Skills Required:

· Collaborate with other professionals to develop requirements, analyze data in support of projects, make recommendations for process and business flows, and develop consensus on both business and system requirements.

· Take on a leading role in completing the activities associated with Request for Proposals (RFP), estimating costs to complete projects, establishing action plans, completing impact analysis, and implementing test strategies.

· Serves as a liaison to vendors, and an IT system owner representing the agency for impact and strategic planning.

· Engage with the client in establishing and fulfilling the strategic goals and objectives through exemplary delivery of IT Services.

· Inform and escalate issues and risks in a timely manner.

· Knowledge of IT project planning, development, and implementation with the ability to apply that knowledge to the development of requirements and RFP narrative.

· Knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle and related methodologies e.g., Agile, CMMI, or other industry standard.

· Knowledge of application development environments and related tools.

· Ability to effectively make oral and written reports and presentations.

· Ability to perform project level analysis and produce project analysis documentations such as swim lanes, sequence diagrams, use cases, etc.

· Ability to work on complex business problems, analyzing and evaluating current business methods and procedures for improvements.

· Ability to direct and organize requirement capture activities; to establish project goals and objectives that support the client's strategic plans.

· Ability to identify problems, evaluate alternatives, exercise sound judgment, and implement effective solutions; to develop and evaluate policies and procedures; and prepare reports.

· Ability to communicate effectively with vendors, customers, and enterprise technology management

· Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with cross-departmental and inter-agency teams; including effective communication skills with technical and non-technical groups.

· Clear and concise written and verbal communication is crucial to success and productivity in this role.

Location: Lansing, MI (Hybrid, 2 days a week with Wednesdays being mandatory onsite, and one other day. Must be local to Michigan at time of submittal. NO relocation allowed.)

Contract: 1+ years, · Knowledge of business analysis methodologies and process modeling

· Experience in the estimation, planning and forecasting of projects

· Experience in the documenting and gathering business, functional or technical requirements for software projects.

· Ability to organize and develop test plans and test cases working with business subject matter experts.

· Advanced proficiency with all MS Office applications, MS Project and Visio.

· Ability to draft requirements for Request for Proposals (RFP) for the procurement of IT solutions and services., · Prior State government experience is a plus

· Bachelor''s degree desired. Should be a degree in or related to: computer science, data processing, computer information systems, data communication, networking, systems analysis, computer programming, information assurance, IT project management or mathematics.

*** Rate depends on experience

*** Candidates authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We can accept H1b, , TN, and other valid work visas for IT. However, we cannot accept OPT or CPT visas at this time.

IO Datasphere, Inc. has been providing project management, software development and IT staff augmentation services to our clients in the Midwest and throughout the U.S. since 1996. We are an approved vendor on contract to provide software development and IT staff augmentation services for the States of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. We also provide these services to businesses, as well as local and county governments, in the Midwest and nationwide.