Business Analyst job at Apex Systems in Okemos, MI, Farmington Hills, MI

Title: Business Analyst Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States Okemos, Michigan, United States Contract Hybrid Job Description: Job Summary: Collaborates with our Business Units to gain knowledge regarding enterprise applications and current processes. Acting as a liaison between the Product Owner, Business users and Agile Team, elicits requirements and creates agile user stories, offering alternative Business solutions and clarifying requirements where necessary. Performs testing of agile user stories and support the implementation of system changes. Hybrid (minimum of 3 days a week in our Okemos office). Will change to 4 days a week starting the summer of 2026. Primary Job Responsibilities: Speaks and understands the language of our Business when communicating with the Product Owners and Business Users, and the technical language of our Agile Teams when communicating with Developers and Testers. Collaborates with the Product Owner in order to gain a clear understanding of all business processes, procedures, goals, and objectives. Attends and is an active participant in requirements meetings held by the Business in order to further understand Business priorities. Analyzes proposed changes and identify gaps in requirements. This may include changes to current processes, applications, file layouts, and web services. Works in partnership with the Product Owner to write clear and concise Agile user stories. Breaks down larger user stories into multiple, smaller, user stories according to departmental standards. Assists the Product Owner to record priority order to ensure it is done frequently, completely, and in a timely manner. Attends and engages in daily standup meetings along with other agile team ceremonies. Follows departmental testing processes to create and document test cases, execute the test cases for the assigned stories, verify and report the results. May extract test data from databases by creating new, or altering existing, basic SQL queries. The data will be used for testing and verification of results. Expected to swarm user stories in order to help the team meet their commitments for the sprint. Assists the Product Owner and Scrum Master to prepare for Team Sprint Reviews and System Demos. Constantly looks for ways to improve processes and discuss issues, all in order to deliver better value to the customer. Must have experience writing SQL against relational databases, including the ability to create simple to medium-complexity queries. Should be able to navigate the data, understand table relationships, and connect the data back to the work being delivered by the feature team. Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process.  Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide. Contract Farmington Hills, MI, US $45 - $60 per hour

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