I. 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 major enhancements and/or rewrite effort.

This position will perform advanced, senior-level business analysis work. The business analyst serves as the conduit between

the program/customer community and the software development team through which requirements flow. This BA will be

involved at some level throughout the entire software development life cycle. Upon establishment of the requirements baseline,

the focus is shifted towards the management of the requirements specification and verifying the fulfillment of all requirements,

including requirements for enhancements post-implementation.

Essential Functions:

1 - 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.

2 - 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.

3 - BA Best Practices & Mentorship

Acts as a mentor to peers and colleagues in disseminating best practices and proactively seeks out training opportunities.

4 - 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.

II. 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

Required

Experience eliciting requirements from interviews with customers and creating well-written system requirements

Required

Experience with software development life cycles (SDLCs)

Required

Business process re-engineering and software process flow improvement experience

Required

Experience developing user stories and use cases that conform to business analysis best practices

Required

Experience designing mockups and/or wireframes that conform to UX best practices

Required

Demonstrated strong communication and facilitation skills

Required

Demonstrated strong writing and organization skills

Required

Documented work experience with the issue tracking software "Atlassian Jira"

Required

Documented work experience with the requirements management software "Modern Requirements"

Preferred

Documented experience working for or closely with TEA OR a federal/state/local education agency OR ed vendor

Preferred

Experience supporting complaint and case management workflows, including intake, investigation, and resolution

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