Senior Business Analyst (Applications/Software Development)
Austin, TX
We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support multiple technology initiatives, with a particular focus on early childhood integrated data systems. This role is critical in delivering high-quality outcomes through advanced business analysis and user experience design work, ensuring a seamless and productive experience for all end-users.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary conduit between program stakeholders and software development teams.
- Lead efforts in requirements elicitation, documentation, and management throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC).
- Perform business process re-engineering and software process flow improvements to optimize operational efficiencies.
- Develop clear and detailed user stories and use cases following business analysis best practices.
- Design user-friendly wireframes, mockups, and prototypes that align with user experience (UX) standards and industry best practices.
- Ensure that all design outputs conform to federal accessibility guidelines.
- Collaborate with product teams and key stakeholders to propose design solutions that are research-driven and aligned with organizational standards.
- Support enhancement initiatives post-implementation by managing and verifying evolving requirements.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 8+ years experience eliciting requirements through customer interviews and creating comprehensive system requirement documents.
- 8+ years experience with software development life cycles (SDLCs).
- 8+ years business process re-engineering and software process flow improvement experience.
- 8+ years experience developing user stories and use cases according to industry best practices.
- 8+ years experience designing mockups and/or wireframes in adherence to UX principles.
- 5+ years strong communication and facilitation skills.
- 5+ years strong writing and organizational skills.
- 4+ years experience developing wireframes, mockups, and prototypes using Figma or comparable design tools.
- 3+ years experience ensuring designs and websites are compliant with federal accessibility guidelines.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 3+ years experience with requirements management tools such as Modern Requirements.
- 3+ years experience with issue tracking systems such as Atlassian Jira.
- 2+ years experience working with or closely supporting state or local education agencies.
- 1+ year experience within early childhood care and education domains.