Business Analyst Required Cand With Education

JOB DESCRIPTION

Respond by: 03/07/25
 
Rate: DOE
 
Type: Contract
 
Please respond with resume and 3 references preferably supervisor (name, title, company, email, phone number)
 
Background Check will be performed if a candidate is selected for placement and will have to be passed'
 
Work Mode: In-Person, With the option to work remotely up to 80% of the time
 
Job Description
 
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.  
 
  
 
This position performs advanced, senior-level business analysis work. The position may support more than one project or be assigned to special projects at any time. 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.
 
  
 
II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
 
 
Years
 
 
 
Required/Preferred
 
 
 
Experience
 
 
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
Eliciting requirements from interviews with customers and creating well-written system requirements documents
 
 
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
 
 
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
Business process re-engineering and software process flow improvement
 
 
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
Development of user stories and use cases that conform to business analysis best practices
 
 
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
Designing mockups and/or wireframes that conform to UX best practices
 
 
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
Demonstrated strong communication and facilitation skills
 
 
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
Required
 
 
 
Demonstrated strong writing and organization skills
 
 
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
Preferred
 
 
 
Documented work experience with the requirements management software "Modern Requirements"
 
 
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
Preferred
 
 
 
Documented work experience with the issue tracking software "Atlassian Jira"
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
Preferred
 
 
 
Documented experience working for or closely with   another state or local education agency
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
Preferred
 
 
 
Documented experience working with one or more of the following  applications: FSP, TSDS,  Help Desk
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
III. TERMS OF SERVICE
 
 
Services are expected to start  04/16/2025  and are expected to complete by  08/31/2025. Total estimated hours per Candidate shall not exceed  872  hours. This service may be amended, renewed, and/or extended providing both parties agree to do so in writing.