Senior Business Analyst
Senior Business Analyst
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Job Description
Texas Education Agency requires the services of 1 Business Analyst 3 hereafter referred to as Candidate(s) who meets the general qualifications of Business Analyst 3 Applications/Software Development and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Education Agency.
All work products resulting from the project shall be considered "works made for hire" and are the property of the Texas Education Agency and may include preselection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Texas Education Agency will pay no fees for interviews or discussions which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).
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 the early childhood integrated data system project.
This position performs advanced seniorlevel business analysis work as well as user experience design work to ensure a positive and productive end user experience. The position will ensure design decisions are grounded in user experience and research and adhere to agencywide design standards and industrywide best practices and will partner with the product team and other key stakeholders on design solutions. 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 postimplementation.
Requirements
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
8
Required
Experience eliciting requirements from interviews with customers and creating wellwritten system requirements
8
Required
Experience with software development life cycles (SDLCs)
8
Required
Business process reengineering and software process flow improvement experience
8
Required
Experience developing user stories and use cases that conform to business analysis best practices
8
Required
Experience designing mockups and/or wireframes that conform to UX best practices
5
Required
Demonstrated strong communication and facilitation skills
5
Required
Demonstrated strong writing and organization skills
4
Required
Documented experience developing wireframes mockups & prototypes in Figma or comparable design software
3
Required
Experience ensuring designs and website conform to federal accessibility guidelines
3
Preferred
Documented work experience with the requirements management software "Modern Requirements"
3
Preferred
Documented work experience with the issue tracking software "Atlassian Jira"
2
Preferred
Documented experience working for or closely with TEA or another state or local education agency
1
Preferred
Documented work experience in early childhood care and education
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 8 Required Project Management Experience for large-scale Enterprise Implementations 8 Required State of Texas or Similar Federal/State Project Management Experience 8 Required Development Experience 5 Preferred PMP Certification 5 Preferred State of Texas Project Delivery Framework Experience 3 Preferred Agile (Scrum) Experience 2 Preferred Salesforce Experience 2 Preferred State Procurement and Contracting Experience 1 Preferred Jira Experience
Employment Type
Full Time
