Senior Business Analyst

**MUST BE LOCAL TO AUSTIN, TX AND ABLE TO WORK ON-SITE 5 DAYS/WEEK**

• Gather, analyze, and document user requirements, business processes, and problems to automate or improve existing systems; elicit and document business needs for new systems.
• Using Agile and Scrum methodologies lead an assigned application change SDLC from start to finish.
• Document and organize associated change management information in a centralized electronic location approved.
• Facilitate meetings and trainings to various audiences such as project status reporting to executive leadership and training various staff on the system modifications.
• Analyze program policies and procedures to determine their effect on automated systems and system functional areas.
• Organize and maintain the requirements repository.
• Identify and recommend business process innovation through automation and assist in the preparation of proposals to develop new systems.
• Develop and oversee complex project management deliverables such as project charters, project plans, test plans, and risk management plans.
• Consult on the analysis of an application, troubleshoots system problems, and recommend solutions.
• Provide quality assurance consultation to projects, assignments, or special initiatives.
• Develop and review test cases; process change requests; and manage a project’s scope, acceptance, installation, and deployment.
• Maintain assigned business relationships with vendors, seek best value for new and renewing technologies, and review and approve monthly and annual invoices.
• Follow all company policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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

Performs highly complex (senior-level) business analysis work

8 - Required

Develop and oversee project deliverables such as charters, design documentation, test plans, and risk assessment plans; and provide comments and suggestions to document owners

6 - Required

Consult on the analysis of an application, troubleshoots system problems, document occurrences, and oversees implementation of solution

6 - Required

Provide complex quality assurance consultation to, or oversight of, projects, assignments, or special initiatives

6 - Required

Using Agile and Scrum methodologies lead an assigned application change SDLC from start to finish.

5 - Required

Identify opportunities to improve business processes through automation and help prepare proposals to develop new systems

5 - Required

Develop training curricula and conduct formal training sessions covering assigned system modules

5- Required

Develop the design and/or review of test cases; processes change requests

3 - Required

Written and Verbal communication with executive leadership

2 - Preferred

Prior State or Federal government work experience

2 - Preferred

CSM or ITIL certification