Business Analyst 3 (Remote)

Austin, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 19 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Business Analyst 3 (Remote)

Location: Austin TX

Duration: 06 Months possible extension

Job Description:

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:

Elicitation - Elicits requirements using joint application development (JAD) requirements workshops interviews document analysis storyboards surveys site visits use cases scenarios competitive product analysis and task and workflow analysis.
Analysis - Uses sophisticated analysis techniques to identify user needs business processes pain points and computer system capabilities to automate or improve existing systems.
Requirements Writing - Transforms information from elicitation sessions into business requirements and functional requirements use cases user stories and software requirements specifications documents. Uses standard templates and simple unambiguous and concise natural language.
Visual Output - Visually transforms information from elicitation sessions into process flows context diagrams UML diagrams wire-frames and mockups.
Managing Work - Uses initiative and independent judgment to actively participate in the software development lifecycle including managing deadlines following change control procedures tracking requirement status coordinating UAT and maintaining requirement traceability.

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 issue tracking software Atlassian Jira
3	Preferred	Documented work experience with the requirements management software Modern Requirements
2	Preferred	Documented experience working for or closely with TEA or another state or local education agency
1	Preferred	Experience with state funding program or virtual/hybrid education.

Job Title: Business Analyst 3 (Remote) Location: Austin TX Duration: 06 Months possible extension Job Description: 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 developmen...