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Business Analyst
Austin, TX REMOTE Only Locals
6 months + Extension
Please do not submit profiles of candidates who are not local to Texas (TX).
Candidates with prior experience working for State Government clients are preferred.
Position will be 5 days remote. ***Subject to change per manager***
Program will only accept TEXAS RESIDENT ONLY candidates for this position. Please do not submit candidates that are NOT currently residing in TEXAS.
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.
The Department of Information Resources (DIR) requires the services of three (3) Business Analyst Level 3, hereafter referred to as Worker, who meet the general qualifications of a Business Analyst Level 3 and the specifications outlined in this document for the above-named customer.
The HHSC Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Services and Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) section provides services to Texans with intellectual and developmental disabilities. PASRR is a federally required process to identify people with mental illness, intellectual disability, or developmental disability who apply to, or reside in, a Medicaid-certified nursing facility (NF) to ensure that the NF admission is appropriate. PASRR is also intended to ensure people residing in a NF are receiving all necessary specialized services.
The PASRR program plans to enhance the Long-Term Care online portal (LTCOP) by automating the process for requesting and authorizing PASRR IDD habilitative specialized services (IHSS). The LTCOP system is used by LTC providers to submit forms, screenings, evaluations, and the Long-Term Care Medicaid Information section of the Minimum Data Set Assessment. The project is scheduled to begin in January 2026, with implementation of the system changes set for the end of June 2026.
The Worker will serve as a Business Analyst for the IHSS Automation project. The Worker will report directly to the PASRR Director and work with IDD Services and PASRR program staff, Product Owner, sprint teams, and other project stakeholders as needed to provide subject matter expertise; perform business analysis work; review, assess, and develop business processes; create and validate user acceptance testing; and provide support for the systems development life cycle.
The Worker will provide Business Analyst services that include, but are not limited to, the following:
A. Analyzes program policies and procedures to determine their effect on automated systems and system functional areas.
B. Analyzes and reviews complex project deliverables such as project charters, business user requirements, design documentation, test plans, and risk assessment plans to ensure business requirements are met.
C. Serves as liaison by providing consultation, documentation, and direction regarding analysis, design, configuration, testing, and policy implementation of the system.
D. Develops, documents, and revises system design procedures, test procedures, and quality standards.
E. Identifies and prioritizes the product backlog to ensure efficient use of resources.
F. Creates test plans that accurately map back to the documented business requirements or user stories.
G. Participates in user acceptance testing and testing of new system functionality.
H. Tracks, documents, and reports status of testing.
I. Identifies potential project risks and difficulties, and designs strategies to mitigate or avoid them.
J. May develop training curriculum and conduct formal training sessions covering assigned systems module.
K. Performs related work as assigned.
II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
| Minimum Requirements: | ||
| Years | Required/Preferred | Experience |
| 8 | Required | Experience in performing complex business analysis and writing technical documentation. |
| 8 | Required | Experience reporting project status to management including risks, issues, and key decisions. |
| 8 | Required | Experience identifying project risks and issues; and developing/implementing mitigation strategies. |
| 8 | Required | Experience in effective general written/oral communication, including documenting requirements, deliverables, test scenarios and project status. |
| 8 | Required | Experience utilizing business analysis skills and interacting with business end users to gather, validate and document business requirements and translate into technical solutions to satisfy the business needs. |
| 8 | Required | Experience performing review and approval processes of complex technical user and system requirements written by vendors. |
| 8 | Required | Experience with Microsoft Office products (Teams, Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint). |
| 8 | Required | Experience coordinating and developing test plans/strategies, exit criteria, and test scenarios. |
| 8 | Required | Experience executing detailed test cases within a complex software environment. |
| 8 | Required | Experience using testing management software. |
| 8 | Required | Experience utilizing the Agile software development methodology. |
| 8 | Required | Experience as a Business Analyst. |
| 8 | Required | Experience approving and prioritizing user stories based on stakeholder feedback and subject matter expertise. |
| 8 | Required | Experience with Medicaid management information systems and processes. |
| 4 | Preferred | Knowledge of Texas Medicaid programs and PASRR. |
| 2 | Preferred | Experience with the Long-Term Care Online Portal application. |