Senior Business Analyst (Contractor) 529601639R

RESPEC • Austin, TX

11d • Onsite

About The Position

RESPEC is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support a landmark Medicaid systems modernization project for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). In this role, you will play a central part in defining, analyzing, and delivering next-generation digital healthcare solutions that serve millions of Texans. As an integral member of our project delivery team, you will provide critical business and functional oversight across contracted development vendors, cross-functional engineering teams, and interdependent state healthcare initiatives. You will bridge the gap between high-level policy mandates and technical execution, translating complex healthcare regulations into actionable requirements, robust system architectures, and reliable deployment strategies.

Requirements

• 8+ years of verifiable professional experience across core competencies including Vendor & Delivery Oversight, Requirements Engineering & Artifact Management, System Analysis & Implementation Support, Scope & Quality Management, Risk Mitigation & Strategy, and Public Sector Policy & Systems Alignment.
• Demonstrated track record coordinating with external IT vendors to complete enterprise software deliverables, defining task parameters, assigning technical work, and evaluating delivery quality.
• Proven expertise developing and reviewing end-to-end technical documentation, including traceability matrices, business requirements, workflow diagrams, functional designs, and testing suites.
• In-depth background analyzing enterprise system architectures, troubleshooting technical bottlenecks, and supporting complex solution rollouts.
• Hands-on experience governing software scope boundaries, establishing acceptance baselines, managing deployments, and overseeing both SIT and UAT execution.
• Proven ability to proactively identify delivery obstacles, assess technical and architectural risks, and execute structured mitigation roadmaps.
• Extensive experience analyzing health and human services regulatory policies, statutory standards, and operating procedures to evaluate direct system and functional impacts.

Nice To Haves

• 3+ Years of Agile Lifecycle Management: Hands-on experience capturing, tracking, and maintaining user stories and requirements using Azure DevOps (ADO) or Team Foundation Server (TFS), preferably within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment.
• 3+ Years of Public Sector Healthcare Systems: Prior background supporting Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC) initiatives, with functional knowledge of Texas Medicaid, CHIP, or related state healthcare administration platforms.
• 3+ Years of Enterprise Architecture & Integration: Practical understanding of multi-tier enterprise systems, data layers, user interface frameworks, workflow orchestration engines, business rules engines (BRE), and modern cloud implementations.
• 3+ Years of Portfolio Governance Tools: Direct experience managing project tracking data within state-level information resource project management dashboards and portfolio reporting tools.
• Advanced proficiency with modern Microsoft enterprise tools, including SharePoint, MS Office Suite, and AI productivity tools such as Microsoft Copilot.

Responsibilities

• Leading the elicitation, authoring, traceability, and review of key project artifacts such as functional requirement documents, technical design specifications, business process maps, and comprehensive test cases.
• Providing structured technical and functional oversight for external software vendor deliverables, ensuring all delivered application features align with state architecture standards and project milestones.
• Managing project scope, release acceptance criteria, and system rollout activities while actively monitoring system integration testing (SIT) and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Evaluating state health and human services policies, business rules, and administrative standards to determine downstream impacts on automated workflows and application functional areas.
• Facilitating cross-team collaboration across infrastructure, UI, database, and integration workstreams, proactively identifying operational risks, and implementing effective mitigation plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed