Business Analyst 3

Job Description

Deadline : 07 / 27

The worker will work remotely 4 days in a week and a day at the office (Tuesdays). Candidates must be local to State of Texas, preferably the Austin metro area.

Out of State candidates will be screened out.

Agency requires the services of 1 Business Analyst 3 , hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of Business Analyst 3, Applications / Software Development and the specifications outlined in this document for the Agency .

All work products resulting from the project shall be considered "works made for hire" and are the property of the Agency and may include pre-selection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law.

Agency will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).

The Worker will perform business analysis and support work for the Medicaid Technology Modernization efforts. The Worker will be responsible for delivering quality products that meet the state's desired operational and technical requirements.

The Worker will have considerable latitude to use their experience and judgement to ensure successful completion of their assigned tasks.

The Worker will be required to multi-task, analyze priorities, communicate clearly, and set expectations for the implementation of various Medicaid Technology Modernization efforts.

The Worker will be responsible for communicating with multiple internal and external stakeholders including program and technical staff, and other contracted and vendor resources.

The Worker will participate in meetings, track deliverables and schedules, and alert management of any issues that may impact the implementations.

The services to be provided include, but are not limited to the following :

• Analyzes program policies, procedures, and processes to determine the impact on business systems and functional areas.
• Analyzes and reviews system, data, and project deliverables such as business user requirements, design documentation, test plans, and risk assessment plans to ensure business and technical requirements are met.
• Works with Program area staff to solicit, analyze and document business processes and requirements.
• Acts as a liaison between state staff and vendors to translate operational and business requirements to vendors.
• Analyzes and writes User Stories with Acceptance Criteria based on business needs and according to the Agile methodology.
• Develops and maintains business user test scenarios and participates in systems and user acceptance testing.
• Creates use case scenarios, test plans, and exit criteria that accurately map back to the documented business requirements or user stories.
• Reviews, analyzes and executes test cases with a formal testing tool.
• Tracks, documents and reports the status of testing.
• Evaluates proposed test strategies to ensure appropriate test coverage.
• Identifies potential project risks and issues and develops mitigation strategies.
• Reports project status to management on established timelines.
• Documents action items and business decisions.
• Performs meetings and / or presentation tasks as needed.
• Manages schedule for deliverables as established.
• Other duties as assigned.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO THIS REQUEST : Requesting expedited action and overlap with the current contractor in this position to perform work and knowledge transfer.

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

Required

Experience in performing complex business analysis and writing technical documentation.

Required

Experience utilizing business analysis skills and interacting with business end users to gather, validate and document business requirements and translate into technical solutions to satisfy the business needs to technical staff.

Required

Experience performing review and approval processes of complex technical user and system requirements written by vendors.

Required

Experience in effective general written / oral communication, including documenting requirements, deliverables, test scenarios and project status.

Required

Experience with Microsoft Office products (e.g., Teams, Word, Excel, etc.).

Preferred

Experience coordinating and developing test plans / strategies, exit criteria and test scenarios.

Preferred

Experience executing detailed test cases within a complex software environment.

Preferred

Experience using testing management software.

Preferred

Experience reporting project status to management including risks, issues, and key decisions.

Preferred

Experience identifying project risks and issues; and developing / implementing mitigation strategies.

Preferred

Experience with Microsoft Project or similar project management software.

Preferred

Experience utilizing the Agile software development methodology.

III. TERMS OF SERVICE

Services are expected to start 08 / 01 / 2023 and are expected to complete by 08 / 31 / 2024 . Will renew again.

WORK HOURS AND LOCATION

Services shall be provided during normal business hours unless otherwise coordinated through the Agency . Normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 8 : 00 AM to 5 : 00 PM , excluding State holidays when the agency is closed.

The primary work location(s) will be at Austin, TX . Any and all travel, per diem, parking, and / or living expenses shall be at the Candidate's and / or Vendor's expense.