Business Analyst 3

Themesoft Inc; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Themesoft Inc business analysis role focuses on acting as the bridge between customer communities and software development teams to ensure clear, testable requirements throughout the lifecycle. The BA guides requirements management, supports UAT, and ensures traceability from inception through post-implementation improvements.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience with elicitation, writing precise requirements, and creating UX-aligned mockups, with a track record of collaborating across

Qualifications

• 8 years experience eliciting requirements from interviews and developing system requirements.
• 8 years experience with SDLCs.
• 8 years experience in business process re-engineering and process improvement.
• 8 years experience developing user stories and use cases.
• 8 years experience designing mockups/wireframes per UX best practices.
• 8 years demonstrated communication and facilitation skills.
• 8 years strong writing and organization skills.
• 4 years Jira usage in professional settings.
• 4 years experience working with TEA or related education agencies or vendors.
• 3 years experience with Modern Requirements.
• 2 years experience supporting complaint/case management workflows.
• 2 years experience with educator certification or grant programs.

Responsibilities

• Elicit requirements using JAD, workshops, interviews, document analysis, storyboards, surveys, site visits, use cases, scenarios, product analysis.
• Identify user needs, business processes, pain points, and capabilities to automate or improve systems.
• Transform elicitation data into business and functional requirements, use cases, user stories, and SRS documents.
• Visually transform information into process flows, diagrams, wireframes, and mockups.
• Actively participate in SDLC, manage deadlines, track status, coordinate UAT, and maintain traceability.

Skills

Elicitation

Analysis

Requirements Writing

Visual Output

Managing Work

Communication

Facilitation

Writing & Organization

Jira

Modern Requirements

Tools

Atlassian Jira

Modern Requirements

Job description

This position will perform advanced, senior-level business analysis work. The business analyst serves as the conduit betweenthe program/customer community and the software development team through which requirements flow. This BA will beinvolved 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 fulfilment of all requirements, including requirements for enhancements post-implementation.

Essential Functions:

• Elicitation - Elicits requirements using joint application development (JAD), requirements workshops, interviews, document analysis, storyboards, surveys, site visits, use cases, scenarios, competitive product analysis, and task and workflow analysis.
• Analysis - Uses sophisticated analysis techniques to identify user needs, business processes, pain points, and computer system capabilities to automate or improve existing systems.
• Requirements Writing - Transforms information from elicitation sessions into business requirements and functional requirements, use cases, user stories, and software requirements specifications documents. Uses standard templates and simple, unambiguous, and concise natural language.
• Visual Output - Visually transforms information from elicitation sessions into process flows, context diagrams, UML diagrams, wire-frames, and mockups.
• Managing Work - Uses initiative and independent judgment to actively participate in the software development lifecycle, including managing deadlines, following change control procedures, tracking requirement status, coordinating UAT, and maintaining requirement traceability.

Mandatory Skills:

• Experience eliciting requirements from interviews with customers and creating well-written system requirements – 8 years
• Experience with software development life cycles (SDLCs) – 8 years
• Business process re-engineering and software process flow improvement experience – 8 years
• Experience developing user stories and use cases that conform to business analysis best practices – 8 years
• Experience designing mockups and/or wireframes that conform to UX best practices – 8 years
• Demonstrated strong communication and facilitation skills – 8 years
• Demonstrated strong writing and organization skills – 8 years
• Documented work experience with the issue tracking software "Atlassian Jira" – 4 years
• Documented experience working for or closely with TEA OR a federal/state/local education agency OR ed vendor – 4 years
• Documented work experience with the requirements management software "Modern Requirements"– 3 years
• Experience supporting complaint and case management workflows, including intake, investigation, and resolution – 2 years
• Experience with educator certification process, federal/state grant programs, or state funding program – 2 years

Disclaimer

Themesoft Incis an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Work Authorization: Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.