Business Analyst
Location: Austin, TX
Job Type: Contract
Company: IDR
Category: Business Analysis
Job Description Apply Now
IDR is seeking a highly skilled an experienced Business Analyst to join one of our top clients in the public sector industry. If you are looking for an opportunity to join a large organization and work within a team-oriented culture, please apply today!
Position Overview/Responsibilities for the Business Analyst:
- Gather, analyze, and document user requirements, business processes, and problems to automate or improve existing systems; elicit and document business needs for new systems. Translate requirements into user stories.
- Analyze program policies and procedures to determine their effect on automated systems and system functional areas.
- Performs quality assurance (QA) of user stories, ensuring that all acceptance criteria and non-functional requirements have been met.
- Plans and prepares training materials for both internal and external users and helps to conduct training sessions covering assigned systems.
- Identify opportunities for improving business processes through automation and assist in the preparation of proposals to develop new systems.
- Assist with reviewing and preparing 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.
- Experience in business analysis and quality assurance for licensing systems, particularly within Texas state licensing agencies. Deep understanding of the license life cycle, including new license application and management processes. Skilled in creating detailed user stories, defining acceptance criteria, and performing manual testing, including mobile application testing. Ability to gather and document mobile requirements and design wireframes to ensure intuitive and user-friendly interfaces. Strong capability to interact with end users for requirement validation and solution feedback.
- Provide quality assurance consultation to projects, assignments, or special initiatives.
- Develop and review test cases; process change requests; and manage a projects 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 TDA policies and procedures.
Required Skills for the Business Analyst:
- 8+ years experience as a Business Analyst working with Agile methodologies, user story creation, working as part of an Agile team, participating in all Agile ceremonies, and leading Refinement and Sprint planning sessions
- 8+ years experience using Azure Dev Ops, Jira, or similar
Whats in it for you?
- Competitive compensation package
- Full Benefits; Medical, Vision, Dental, and more!
- Opportunity to get in with an industry-leading organization
- Close-knit and team-oriented culture
Why IDR?
- 25+ Years of Proven Industry Experience in 4 major markets
- Employee Stock Ownership Program
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® Client and Talent Award winner 11 years in a row
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