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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 1 year position.

***This position may require 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. ***
The Business Analyst (BA) position 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.

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	Required	Documented experience working for or closely with TEA OR a federal/state/local education agency OR ed vendor
	2	Required	Experience supporting complaint and case management workflows, including intake, investigation, and resolution
	2	Required	Documented work experience with the requirements management software "Modern Requirements"
	5	Preferred	Documented work experience with the issue tracking software "Atlassian Jira"