Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Business Analysis & Process Improvement:

• Analyze, document, and validate business processes, system requirements, and interactions related to

retirement benefits administration.

• Collaborate with subject matter experts to define and refine business needs for system

enhancements, policy changes, and new initiatives.

• Support solution design, testing phases (e.g., UAT), and implementation activities.

Security & Compliance Support:

• Perform tasks in support of internal/external security and standards reviews.

• Assist with the development and maintenance of security documentation (e.g., System Security Plans,

Assessment Reports, Authorization packages).

Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Planning

• Contribute to the development, documentation, and testing of Disaster Recovery Plans (DRPs) for

critical systems.

• Assist in defining recovery time objectives (RTOs) and recovery point objectives (RPOs).

• Ensure DRP/BCP efforts comply with State of Michigan policies, NIST, FISMA, and other applicable

standards.

Vulnerability Management:

• Coordinate and schedule system, application, and network vulnerability scans in collaboration with

infrastructure and security teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Seven (7) years of experience as a senior business analyst or equivalent in a government, retirement

system, or financial services environment.

• Demonstrated experience in business process documentation and cross-functional collaboration.

• Familiarity with Agile SDLC, process modeling, and system testing methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Azure DevOps or comparable tools.

• Experience with SQL or analytics tools such as Power BI or advanced Excel.

• Industry certifications such as CBAP, PMI-PBA, or equivalent.

• Knowledge of state and federal retirement-related regulations.