Sr. Business Analyst

Overview

On Site
Hybrid
Hourly
Contract - W2

Skills

Dashboard
Research
Business Analytics
FOCUS
Management
Business Requirements Gathering
System Requirements
Software Development
Business Process
Process Flow
User Stories
Use Cases
Business Analysis
Mockups
Wireframe
User Experience
Communication
Facilitation
Writing
Requirements Management
Issue Tracking
JIRA
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Job Details

City : Austin

State : Texas

Neos is Seeking a Sr. Business Analyst for a contract role for with our client in Austin, TX.

***HYBRID - CANDIDATES CURRENTLY RESIDING IN THE AUSTIN, TEXAS AREA

NEED APPLY***

The primary work location(s) will be at In-Person, With the option to work remotely up to 80% of the time: Work Location: William B. Travis State Building, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701

No calls, no emails, please respond directly to the "apply" link with your resume and contact details.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

The Business Analyst (BA) position at the Texas Education Agency works on multiple projects that support the mission of the agency of improving outcomes for Texas students, with a focus on public dashboards for the post secondary outcomes and 1st - 3rd grade supplementary grants projects.

This position performs advanced, senior-level business analysis work as well as user experience design work to ensure a positive and productive end user experience. The position will ensure design decisions are grounded in user experience and research and adhere to agency-wide design standards and industry-wide best practices and will partner with the product team and other key stakeholders on design solutions. 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.

CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

8 years - Required: Experience eliciting requirements from interviews with customers and creating well-written system requirements

8 years - Required: Experience with software development life cycles (SDLCs)

8 years - Required: Business process re-engineering and software process flow improvement experience

8 years - Required: Experience developing user stories and use cases that conform to business analysis best practices

8 years - Required: Experience designing mockups and/or wireframes that conform to UX best practices

5 years - Required: Demonstrated strong communication and facilitation skills

5 years - Required: Demonstrated strong writing and organization skills

3 years - Preferred: Documented work experience with the requirements management software "Modern Requirements"

3 years - Preferred: Documented work experience with the issue tracking software "Atlassian Jira"

2 years - Preferred: Documented experience working for or closely with TEA or another state or local education agency

1 year - Preferred: Experience with Teacher Incentive Allotment program, federal/state grant programs, or student outcome data

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