Business Analyst 2

Business Analyst

The Business Analyst (BA) position at the Client works on multiple projects that support the mission of the agency of improving outcomes for Texas students. This position performs advanced, senior-level business analysis work. The business analyst serves as the conduit between the program/customer community and the software development team through which requirements flow. This position will support enhancements to the Educator Certification suite of applications.

This includes enhancements to the Educator Certification Online System (ECOS) and Accountability System for Educator Preparation (ASEP) and may also include enhancements to the Do Not Hire Registry (DNH) and Misconduct Reporting Portal (MRP). This BA will be involved at some level throughout the entire software development life cycle. Upon establishment of the requirements baseline, the focus is shifted towards the management of the requirements specification and verifying the fulfilment of all requirements, including requirements for enhancements post-implementation.

Candidate Skills and

Qualifications:

• 5 - Required
  - Deriving requirements from customer interviews and creating requirements documents based on the interviews
• 5 - Required
  - System Analysis and Design
• 3 - Required
  - Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• 3 - Required
  - Business Process Reengineering
• 3 - Required
  - Developing User Stories and Use Cases
• 3 - Required
  - Strong Organization Skills
• 3 - Preferred
  - Agile Methodology
• 3 - Preferred
  - Strong communication and facilitation skills
• 2 - Preferred
  - Business Process Development
• 1 - Preferred
  - Previous experience with TEA's Educator Certification Online System (ECOS) preferred