Business Analyst

Valiant Technologies LLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 86,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC is seeking a Business Analyst in Austin, TX for an 8-month engagement. The BA will translate business needs into specifications, craft user stories, and collaborate with developers to ensure alignment with stakeholder expectations.

Responsibilities include creating detailed flowcharts, validating UI with wireframes, supporting UAT, and training staff. Candidates should have 5+ years in business systems analysis and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of full-time business systems analysis experience.
• Experience translating business requirements into software requirements and user stories.
• Strong communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into User Stories, tasks, and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with developers to validate UI/UX with wireframes/mockups.
• Support UAT and train end-users on new software.

Skills

Stakeholder communication

Requirements gathering

Data modeling

SQL

UML / Wireframes

Education

Advanced degree

Bachelor's + 8 years experience

Tools

SQL

Wireframing tools

UML

Job description

Visa and Work Authorization

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Job Title

Business Analyst

Location

Austin, TX

Duration

8 Months + Extension

Bill Rate

$76/hour (C2C)

Job Type

W-2, 1099, C2C

Client

To Be Discussed Later

Work Authorization

US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Job Description

• Working with the client and user staff to develop Business Requirements Documents or Software Requirements Specifications. The BA will translate the specification into User Stories, Tasks and Acceptance Criteria.
• Collaborate with developers to create wireframes or mockups to validate that the visual design meets stakeholder expectations.
• Assist in presenting the resultant prototype to various end user audiences to demonstrate screen content, dialog, and usability and to identify and incorporate user-requested changes as directed by the technical leaders/project manager.
• Developing detailed flowcharts and models, mapping "as-is" and the "to-be" processes and performing modifications from design reviews, prototype evaluations and assessment testing.
• Act as a "translator" between the business and IT, explaining technical constraints to executives while providing business context to developers to prevent misunderstandings.
• Prepare test cases/scenarios and support end-users during UAT to verify that the final software solves the business problem before it goes live.
• Analyze the impact of new requirements on the timeline, helping to manage "scope creep" and ensuring changes still align with project goals.
• Produce user manuals, process guides, and lead training sessions to ensure that employees can successfully adopt and use the new software once it is deployed.
• Assist with implementing applications in complex environments in an iterative prototype-user evaluation life cycle with later more complete functional versions accessible to select external users via the Internet to verify functional provisions and usability, including access by disabled persons and those using screen readers such as JAWS and the NVDA.
• Review program modules, which meet specifications and standards.
• Communicating and working with people of all technical levels in a team environment.

Preferred Skills

• Agreement to adhere to all policies, procedures and management directives including required project documentation deliverables as defined by Process Asset Library.
• Skill conceptual understanding of IT systems, project methodologies, software development methodologies and database structures to collaborate effectively with developers.
• Skill in preparing technical documents of varying complexities for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Skill in working with data automation standards and systems administration technologies.
• Skill in analyzing and interpreting agency organizations, business practices, policies and procedures.
• Ability to coordinate and evaluate the work of others and to explain abstract concepts and terms.
• Experience with data modeling, entity relationship diagrams, SQL, and Web page user interface design.
• Knowledge of database concepts such as referential integrity and data normalization.
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral, with people of all technical levels.
• Five (5) years of full-time experience in business systems analysis.
• Five (5) years of full-time experience in quality analysis/assurance.
• Knowledge of the limitations and capabilities of computer systems and their integration with end user business processes.

Experience and Education

Advanced degree with at least five (5) years of consulting experience, or a bachelor's degree and at least eight (8) years of consulting experience, plus expertise in complex systems. Training in college level computer systems preferred. MBA or equivalent training preferred. Project Management Certification preferred.

Ability to lead, manage, plan, and direct the work of business systems analysis personnel. Knowledge and understanding of Information Technology industry trends, directions and market experience; ability to relate them to own organization. Knowledge of architectural concepts, principles, and tools relevant to infrastructure, information, Applications, organizational structure, etc. Familiarity with company's information architecture and information management methodologies.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.