Job Title: Senior Business Analyst – Public Health Data Modernization

Location: Texas (Local Candidates Only)
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite / 2 Days Remote
Experience: 8+ Years
Interview Mode: In-person and Microsoft Teams

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support a Public Health Data Modernization project within SHARP. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in business analysis, data analysis, requirements gathering, business process improvement, and coordination between business stakeholders and technical teams.

The candidate will serve as a liaison between the business community and IT teams, including Architecture, Project Delivery, Application Sustainment, and other technical stakeholders. This role requires the ability to independently manage complex assignments, analyze business needs, identify technology-driven solutions, and translate business requirements into actionable technical specifications.

The successful candidate will also support the Project Manager in monitoring project activities, maintaining schedules, and ensuring deliverables are completed within scope and budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, and evaluate existing business systems, processes, and user requirements.

• Gather, analyze, document, validate, and maintain business, functional, reporting, data, security, and user-access requirements.

• Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and customer IT teams, including Architecture, Project Delivery, and Application Sustainment.

• Facilitate stakeholder meetings and workshops to understand business needs, clarify requirements, and drive consensus.

• Document current-state and future-state business processes, workflows, and system requirements.

• Perform gap analysis and identify opportunities for business process reengineering and operational improvements.

• Develop user stories, use cases, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria.

• Analyze raw data and support data mapping, data validation, integration, reporting, and testing activities.

• Coordinate system testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect resolution, and requirements validation.

• Maintain requirements traceability and ensure alignment between business needs, technical solutions, and project deliverables.

• Identify potential risks and prepare solution options, including cost-benefit analysis, ROI, and buy-versus-build recommendations.

• Identify opportunities to leverage technology to improve business processes and overall operational efficiency.

• Prepare detailed documentation describing user needs, program functionality, and modifications required for application development.

• Support the Project Manager with project planning, scheduling, deliverable tracking, and budget monitoring.

• Coordinate reviews and communications between program stakeholders and technical teams to ensure timely project execution.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in business analysis, including requirements elicitation, documentation, validation, and requirements traceability.

• Minimum 8 years of experience in business process analysis, current-state and future-state workflow documentation, gap analysis, and process improvement.

• Minimum 5 years of experience serving as a liaison between business stakeholders and IT/technical teams.

• Strong experience in data analysis, including analyzing raw data and translating findings into meaningful business requirements.

• Strong understanding of business systems, technology solutions, and application development processes.

• Experience preparing functional requirements, business process documentation, use cases, and technical specifications.

• Ability to independently manage complex assignments and work with minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience supporting system testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect resolution, and requirements validation.

• 5+ years of experience in business analysis for data integration, data warehousing, data analytics, or reporting projects.

• 3+ years of project management experience.

• PMP certification is a strong plus.

• Experience supporting public health, healthcare, or government data modernization initiatives is desirable.

• Experience with business process mapping, process reengineering, and technology-driven business transformation.

Work Location & Candidate Requirements

• This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days onsite and 2 days remote.

• The specific onsite days will be determined by the hiring manager.

• Texas local candidates only.

• Candidates must currently reside in Texas at the time of submission.

• Candidates currently residing outside Texas and planning to relocate will not be considered.

Interview Process

• In-person interview

• Microsoft Teams interview

Additional Information

The selected candidate may have an opportunity to be considered for a similar full-time employee (FTE) position associated with this project.