Senior Business Analyst

Title: Senior Business Analyst

Location: 4601 W. Guadalupe, Austin, Texas 78751

Duration: Until 8/31/2026 with possible extension

Important Note: Position will be 2 days remote with 3 days (Mon, Tues & Thurs) required to be ONSITE. Texas local candidates only.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES:

The Worker will perform business analysis and support work for the Medicaid Technology Modernization efforts. The Worker will be responsible for delivering quality products that meet the state's desired operational and technical requirements. The Worker will have considerable latitude to use their experience and judgement to ensure successful completion of their assigned tasks. The Worker will be required to multi-task, analyze priorities, communicate clearly, and set expectations for the implementation of various Medicaid Technology Modernization efforts. The Worker will be responsible for communicating with multiple internal and external stakeholders including program and technical staff, and other contracted and vendor resources. The Worker will participate in meetings, track deliverables and schedules, and alert management of any issues that may impact the implementations.

CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements:

Years Required/Preferred Experience

• 10 Required Experience in performing complex business analysis and writing technical documentation.
• 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 to technical staff.
• 8 Required Experience analyzing program policies, business processes and procedures, and developing & maintaining the related functional and technical documentation.
• 8 Required Experience performing review and approval processes of complex technical user and system requirements written by vendors.
• 8 Required Experience in effective general written/oral communication, including documenting requirements, deliverables, test scenarios and project status.
• 8 Required Experience with Microsoft Office products (e.g., Teams, Word, Excel, etc.).
• 5 Preferred Experience coordinating and developing test plans/strategies, exit criteria and test scenarios.
• 5 Preferred Experience executing detailed test cases within a complex software environment.
• 5 Preferred Experience using testing management software.
• 5 Preferred Experience reporting project status to management including risks, issues, and key decisions.
• 5 Preferred Experience identifying project risks and issues; and developing/implementing mitigation strategies.
• 5 Preferred Experience with Microsoft Project or similar project management software.
• 5 Preferred Experience utilizing the Agile software development methodology.
• 5 Preferred Experience with business process analysis including developing and maintaining "as-is" and "to-be" business process diagrams.
• 5 Preferred Experience with Medicaid and CHIP services