Texas Elections Solutions Analyst

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Texas Elections Business Analyst to serve as a primary liaison among election stakeholders, product, development, QA, and implementation teams. You will elicit and validate requirements for voter registration, absentee voting, voting history, and election night processes, translating them into detailed user stories and acceptance criteria.

The ideal candidate has deep election domain knowledge, strong analytics, and experience in regulated statewide election systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Business Analyst experience.
• 3+ years supporting election administration systems, government systems, or highly regulated environments.
• Experience working with state election agencies, county election offices, and government technology programs.

Responsibilities

• Analyze Texas election laws, SOS directives, business processes, and county workflows.
• Translate statutes, rules, and procedures into actionable requirements.
• Develop BRDs, User Stories, Process Flows, Use Cases, Functional Specifications, Acceptance Criteria.
• Manage requirements traceability from need to deployment.
• Act as trusted advisor to Texas Secretary of State staff and election officials.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, Developers, QA, and DevOps.
• Lead UAT planning and execution; validate delivered functionality against requirements.
• Provide production support; analyze incidents and determine root cause.
• Analyze election data and reporting requirements (Voting History, Canvass, PIR).
• Assist with Redistricting & GIS support and precinct analysis.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, usability, and compliance.

Skills

Business Analysis

Requirements gathering

Process mapping

User story development

Analytical thinking

Communication

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Agile / Scrum

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science / Public Administration / Information Systems / Computer Science / Business Administration or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Job description

Socket.dev is seeking a Texas Elections Business Analyst to serve as a primary liaison among election stakeholders, product, development, QA, and implementation teams. You will elicit and validate requirements for voter registration, absentee voting, voting history, and election night processes, translating them into detailed user stories and acceptance criteria.

The ideal candidate has deep election domain knowledge, strong analytics, and experience in regulated statewide election systems.