Lead Business Analyst

• Analyzes user needs, business processes, pain points, and computer system capabilities to identify opportunities to automate or improve existing systems.
  
• Elicits requirements through joint application development (JAD) sessions, interviews, document analysis, surveys, use cases, competitive product analysis, and workflow analysis.
  
• Transforms elicitation session outcomes into business and functional requirements, use cases, user stories, and software requirements specifications documents.
  
• Designs wireframes and mockups using standard templates and clear, unambiguous, concise language.
  
• Manages the requirements specification and verifies fulfillment of all requirements, including requirements for post -implementation enhancements.
  
• Participates in all phases of the software development life cycle, from requirements elicitation through post -implementation support.
  
• Mentors peers and colleagues in business analysis best practices.
  
• Proactively seeks out training opportunities to maintain and improve business analysis skills.
  
• Uses Jira and Modern Requirements to manage the change control process, participate in the SDLC, and track and communicate requirements status.
  
• Conducts business process re -engineering and identifies software process flow improvements.
  

Requirements

• 8 years of experience eliciting requirements from interviews with customers and creating well -written system requirements.
  
• 8 years of experience with software development life cycles (SDLCs).
  
• 8 years of business process re -engineering and software process flow improvement experience.
  
• 8 years of experience developing user stories and use cases that conform to business analysis best practices.
  
• 8 years of experience designing mockups and/or wireframes that conform to UX best practices.
  
• 5 years demonstrated strong communication and facilitation skills.
  
• 5 years demonstrated strong writing and organization skills.
  
• 1 year of documented work experience with the issue tracking software Atlassian Jira.
  
• 1 year of documented work experience with a requirements management software tool, such as Modern Requirements.
  
• 1 year of documented work experience with TEA, a federal/state/local education agency, or an education vendor.
  

• Candidates must currently live within 50 miles of the Austin, Texas work location.
  
• May be subject to a criminal background check as authorized by Texas law.
  
• Occasional work outside normal business hours (evenings, weekends, holidays) may be required.