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Title: Senior Business Analyst
Location: Austin, Texas 78701
Duration: 12 Months
Remote: 80% - 100% remotely
Work Hours: 9:00 am and 3:30 pm Central Time.

I. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

The Senior Business Systems Analyst (BSA) position with client supports multiple technology initiatives that advance the agency’s mission of improving outcomes for Texas students, with a focus on analysis of systems and data, documentation, and modernization.
This position performs advanced, senior-level business systems analysis work. The Business Systems Analyst serves as a liaison between technical teams and program areas and stakeholders to ensure that complex calculations are accurately captured and validated, and that business needs are translated into system, data, and technical requirements.
The work also entails managing requirements, supporting solution design decisions, validating system behavior, and verifying that all functional, technical, data, and integration requirements are met, including enhancements following implementation. This role requires the use of initiative and independent judgment in planning and carrying out work assignments in accordance with agency standards and DIR guidelines.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Elicitation & Analysis - Analyzes user needs, business processes, pain points, and computer system capabilities to automate or improve existing systems. Elicits requirements using joint application development (JAD), interviews, document analysis, surveys, use cases, competitive product analysis, and workflow analysis.
Requirements Writing & Visual Output
Transforms information from elicitation sessions into business and functional requirements, use cases, user stories, software requirements specifications documents, wireframes, and mockups. Uses standard templates and simple, unambiguous, and concise natural language.
BA Best Practices & Mentorship
Acts as a mentor to peers and colleagues in disseminating best practices and proactively seeks out training opportunities.
Using TEA Tools Effectively
Uses TEA tools, such as Jira and Modern Requirements, to manage the change control process, participate in the SDLC, and track and communicate requirements status.

Required Skills

8+ years: Experience with relational database concepts to understand how data is stored and accessed by applications.
8+ years: Experience analyzing data used in system processing and reporting to identify issues and document logic.
8+ years: Experience using SQL or query tools at a basic-to-intermediate level to retrieve, validate, and reconcile data.
8+ years: Experience leading elicitation meetings and creating well-written system and technical requirements.
8+ years: Experience documenting data requirements, business rules, validation logic, and data definitions for systems and reports.
5+ years: Strong communication and facilitation skills.
5+ years: Strong writing and organizational skills.
5+ years: Experience collaborating with developers, architects, vendors, and infrastructure teams to support the SDLC.
3+ years: Experience supporting large-scale or complex IT projects involving multiple stakeholders.

Preferred Skills

3+ years: Documented experience using Atlassian Jira for issue tracking.
3+ years: Documented experience using Modern Requirements for requirements management.
2+ years: Documented experience working for or closely with Texas Education Agency (TEA), a federal/state/local education agency, or an education-sector vendor.

Senior Business Analyst

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