Senior Business Analyst — SDLC & Modernization Lead

Genius Road, LLC; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 85.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Genius Road, LLC is seeking a Senior Business Analyst in Austin, Texas, for a hybrid role supporting large-scale application modernization initiatives. The position involves leading requirements gathering, business process analysis, and providing actionable insights for technology solutions.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in business analysis, strong stakeholder management skills, and expertise in Agile methodologies. Join a diverse team committed to delivering high-quality projects.

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of business analysis experience in enterprise software development.
• Extensive experience in managing business and system requirements.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC methodologies (Agile/Waterfall).

Aufgaben

• Lead requirements elicitation sessions with stakeholders.
• Analyze business processes to improve workflows.
• Translate business needs into detailed requirements.

Kenntnisse

Business analysis experience

Agile methodologies

Business process analysis

Stakeholder management

Atlassian Jira

Tools

Modern Requirements

Data Lake technologies

Jobbeschreibung

Senior Business Analyst
Contract Length: 1 2 months+
Location: Austin, Texas (Hybrid – Onsite and Telework)
*No 3 rd party vendors*

We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support large-scale application modernization and enhancement initiatives. This role serves as the bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, translating complex business needs into clear, actionable requirements. The ideal candidate will lead requirements gathering, business process analysis, and solution design throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), ensuring successful delivery of high-quality technology solutions.

Qualifications/Skills:

• 8+ years of business analysis experience supporting enterprise software development projects.
• Extensive experience eliciting, documenting, and managing business and system requirements.
• Strong knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (Agile and/or Waterfall).
• Proven experience with business process analysis, process improvement, and workflow optimization.
• Expertise developing user stories, use cases, functional requirements, process flows, and business documentation.
• Experience creating wireframes, mockups, and other visual artifacts to support solution design.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience using Atlassian Jira and requirements management tools such as Modern Requirements.
• Experience supporting large public sector or highly regulated organizations preferred.
• Experience with Data Lake technologies preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead requirements elicitation sessions with business stakeholders using interviews, workshops, document analysis, and other business analysis techniques.
• Analyze business processes and identify opportunities to improve workflows and system functionality.
• Translate business needs into detailed business requirements, functional specifications, user stories, use cases, process flows, and wireframes.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, developers, testers, and project managers throughout the SDLC to ensure successful solution delivery.
• Manage requirements throughout the project lifecycle, including change management, traceability, validation, and post-implementation enhancements.
• Utilize Jira and requirements management tools to document, track, and communicate project requirements and progress.
• Mentor junior Business Analysts and promote business analysis best practices across project teams.
• Support testing, user acceptance activities, and solution validation to ensure business requirements are fully met.

Genius Road, LLC is proud to be a Certified Women’s Business Enterprise, an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.