Business Analyst 3
Business Analyst 3
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The primary work location(s) will be at In-Person With the option to work remotely up to 80% of the time: Work Location: William B. Travis State Building 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin Texas 78701 -. The working position is Hybrid - On Site and Telework. Any and all travel per diem parking and/or living expenses shall be at the Candidates and/or Vendors expense. Texas Education Agency will provide pre-approved written authorization for travel for any services to be performed away from the primary work location(s). Pre-approved travel expenses are limited to the rates and comply with the rules prescribed by the State of Texas for travel by its classified employees including any requirement for original receipts.
The Candidate(s) may be required to work outside the normal business hours on weekends evenings and holidays as requested. Payment for work over 40 hours will be at the hourly rate quoted and must be coordinated and pre-approved through Texas Education Agency.
RESPONSE DEADLINE
Vendor shall respond in accordance with Customer specifications with proposed candidate resumes and the response must be received by 08/13/2025 @ 5:00 PM (CT).
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Working Title: Senior Business Analyst
Title/Level: Business Analyst 3
Category: Applications/Software Development
Full Time
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 pre-selection 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 senior-level 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 agency-wide design standards and industry-wide 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 post-implementation.
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
8
Required
Experience eliciting requirements from interviews with customers and creating well-written system requirements
8
Required
Experience with software development life cycles (SDLCs)
8
Required
Business process re-engineering 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
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 with Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) program
Employment Type
Full-time
