Respond by: 06/05/24
Rate: DOE
Type: Contract
Please respond with resume and 3 references preferably supervisor (name, title, company, email, phone number)
Preference will be given to candidates who meet all preferred skills and have public sector experience
Background Check will be performed if a candidate is selected for placement and will have to be passed'
Work mode:Option to work 80% to 100% Remote, Work Location With-in the United States .
Job Description: The Business Analyst (BA) position at education department 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
Strong communication and facilitation skills
5
Required
Strong writing and organization skills
3
Preferred
Demonstrated work experience with the requirements management software "Modern Requirements" 3
Preferred
Demonstrated work experience with the issue tracking software "Atlassian Jira" 2
Preferred
Demonstrated experience working for or closely with education department or another state or local education agency 2
Preferred
Demonstrated work experience with Data Lake technologies using the AWS platform and tools. III. TERMS OF SERVICE Services are expected to start 06/24/2024 and are expected to complete by 08/31/2024 . Total estimated hours per Candidate shall not exceed 440 hours. This service may be amended, renewed, and/or extended providing both parties agree to do so in writing.
