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Position: Business Analyst 3
Duration: 12 Months (Hybrid work mode)
Location: Austin, Texas (Local Candidates only)
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
The primary work location(s) will be at In-Person, With the option to work remotely up to 80% of the time:
The working position is Hybrid - On Site and Telework.
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 the early childhood integrated data system project.
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.
II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
| Minimum Requirements: | ||
| Years | Required/Preferred | Experience |
| 8 | Required | Experience eliciting requirements from interviews with customers and creating well-written system requirements |
| 8 | Required | Experience with software development life cycles (SDLCs) |
| 8 | Required | Business process re-engineering and software process flow improvement experience |
| 8 | Required | Experience developing user stories and use cases that conform to business analysis best practices |
| 8 | Required | Experience designing mockups and/or wireframes that conform to UX best practices |
| 5 | Required | Demonstrated strong communication and facilitation skills |
| 5 | Required | Demonstrated strong writing and organization skills |
| 3 | Preferred | Documented work experience with the requirements management software "Modern Requirements" |
| 3 | Preferred | Documented work experience with the issue tracking software "Atlassian Jira" |
| 2 | Preferred | Documented experience working for or closely with TEA or another state or local education agency |
| 1 | Preferred | Documented work experience with Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) program |