Business Analyst

Stafford Gray LLC

. Build a candidate pipeline for upcoming contract opportunities with public-sector and enterprise clients in the Lansing area.

Posted 11/11/2026contractLansing • Michigan • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in business analysis, including gathering and documenting requirements, writing user stories, and producing functional specifications. Proficient in Agile and Waterfall methodologies, with strong communication skills to facilitate collaboration with stakeholders and development teams.

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Business AnalysisRequirements GatheringAgile SDLCSQLCBAP Certification

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Hard Skills

User StoriesBusiness Requirements DocumentsFunctional SpecificationsProcess FlowsData ModelsBusiness Process AnalysisSystems AnalysisUAT SupportChange RequestsTesting Support

Soft Skills

Written CommunicationVerbal CommunicationFacilitation Skills

Tools & Technologies

Azure DevOpsJiraVisioLucidchartConfluenceSharePoint

Certifications & Qualifications

CBAPCCBAPMI-PBACSPO

Industry Keywords

Public SectorHealthcareFinancialRegulated Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureSDLCSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build a candidate pipeline for upcoming contract opportunities with public-sector and enterprise clients in the Lansing area.
Work alongside stakeholders, subject matter experts, and development teams to define what gets built and ensure it is built correctly.
Lead requirements sessions with business users and SMEs.
Write user stories, business requirements documents, and functional specifications.
Produce process flows, use cases, and data models.
Work with developers and testers through the full SDLC in Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid environments.
Support UAT, change requests, and post-implementation enhancements.
Perform business and business systems analysis, business process analysis, systems analysis, platform-focused analysis, data-focused analysis, and UAT/testing support as applicable.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of professional business analysis experience on IT projects.
Experience gathering and documenting requirements, such as user stories, BRDs, functional specs, or process flows.
Working knowledge of relational databases and basic SQL.
Experience in Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid SDLC environments.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, comfortable facilitating with business stakeholders.
Must live within reasonable commuting distance of Lansing, MI.
Must be available for contract work.
Work directly with candidates, not through third-party vendors.
Experience supporting government, healthcare, financial, or other regulated environments.
Tools: Azure DevOps or Jira, Visio or Lucidchart, Confluence or SharePoint.
Certifications such as CBAP, CCBA, PMI-PBA, or CSPO.