Business Analyst 1749

Sistema Technologies; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

Sistema Technologies seeks a seasoned Business Analyst for a government client project in Austin, TX. The role emphasizes analyzing business needs, liaising with IT teams, and documenting BRD/FRD to drive effective technology solutions.

Expect collaboration across stakeholders, process mapping, and ensuring aligned scope and delivery throughout the 7-month engagement. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in business/data analysis, strong requirements gathering, and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in business analysis and data-focused projects.
• Experience liaising between business stakeholders and IT teams.
• Strong requirements gathering and process-mmapping skills.
• PMP certification is a plus.
• Onsite collaboration with government clients and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the bridge between business stakeholders and technology teams.
• Document BRD and FRD to translate business needs into technical specifications.
• Create use cases and map current vs future state processes.
• Negotiate scope, timelines, and costs with stakeholders.
• Support testing by creating test cases and ensuring the solution meets requirements.
• Maintain clear stakeholder communication and project alignment until project completion.

Skills

Business analysis

Data analysis

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder management

PMP (preferred)

Job description

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 7 month position.

This position requires onsite work at our client's site in Austin, TX.

Level Description

8 or more years of experience, relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, independently performs a variety of complicated tasks, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Min 5 years of experience, served as a liaison between the Business community and Customer IT Teams (i.e., Architecture, Project Delivery, Application Sustain, etc.). Strong experience as a Data Analyst in analyzing raw data, and as a Business Analyst in requirements gathering, understanding technology, and any project management experience with PMP are a huge plus.

Job Description

Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs. Formulates systems to parallel overall business strategies. Experienced with business process reengineering and identifying new applications of technology to business problems to make business more effective. Familiar with industry standard business process mapping, and reengineering. Prepares solution options, risk identification, and financial analyses such as cost/benefit, ROI, buy/build, etc. Writes detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer programs.

Additional job details and special considerations

Roles and Responsibilities are Act as the critical bridge between business stakeholders and technology teams. Their core objective is to analyze current legacy system identify any inefficiencies, and translate business needs into actionable, technical solutions that improve and meets program goal. Work with the program to document the requirements that can be shared with the vendor once vendor is selected to provide the right solutions that will meet program needs.

• Meet with stakeholders through interviews, workshops, and surveys to discover business needs.
• Documenting specifications: Translate abstract ideas into structured Business Requirement Documents (BRD and Functional Requirement Documents (FRDs).
• Process Mapping: Create use cases to visually map current vs future state.
• Scope Management: Negotiate requirement trade-offs and manage expectations regarding project timelines and costs.
• Participate in testing phase: create test cases, and ensure the final product meets original requirement.
• Stakeholder communication: Serve as the central point of contact between users, technical teams and stakeholders.
• This role is needed till the end of the project to ensure the solution is implemented to the stakeholder's satisfaction.

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.