Peak Performers has partnered with a Texas State Agency to assist in their search for a contract Senior Business Analyst. In this position, you will serve as the conduit between the program/customer community and the software development team through which requirements flow. 

Major duties

• Analyze user needs, business processes, pain points, and computer system capabilities to automate or improve existing systems. 
• Elicit requirements using joint application development (JAD), interviews, document analysis, surveys, use cases, competitive product analysis, and workflow analysis. 
• Transform information from elicitation sessions into business and functional requirements, use cases, user stories, software requirements specifications documents, wireframes, and mockups. 
• Use standard templates and simple, unambiguous, and concise natural language. 
• Act as a mentor to peers and colleagues in disseminating best practices and proactively seeks out training opportunities. 
• Use agency tools, such as Jira and Modern Requirements, to manage the change control process, participate in the SDLC, and track and communicate requirements status.

What are we looking for?

• 8 years of experience eliciting requirements from customer interviews and creating well-written system requirements.
• 8 years of experience with software development life cycles (SDLCs).
• 8 years of experience with business process re-engineering and software process flow improvement.
• 8 years of experience developing user stories and use cases that follow business analysis best practices.
• 8 years of experience designing mockups and/or wireframes that follow UX best practices.
• 5 years of demonstrated strong communication and facilitation skills.
• 5 years of demonstrated strong writing and organization skills.

• 4 years of documented work experience with federal/state/local education agency or education vendor.
• 2 years of documented work experience with Atlassian Jira.
• 2 years of documented work experience with a requirements management software tool such as Modern Requirements.

Exciting Opportunity Details

• Rate: $85.00/hour

• W2 Contract

• Worksite Location: Remote

• Contract Length: through 8/31 with opportunity for extension

The Peak Performers difference

• Excellent medical health, dental & vision insurance at 60 days

• Our employees may choose to participate in a 403(b) retirement plan

• Qualified applicants with chronic medical conditions and/or disabilities receive priority placement

• We pay weekly through direct deposit

• In business since 1994 and thousands of job placements

All employment offers are contingent on the successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check, in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws.

Applicants for employment with Peak Performers must possess work authorization that does not require sponsorship for a visa now or in the future.

Peak Performers is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applicants without regard to race, marital status, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Peak Performers does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.

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