Title: Business Analyst
Agency: Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Solicitation: 2024C0041
Location: 4900 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX 78751 
Duration: On-going, no ending date
Visa: Must be US Citizen, Green Card, EAD. No H1B
Remote: Hybrid
Interview: MS Teams
Required: 

• 5 years, Required - Experience as a Business Analyst in an enterprise level software development environment
• 5 years, Required - Functional and technical requirements gathering, analysis and documentation with a strong attention to detail
• 5 years, Required - Experience with the Microsoft Suite of tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, MS Project and SharePoint)
• 4 years, Required - Developing Use Case documentation and User Stories that lead to clearly defined and numbered project requirements
• 3 years, Required - Facilitating meetings, requirements gathering sessions and conducting presentations
• 2 years, Required - Developing and presenting project status updates and reporting on key performance indicators for project success
• 2 years, Required - Communication skills, both verbal and written
• 2 years, Required - Knowledge of the Texas Project Delivery Frame
• 2 years, Required - Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle
• 2 year, Preferred - Knowledge and understanding of Angular and SPA frameworks
• 2 year, Preferred - Knowledge of cross browser testing.
• 2 year, Preferred - Knowledge and understanding of Java and Spring Frameworks
• 2 year, Preferred - Knowledge and understanding of App Servers like IBM WebSphere / Liberty
• 2 year, Preferred - Proficiency in ADA standards and guidelines to test the UI.
• 1 year, Preferred - Candidates preferred who have a working knowledge of the following DFPS systems/programs (including but not limited to): IMPACT, PACES, PEIRS, ABCS, NEICE, SSCC, Child Placement Portal, and Community Based Care

The DFPS IT Division seeks a Worker to perform in a BA II role to assist in the following:
 
The work involves the following: 

• Seeking, gathering, and analyzing information and data from stakeholders and subject matter experts.
• Converting findings into meaningful documentation for use by the development team.
• Communicating with technical, non-technical, functional, management and executive staff.
• Working within cross-functional teams.
• Taking initiative to develop a foster a collaborative approach among teams before, during and after the requirements gathering process to achieve a common mission, vision, values, and goals.
• Tracking software development life cycle activity metrics as it relates to requirements and other established metrics.

The Worker must have a strong Business Analysis background with extensive experience in the following:

• Prefer knowledge and understanding of Angular and SPA frameworks
• Experience working in a fast-paced information technology environment.
•  Experience as a Business Analyst within an Enterprise-level application development environment.
• Experience developing solid requirements documents with a strong attention to detail to capture project need and scope.
• Robust skills facilitating and leading groups to clarify and define project requests, needs, scope and priorities, as well as delivering presentations for meetings involving cross-functional teams and including stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to provide clear and consistent status updates and inform stakeholders and agency leadership of project progress.
• Solid experience with the Microsoft Suite of tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, MS Project, and Visio).
• Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC) methodologies.
• Knowledge of Case Management applications a plus but not required.
• Communicating and listening in a way that is focused on clear expression of, as well as understanding of ideas and concepts that ultimately lead to positive outcomes and results.
• Knowledge of Texas Project Delivery Framework.
• Prefer knowledge of Texas Project Delivery Framework.
• Prefer knowledge of cross browser testing.
• Prefer knowledge and understanding of Java and Spring Frameworks.
• Prefer knowledge and understanding of App Servers like IBM WebSphere / Liberty.
• Prefer proficiency in ADA standards and guidelines to test the UI.
• Prefer working knowledge of the following DFPS systems/programs (including but not limited to): IMPACT, PACES, PEIRS, ABCS, NEICE, SSCC, Child Placement Portal, and Community Based Care.