Business Analyst 3 (Investments)

Job Title: Business Analyst 3



Job Location: Austin, TX (Remote within US)

Duration: 12 Months Contract with possibility to Extension

Job Description:

• Provide technical assistance to staff and business stakeholders overseeing one or more projects concurrently.
• Coordinate and lead meetings to understand and document business operations, systems, and user needs, ensuring a comprehensive analysis of requirements for technology solutions that enhance business value.This responsibility extends to coordinating user acceptance testing and working in cooperation with the project team to identify and document software defects, coordinating defect solutions with the project's Technical Lead.
• Demonstrate the ability to work independently with minimal supervision and meet tight deadlines in a highly collaborative environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned to maintain operations.

Required Skill, Experience and Qualifications:

Skills/Experience

Experience in planning, leading, gathering and analyzing business and functional requirements in cooperation with business and technical groups

Experience developing business process maps and performing fit-gap analyses

Experience solving complex problems and troubleshooting software systems

Experience simultaneously collecting requirements across multiple program areas that have varying business needs

Experience gathering, documenting, and capturing design requirements

Experience with developing Business Requirement Documents and Software Requirement Specifications

Experience facilitating workshops, meetings and collaborative work sessions with cross-functional teams in a remote environment

Experience preparing and executing test plans, leading and assisting team members in performing and completing test activities, and documenting/communicating testing results

Experience implementing and testing interfaces that exchange data with large, complex legacy systems

Experience in assisting with development of plans and work artifacts in support of the project management life cycle

Experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) management software such as HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) or Atlassian

Experience with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL)

Preferred:

4 years of experience working with State of Texas.