Business Analyst 7095

Sistema Technologies is a Texas-based IT staffing and IT delivery firm that has proudly served Texas state and local government agencies since 2002. As one of the top 10 Texas DIR ITSAC vendors, we specialize in providing highly qualified IT professionals and comprehensive, full-lifecycle technology delivery services. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, while making our consultants our highest priority by supporting their professional growth, career success, and overall well-being.

Sistema is looking for a Business Analyst with our government client based in Austin, TX for a 8-Month position.

***This Hybrid position may require some onsite work at our client’s site in Austin, TX, with the option to work up to 80% - 100% remotely.***

***Candidates local to Austin or willing to relocate are encouraged to apply. ***

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

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.

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Experience Years

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Preferred Skills/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

4 Required Documented experience working for or closely with TEA OR a federal/state/local education agency OR ed vendor

2 Required Documented work experience with the issue tracking software "Atlassian Jira"

2 Required Documented work experience with the requirements management software "Modern Requirements"

1 Preferred Experience with K-12 instructional materials and/or instructional material procurement process