Job Location: Available to
work Hybrid, Austin, TX.
Note: local
to TX
Job Description:
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) requires the services of 1 Business
Analyst hereafter referred to as Worker, who meets the general qualification of
ITSAC Business Analyst 2, ITSAC Technology Type Core and the specifications
outlined in this document for the Texas Education Agency.
This position performs advanced, senior-level business analysis work.
The position may support more than one project or be assigned to special
projects at any time. 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
Skills Set:
Skill | Required /Desired | Experience |
Eliciting
requirements from interviews with customers and creating well-written system
requirements documents | 5 years | |
Software
Development Life Cycle (SDLC) | 5 years | |
Business process
re-engineering and software process flow improvement | 5 years | |
Development of
user stories and use cases that conform to business analysis best practices | 5 years | |
Designing
mockups and/or wireframes that conform to UX best practices | 5 years | |
Strong
communication and facilitation skills | 3 years | |
Strong
writing and organization skills | 3 years | |
Documented work
experience with the requirements management software "Modern
Requirements | Preferred | 2 years |
Documented work
experience with the issue tracking software "Atlassian Jira" | Preferred | 2 years |
Documented experience
working for or closely with TEA or another state or local education agency | Preferred | 2 years |