Contract Senior Business Analyst

Simplex.; Texas; Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Simplex. in Austin, TX is seeking an experienced Business Analyst for a 4-month contract to gather, document, and translate business needs for a data modernization project.

Hybrid work arrangement: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote; local Texas residents preferred. You'll lead stakeholder meetings, map workflows, support data mapping, testing, and issue resolution, and help manage timelines and budgets under the direction of the project manager.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of business analysis experience with requirements gathering, documentation, validation, and traceability.
• 8+ years of business process analysis, workflow mapping, gap analysis, and process improvement.
• Strong communication skills with business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Preferred: 5+ years supporting system testing, UAT, defect resolution, and requirements validation.
• Preferred: 5+ years supporting data integration, data warehousing, analytics, or reporting projects.
• Preferred: 3+ years of project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Gather and document requirements for a data modernization project.
• Lead stakeholder meetings and translate business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Map current and future workflows, identify gaps, and recommend process improvements.
• Support data mapping, system testing, user acceptance testing, and issue resolution.
• Maintain requirements traceability and coordinate reviews between business and technical teams.
• Support the project manager with timelines, deliverables, and budget tracking.

Skills

Business analysis

Requirements gathering

Documentation

Validation

Traceability

Stakeholder communication

Data mapping

System testing

User acceptance testing

Data integration

Data warehousing

Analytics

Reporting

Project management

Job description

Location: Austin, TX — hybrid, 3 days onsite and 2 days remote. Local candidates only; must currently reside in Texas.

Contract: December 14, 2026–April 30, 2027, with potential extension.

We are working with a State Agency headquartered in Austin, TX.

Responsibilities

• Gather and document business, functional, reporting, data, security, and user-access requirements for a data modernization project.
• Lead stakeholder meetings and translate business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Map current and future workflows, identify gaps, and recommend process improvements.
• Support data mapping, system testing, user acceptance testing, and issue resolution.
• Maintain requirements traceability and coordinate reviews between business and technical teams.
• Support the project manager with timelines, deliverables, and budget tracking.

Requirements

• 8+ years of business analysis experience, including requirements gathering, documentation, validation, and traceability.
• 8+ years of business process analysis, workflow mapping, gap analysis, and process improvement.
• Strong communication skills and experience working with business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Preferred: 5+ years supporting system testing, user acceptance testing, defect resolution, and requirements validation.
• Preferred: 5+ years supporting data integration, data warehousing, analytics, or reporting projects.
• Preferred: 3+ years of project management experience.