Title: Senior Business Analyst (Level 3)
Duration: 12 Months (3 Years Ext)
Location: Austin, Texas 78701. The working position is Telework. With the option to work up to 80% - 100% remotely. (Anywhere in Texas)
Must have: TEA OR a federal/state/local education agency OR education vendor
Experience: 10+ Years
Summary:
The Business Analyst (BA) position at the client works on multiple projects that support the mission of the agency of improving outcomes for Texas students, with a focus on major enhancements and/or rewrite effort.
This position will perform advanced, senior-level business analysis work. The business analyst serves as the conduit between the program/customer community and the software development team through which requirements flow. This BA will be involved at some level throughout the entire software development life cycle. Upon establishment of the requirements baseline, the focus is shifted towards the management of the requirements specification and verifying the fulfillment of all requirements, including requirements for enhancements post-implementation.
Essential Functions:
1 - Elicitation & Analysis - Analyzes user needs, business processes, pain points, and computer system capabilities to automate or improve existing systems. Elicits requirements using joint application development (JAD), interviews, document analysis, surveys, use cases, competitive product analysis, and workflow analysis.
2 - Requirements Writing & Visual Output
Transforms information from elicitation sessions into business and functional requirements, use cases, user stories, software requirements specifications documents, wireframes, and mockups. Uses standard templates and simple, unambiguous, and concise natural language.
3 - BA Best Practices & Mentorship
Acts as a mentor to peers and colleagues in disseminating best practices and proactively seeks out training opportunities.
4 - Using TEA Tools Effectively
Uses TEA tools, such as Jira and Modern Requirements, to manage the change control process, participate in the SDLC, and track and communicate requirements status.
Required Skills:
8 Years of Required Experience eliciting requirements from interviews with customers and creating well-written system requirements
8 Years of Required Experience with software development life cycles (SDLCs)
8 Years of Required Business process re-engineering and software process flow improvement experience
8 Years of Required Experience developing user stories and use cases that conform to business analysis best practices
8 Years of Required Experience designing mockups and/or wireframes that conform to UX best practices
5 Years of Required Demonstrated strong communication and facilitation skills
5 Years of Required Demonstrated strong writing and organization skills
4 Years of Required Documented work experience with TEA OR a federal/state/local education agency OR education vendor
2 Years of Required Documented work experience with the issue tracking software "Atlassian Jira"
2 Years of Required Documented work experience with the requirements management software "Modern Requirements"
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