Business Analyst 7084

Sistema Technologies; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

Sistema Technologies is seeking a Business Analyst for a government project in Austin, Texas, on an 11-month hybrid assignment. The role focuses on eliciting and documenting requirements and guiding them through the software lifecycle.

The BA will work as a conduit between the program/customer community and the development team, managing the requirements baseline and validating fulfillment, including post-implementation enhancements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience eliciting requirements from customer interviews.
• 8+ years' experience with software development life cycles (SDLC).
• Experience mentoring peers and sharing best practices.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user needs, business processes, and system capabilities to improve or automate systems.
• Transform elicitation outcomes into business and functional requirements, use cases, and user stories.
• Maintain requirements baseline and ensure fulfillment of all requirements post-implementation.
• Collaborate with program/customer community and software development teams throughout the SDLC.

Skills

Requirements elicitation

SDLC experience

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.

Candidates local to Austin or willing to relocate are encouraged to apply.

The Business Analyst (BA) position at the Texas Education Agency works on multiple projects that support the mission of the agency of improving outcomes for Texas students, with a focus on major enhancements and/or rewrite effort.

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:

• Elicitation & Analysis - Analyzes user needs, business processes, pain points, and computer system capabilities to automate or improve existing systems. Elicits requirements using joint application development (JAD), interviews, document analysis, surveys, use cases, competitive product analysis, and workflow analysis.
• 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.
• BA Best Practices & Mentorship - Acts as a mentor to peers and colleagues in disseminating best practices and proactively seeks out training opportunities.
• 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:

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.

Actual Years Experience Years Experience Needed Required/ Preferred Skills/Experience

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