OverviewTexas GovLink, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has been a leading provider of technical and business professionals to clients in Texas. We are currently seeking an experienced Business Analystto be a key resource on a technical services team.
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 major enhancements and/or rewrite effort.
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:
1 - Elicitation & Analysis - Analyzes user needs, business processes, pain points, and computer system capabilities to automate or improve existing systems. Elicits requirements using joint application development (JAD), interviews, document analysis, surveys, use cases, competitive product analysis, and workflow analysis.
2 - Requirements Writing & Visual Output
Transforms information from elicitation sessions into business and functional requirements, use cases, user stories, software requirements specifications documents, wireframes, and mockups. Uses standard templates and simple, unambiguous, and concise natural language.
3 - BA Best Practices & Mentorship
Acts as a mentor to peers and colleagues in disseminating best practices and proactively seeks out training opportunities.
4 - Using TEA Tools Effectively
Uses TEA tools, such as Jira and Modern Requirements, to manage the change control process, participate in the SDLC, and track and communicate requirements status.
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.YearsRequired/PreferredExperience8RequiredExperience eliciting requirements from interviews with customers and creating well-written system requirements8RequiredExperience with software development life cycles (SDLCs)8RequiredBusiness process re-engineering and software process flow improvement experience8RequiredExperience developing user stories and use cases that conform to business analysis best practices8RequiredExperience designing mockups and/or wireframes that conform to UX best practices5RequiredDemonstrated strong communication and facilitation skills5RequiredDemonstrated strong writing and organization skills1RequiredDocumented work experience with the issue tracking software "Atlassian Jira"1RequiredDocumented work experience with a requirements management software tool, such as "Modern Requirements"1RequiredDocumented work experience with TEA OR a federal/state/local education agency OR education vendor
