Senior Business Analyst
Client: Texas Education Agency
Location: Austin, TX
Work Type: W2 (No Benefits)
Work Location: Anywhere within the US (80% -100% Remote)
The Business Analyst (BA) will be responsible for multiple projects that support the Texas Education agency's mission in improving outcomes for Texas students.
Duties:
- This position performs advanced, senior-level business analysis work.
- The position may support more than one project or be assigned to special projects at any time.
- 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.
An Ideal Candidate should come with:
- 3-8 years of relevant work experience
- Demonstrated work experience with the requirements management software "Modern Requirements"
- Demonstrated work experience with the issue tracking software "Atlassian Jira"
- Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) experience.
- Knowledge of Business process re-engineering and software process flow improvement
- Previous experience in development of user stories and use cases that conform to business analysis best practices
- Ability to design mockups and/or wireframes that conform to UX best practices
- Effective communication and facilitation skills
- A strong writing and organization skills
- A demonstrated experience working for or closely with TEA or another state or local education agency