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BUSINESS ANALYST 3 , AUSTIN, TX (REMOTE)

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Contract: 12 Months (3 Yrs Ext)

Deadline: 7/16/26

Job Description:

This position will perform advanced, senior-level business analysis work. 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.

Essential Functions:

1 - Elicitation & Analysis - Analyzes user needs, business processes, pain points, and computer system capabilities to automate or improve existing systems. Elicits requirements using joint application development (JAD), interviews, document analysis, surveys, use cases, competitive product analysis, and workflow analysis. 

2 - Requirements Writing & Visual Output

Transforms information from elicitation sessions into business and functional requirements, use cases, user stories, software requirements specifications documents, wireframes, and mockups. Uses standard templates and simple, unambiguous, and concise natural language. 

3 - BA Best Practices & Mentorship 

Acts as a mentor to peers and colleagues in disseminating best practices and proactively seeks out training opportunities. 

4 - Using Client Tools Effectively 

Uses Client tools, such as Jira and Modern Requirements, to manage the change control process, participate in the SDLC, and track and communicate requirements status.

Required Skills:

  • 8 Yrs of Experience eliciting requirements from interviews with customers and creating well-written system requirements

  • 8 Yrs of Experience with software development life cycles (SDLCs)

  • 8 Yrs of Business process re-engineering and software process flow improvement experience

  • 8 Yrs of Experience developing user stories and use cases that conform to business analysis best practices

  • 8 Yrs of Experience designing mockups and/or wireframes that conform to UX best practices

  • 5 Yrs of Demonstrated strong communication and facilitation skills

  • 5 Yrs of Demonstrated strong writing and organization skills

  • 4 Yrs of Documented work experience with a federal/state/local education agency OR education vendor

  • 2 Yrs of Documented work experience with the issue tracking software "Atlassian Jira"

  • 2 Yrs of Documented work experience with the requirements management software "Modern Requirements"

Kavitha K