Note : Candidates Should be local to Austin , TX or with in 50 miles from Austin.
Position : Business Analyst
Location : Austin , TX
Client : State of TX
Position id : 529601651
The Department of Information Resources (DIR) requires the services of 2 Business Analyst 2 , hereafter referred to as Worker, who meets the general qualification of Software Developer 2 and the specifications outlined in this document for the above-named customer.
Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs. Formulates systems to parallel overall business strategies. Experienced with business process reengineering and identifying new applications of technology to business problems to make business more effective. Familiar with industry standard business process mapping, and reengineering. Prepares solution options, risk identification, and financial analyses such as cost/benefit, ROI, buy/build, etc. Writes detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer programs.
Communicate and collaborate with business stakeholders and technical teams on a technology migration project to define the scope, map data, translate business rules to technical specs, manage stakeholder expectations, and validate that data and functionality are correctly transferred/migrated, ensuring minimal business disruption and maximum data integrity. Key responsibilities include the following:
- Requirements Elicitation & Documentation: Identify, define, and document business and technical requirements for moving from legacy systems to new solutions.
- Data Mapping & Transformation: Analyze data sources, identify data fields to be migrated, and map data from source to target systems.
- Process Modeling: Document current-state (As-Is) and future-state (To-Be) business processes.
- Gap Analysis: Identify gaps between legacy functionality/data and the new system, proposing solutions for data cleansing or process adjustments.
- Validation & Testing: Define test cases, validate data consistency, and perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to verify successful migration.
- Stakeholder Management: Facilitate workshops, communicate progress, and manage risks with business users and technical teams.
- Documentation & Training: Create user manuals, functional specs, and support training materials for the new system.
CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity. |
Years | Required/Preferred | Experience |
7 | Required | Experience in requirements gathering and testing of web-based applications. |
5 | Required | Experience in performing data analysis from databases using SQLs |
5 | Required | Experience in creating mock-ups for user interfaces. |
5 | Required | Experience creating requirement traceability matrix. |
5 | Required | Experience writing test cases and test scripts. |
5 | Required | Experience in testing of batch jobs and web services. |
5 | Preferred | Working on projects following Agile Development Methodologies |
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