Senior Business Analyst – Software Requirements & SDLC (State Government)

**Location:** Austin, Texas **Duration:** September 1, 2026 – August 31, 2027 (renewable up to 3 additional years) **Hours:** 8 hours per day, Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM; must include 9:00 AM–3:30 PM Central Time **Overview** A Texas state education agency seeks two Senior Business Analysts to support multiple projects focused on improving outcomes for students. This advanced, senior-level position will work on major system enhancements and rewrite efforts, serving as the critical link between program stakeholders and software development teams throughout the entire software development life cycle. The role involves establishing requirements baselines, managing specifications, and verifying fulfillment of all requirements including post-implementation enhancements. **Key Responsibilities** - Analyze user needs, business processes, pain points, and computer system capabilities to automate or improve existing systems - Elicit requirements using joint application development (JAD), interviews, document analysis, surveys, use cases, competitive product analysis, and workflow analysis - Transform elicitation session information into business and functional requirements, use cases, user stories, software requirements specifications documents, wireframes, and mockups using standard templates and clear, unambiguous language - Act as a mentor to peers and colleagues in disseminating best practices and proactively seek out training opportunities - Use agency tools such as Jira and Modern Requirements to manage the change control process, participate in the SDLC, and track and communicate requirements status - Verify fulfillment of all requirements throughout the software development life cycle - Manage requirements specifications and support enhancements post-implementation **Required Qualifications** - 8+ years of experience eliciting requirements from interviews with customers and creating well-written system requirements - 8+ years of experience with software development life cycles (SDLCs) - 8+ years of business process re-engineering and software process flow improvement experience - 8+ years of experience developing user stories and use cases that conform to business analysis best practices - 8+ years of experience designing mockups and/or wireframes that conform to UX best practices - 5+ years of demonstrated strong communication and facilitation skills - 5+ years of demonstrated strong writing and organization skills - 4+ years of documented work experience with a federal/state/local education agency OR education vendor - 2+ years of documented work experience with the issue tracking software "Atlassian Jira" - 2+ years of documented work experience with the requirements management software "Modern Requirements" **Work Location & Requirements** - Hybrid position with option to work 80%–100% remotely - Primary work location at William B. Travis State Building in Austin, Texas when on-site - All travel, per diem, parking, and living expenses are at the candidate's expense - May be required to work outside normal business hours on weekends, evenings, and holidays as requested - Overtime work over 40 hours must be coordinated and pre-approved - Must be available to submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law