Title: Business Analyst 3
Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid)
Type: Contract, through Apr 2027
Overview:
ZipStaff is hiring a Business Analyst 3 for our client, a large state health and human services agency. This hybrid contract is based in Austin, TX, requires a minimum of 2 days on-site each week during Monday-Friday business hours (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM), and is for an experienced senior business analyst (8+ years) who will support a high-impact health data modernization initiative. You will act as the primary liaison between the business community and IT teams, including Architecture, Project Delivery, and Application Sustain, and will evaluate complex business systems to formulate technical solutions aligned with strategic agency goals. Combining expertise in business process reengineering, raw data analysis, and requirements engineering, you will guide the initiative from initial discovery and financial feasibility analysis through testing and delivery, keeping the project on schedule and within budget.
Responsibilities:
- Act as the primary liaison between the business community and IT teams, including Architecture, Project Delivery, and Application Sustain.
- Evaluate complex business systems and formulate technical solutions aligned with strategic agency goals.
- Perform business process reengineering, raw data analysis, and requirements engineering.
- Guide the initiative from initial discovery and financial feasibility analysis through testing and delivery, keeping the project on schedule and within budget.
- Elicit, document, validate, and maintain requirements with full requirements traceability.
- Analyze current-state and future-state workflows, perform gap analysis, and drive process improvement.
Required Qualifications:
- 8+ years of business analysis, including requirements elicitation, documentation, validation, and requirements traceability.
- 8+ years of business process analysis, including current-state and future-state workflows, gap analysis, and process improvement.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 5+ years supporting and performing system testing, user acceptance testing, defect resolution, and requirements validation.
- 5+ years of business analysis for data integration, data warehousing, analytics, or reporting projects.
- 3+ years of experience as a project manager.
Benefits:
- Health Insurance.
- Dental Insurance.
- Vision Insurance.
- 401(k) + matching.
- Paid time off.
- Referral Program.
About ZipStaff:
ZipStaff connects skilled technology professionals with leading organizations across the United States, matching top talent with impactful contract and full-time opportunities.
To apply, submit your resume through this posting. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a ZipStaff recruiter.