07:33:33+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":null,"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/novalink-solutions-business-analyst-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/novalink-solutions-business-analyst-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-15T04:43:35Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":369,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-16T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4449854},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4449854"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fnovalink-solutions-business-analyst-2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fnovalink-solutions-business-analyst-2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fnovalink-solutions-business-analyst-2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/novalink-solutions-business-analyst-2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fnovalink-solutions-business-analyst-2"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3896241}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"novalink-solutions.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3896241},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}