Business Analyst - HHSC, Austin

About the role

The primary work location will be 701 W. 51st, Austin, Texas 78751. The working position is Hybrid - On Site and Telework. Normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, excluding State holidays when the agency is closed.

Responsibilities

• Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs.
• Formulates systems to parallel overall business strategies.
• Experienced with business process reengineering and identifying new applications of technology to business problems to make business more effective.
• Familiar with industry-standard business process mapping, and reengineering.
• Prepares solution options, risk identification, and financial analyses such as cost/benefit, ROI, buy/build, etc.
• Writes detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer programs.

Requirements

• 8 years – Required, Extensive experience reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating business systems and user needs.
• 8 years – Required, Thorough understanding of the business analysis areas of knowledge and its associated activities and tasks.
• 8 years – Required, Experience participating in software development reviews and providing advice and assistance to other team members in analysis, design, and test.
• 8 years – Required, Experience performing or participating in unit testing, support system testing and user acceptance testing.
• 8 years – Required, Extensive skill in planning and organizing work to meet goals and complete multiple assignments without compromising accuracy.
• 8 years – Required, Thorough knowledge of software development lifecycle methodologies
• 8 years – Required, Extensive skill in effective verbal and written communications with both IT and business professionals and clients.
• 8 years – Preferred, Experience with the implementation of case management systems.
• 8 years – Preferred, Experience with Jira project management software.

Qualifications

• 8 or more years of experience, relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, independently performs a variety of complicated tasks, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
• Minimum 5 years of experience, served as a liaison between the Business community and Customer IT Teams (i.e., Architecture, Project Delivery, Application Sustain, etc.).
• Strong experience as a Data Analyst in analyzing raw data, and as a Business Analyst in requirements gathering, understanding technology, and any project management experience

Skills

• Extensive experience reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating business systems and user needs.
• Thorough understanding of the business analysis areas of knowledge and its associated activities and tasks.
• Experience participating in software development reviews and providing advice and assistance to other team members in analysis, design, and test.
• Experience performing or participating in unit testing, support system testing and user acceptance testing.
• Extensive skill in planning and organizing work to meet goals and complete multiple assignments without compromising accuracy.
• Thorough knowledge of software development lifecycle methodologies
• Extensive skill in effective verbal and written communications with both IT and business professionals and clients.
• Experience with the implementation of case management systems.
• Experience with Jira project management software.

Benefits

• Payment for work over 40 hours will be at the hourly rate quoted and must be coordinated and pre-approved through Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

Pay

Consultant Hourly Rate, W-2: $62.00

Schedule

Normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, excluding State holidays when the agency is closed.