Job Title: Business Analyst

Location: Austin, Texas – Onsite
Duration: 12+ Months
Work Mode: Onsite

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to bridge the gap between business stakeholders and technical teams by gathering requirements, documenting business processes, supporting software development, and ensuring solutions meet organizational needs.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in business systems analysis, quality assurance, requirements management, user interface design, data modeling, SQL, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Experience with public-sector projects, accessibility compliance, and software development methodologies is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with TCEQ IRD and business users to develop Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) and Software Requirements Specifications (SRS).

• Translate business and system requirements into user stories, tasks, and acceptance criteria.

• Work with development teams to create wireframes, mockups, and prototypes that meet stakeholder expectations.

• Present prototypes and demonstrate screen layouts, functionality, and usability to end users; incorporate feedback as directed by project leadership.

• Develop process flowcharts and models to document current-state (as-is) and future-state (to-be) business processes.

• Facilitate communication between business stakeholders, project managers, and technical teams to ensure requirements are clearly understood.

• Develop test cases and test scenarios, coordinate testing activities, and support end users during UAT.

• Evaluate proposed requirement changes, assess project impacts, and help manage scope, schedules, and project deliverables.

• Prepare user manuals, process documentation, training materials, and conduct training sessions to support application adoption.

• Support iterative prototyping and software development cycles, including user evaluation and usability testing.

• Ensure applications comply with accessibility standards, including compatibility with screen readers such as JAWS and NVDA.

• Review application modules for compliance with TCEQ, Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR), and World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standards and specifications.

• Follow TCEQ policies, procedures, management directives, and documentation requirements established by the TCEQ Process Asset Library.

• Work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders in a collaborative team environment.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of full-time experience in Business Systems Analysis.

• Minimum 5 years of full-time experience in Quality Analysis/Quality Assurance.

• Experience preparing business requirements documents, software requirements specifications, user stories, tasks, and acceptance criteria.

• Strong knowledge of business process analysis, workflow modeling, and requirements management.

• Experience with data modeling, Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs), SQL, and web page user interface design.

• Knowledge of database concepts, including referential integrity and data normalization.

• Understanding of IT systems, database structures, software development life cycles, and project methodologies.

• Experience developing test cases, test scenarios, and supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

• Ability to prepare technical documentation for both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Knowledge of data automation standards and system administration technologies.

• Ability to analyze and interpret organizational structures, business practices, policies, and procedures.

• Understanding of computer system capabilities, limitations, and integration with business processes.

• Strong verbal and written communication, analytical thinking, problem-solving, and stakeholder coordination skills.

• Ability to explain complex technical concepts in clear, business-friendly language.

• Willingness to comply with TCEQ policies, procedures, management directives, and project documentation standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Texas State Government or public-sector projects.

• Familiarity with TCEQ, Texas DIR, and W3C standards.

• Experience with accessibility compliance and screen readers such as JAWS and NVDA.

• Experience with iterative prototyping, usability evaluations, and user-centered application design.

• Familiarity with Agile or other iterative software development methodologies.