Senior Business Analyst - Application Modernization / SDLC

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support major application enhancement and modernization initiatives for a Texas state agency. The Business Analyst will serve as a key liaison between business stakeholders and software development teams, leading requirements elicitation and analysis throughout the software development life cycle.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience developing business and functional requirements, user stories, use cases, process flows, wireframes, and mockups while supporting complex software development initiatives. This position requires strong business process re-engineering, stakeholder facilitation, communication, writing, and organizational skills. Experience supporting education-sector organizations and working with Jira and requirements-management platforms is preferred.

location: Austin, Texas

job type: Contract

salary: $72 - 77 per hour

work hours: 8am to 5pm

education: No Degree Required

Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities

• Elicit and analyze user needs, business processes, pain points, and existing system capabilities.
• Conduct requirements gathering through JAD sessions, interviews, document analysis, surveys, use cases, competitive product analysis, and workflow analysis.
• Translate elicitation findings into clear business and functional requirements.
• Develop user stories, use cases, software requirements specifications, wireframes, and mockups.
• Serve as the liaison between program/customer stakeholders and software development teams.
• Participate throughout the SDLC and manage requirements after the baseline has been established.
• Verify that requirements have been fulfilled, including post-implementation enhancement requirements.
• Manage change control and requirements status using tools including Jira and Modern Requirements.
• Mentor peers and promote Business Analysis best practices.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

8+ years of experience eliciting requirements through customer interviews and creating well-written system requirements.

8+ years of experience working with software development life cycles (SDLC).

8+ years of business process re-engineering and software process flow improvement experience.

8+ years of experience developing user stories and use cases using business analysis best practices.

8+ years of experience designing mockups and/or wireframes aligned with UX best practices.

5+ years of demonstrated strong communication and facilitation skills.

5+ years of demonstrated strong writing and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

4+ years of experience with TEA, a federal/state/local education agency, or an education-sector vendor.

2+ years of experience with Atlassian Jira.

2+ years of experience with a requirements management tool such as Modern Requirements.

Skills

document analysis,JAD,Jira,Atlassian Jira,Joint Application Development,requirements management,software development,software development life cycle (SDLC),software process,software requirements,system requirements,SDLC,wireframes,communication,organizational skills,proactively,automate,business analysis,continuous improvement,business process re-engineering,business processes,workflow analysis,manage change,facilitation skills,functional requirements,Mentor,mockups,requirements elicitation,use cases,eliciting requirements,stakeholder interviews,surveys,UX best practices,requirements specifications,customer interviews,user stories

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [email protected].

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.