Business Analyst 3 – Legacy System Modernization | Austin, TX Onsite | 8+ Years Business Analysis Experience

About the role

A Texas state agency seeks an experienced Business Analyst 3 to serve as the critical bridge between business stakeholders and technology teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as the critical bridge between business stakeholders and technology teams to analyze legacy systems and identify inefficiencies
• Meet with stakeholders through interviews, workshops, and surveys to discover business needs
• Translate abstract ideas into structured Business Requirement Documents (BRDs) and Functional Requirement Documents (FRDs)
• Create use cases and process maps to visually represent current versus future state
• Negotiate requirement trade-offs and manage expectations regarding project timelines and costs
• Participate in the testing phase by creating test cases and ensuring the final product meets original requirements
• Serve as the central point of contact between users, technical teams, and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle
• Review, analyze, and evaluate business systems and user needs
• Formulate systems to parallel overall business strategies
• Prepare solution options, risk identification, and financial analyses such as cost/benefit, ROI, and buy/build assessments
• Write detailed descriptions of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer programs

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience analyzing current legacy systems, identifying inefficiencies, and translating business needs into actionable technical solutions
• 8+ years of experience working with program/project teams to document requirements and UAT
• Minimum 5 years of experience serving as a liaison between the business community and IT teams (Architecture, Project Delivery, Application Sustain, etc.)
• Experience with business process reengineering and identifying new applications of technology to business problems
• Familiarity with industry standard business process mapping and reengineering

Qualifications

• Strong experience as a Data Analyst in analyzing raw data
• Project management experience with PMP certification

Skills

None specified

Benefits

None specified

Pay

$120,000 - $150,000 annually

Schedule

Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (excluding state holidays)