Business Analyst 7080

Sistema Technologies; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sistema Technologies, a Texas-based IT staffing and delivery firm, seeks a Senior Business Analyst for a state/local government project in Austin. Hybrid work with onsite at client site as needed.

The BA will act as the conduit between the program community and software development, guiding requirements through the SDLC and verifying implementation. Experience with JAD, use cases, user stories, and TEA tools is essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience eliciting requirements from interviews with customers.
• Experience with software development life cycles (SDLCs).

Responsibilities

• Analyze user needs, business processes, pain points, and computer system capabilities to automate or improve existing systems.
• Transform information from elicitation sessions into business and functional requirements, use cases, user stories, and software requirements specifications documents.
• Mentor peers on BA best practices and share knowledge.
• Use TEA tools such as Jira and Modern Requirements to manage change control and track requirements status.

Skills

Elicitation & Analysis

Requirements Writing

SDLC Knowledge

Mentorship

Communication

Tools

Jira

Modern Requirements

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 an 11-month position.

This Hybrid position may require onsite work at our client’s site in Austin, TX, with the option to work up to 80% - 100% remotely.

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 automateor 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:

• 8 Experience eliciting requirements from interviews with customers and creating well-written system requirements
• 8 Experience with software development life cycles (SDLCs)