Senior Business Analyst (Contractor) 70127017and018

RESPEC • Austin, TX

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

RESPEC is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join our team in support of the Texas Education Agency (TEA). This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to large-scale modernization initiatives that improve educational outcomes for millions of Texas students. As a Senior Business Analyst, you will serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and software development teams throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). You'll play a key role in gathering and documenting business requirements, analyzing existing business processes, creating user stories and functional specifications, and ensuring technology solutions align with organizational objectives. This role supports major application enhancements and modernization initiatives for the Texas Education Agency and requires an experienced professional who can communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders while driving successful project outcomes.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience: Eliciting business and system requirements through stakeholder interviews and translating them into clear, well-written requirements documentation.
• 8+ years of experience: Working throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• 8+ years of experience: Business process analysis, business process re-engineering, and workflow/process improvement.
• 8+ years of experience: Developing user stories and use cases aligned with business analysis best practices.
• 8+ years of experience: Creating wireframes and/or mockups that follow user experience (UX) best practices.
• 5+ years of experience: Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• 5+ years of experience: Excellent technical writing, documentation, and organizational skills.
• 1+ year of experience: Atlassian Jira.
• 1+ year of experience: Requirements management tools such as Modern Requirements.
• 1+ year of experience: Supporting the Texas Education Agency, another federal, state, or local education agency, or an education technology vendor.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting large government technology modernization initiatives is highly desirable.
• Proven ability to work across multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proven ability to facilitate complex stakeholder discussions.
• Proven ability to mentor other business analysts.

Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis efforts across multiple software development initiatives by partnering with business users, project teams, and technical staff to identify business needs and translate them into clear, actionable requirements.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews, Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions, workflow analysis, document reviews, and other discovery activities to define business and functional requirements.
• Develop comprehensive requirements documentation including business requirements, functional specifications, user stories, use cases, wireframes, mockups, and process flows using industry best practices.
• Participate throughout the SDLC by supporting requirements management, change control, testing, implementation, and post-deployment validation to ensure delivered solutions meet business objectives.
• Utilize tools such as Atlassian Jira and Modern Requirements to manage requirements, track project progress, and facilitate collaboration across project teams.
• Mentor junior business analysts by promoting business analysis best practices and contributing to continuous process improvement initiatives.

What This Job Offers

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