Austin, TX
Senior Business Analyst - Solicitation# 70126004
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

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 the early childhood integrated data system project.
This position performs advanced, senior-level business analysis work as well as user experience design work to ensure a positive and productive end user experience. The position will ensure design decisions are grounded in user experience and research and adhere to agency-wide design standards and industry-wide best practices and will partner with the product team and other key stakeholders on design solutions. 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.
The working position is Hybrid - On Site and Telework.

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.
Actual Years Experience	Years Experience Needed	Required/ 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
	3	Preferred	Documented work experience with the requirements management software "Modern Requirements"
	3	Preferred	Documented work experience with the issue tracking software "Atlassian Jira"
	2	Preferred	Documented experience working for or closely with TEA or another state or local education agency
	1	Preferred	Documented work experience with Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) program

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