Direct Client: Business Analyst @ Austin, TX – Hybrid – Only Locals

Business Analyst

Austin, TX – Hybrid – Only Locals

One Year Contract

Looking for the candidates who can work without any visa sponsorship.

Position will be 2 days(Tuesdays and Thursdays) remote and 3 days on-site at the location listed above. Program will only allow candidates who are LOCAL TO THE AUSTIN AREA ONLY.

Please do not submit candidates who are currently out of state and are planning to move to Texas. Candidates must already reside in Texas.

Level Description

8 or more years of experience, relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, independently performs a variety of complicated tasks, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Min 5 years of experience, served as a liaison between the Business community and Customer IT Teams (i.e., Architecture, Project Delivery, Application Sustain, etc.). Strong experience as a Data Analyst in analyzing raw data, and as a Business Analyst in requirements gathering, understanding technology, and any project management experience with PMP are a huge plus.

Job Description

Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs. Formulates systems to parallel overall business strategies. Experienced with business process reengineering and identifying new applications of technology to business problems to make business more effective. Familiar with industry standard business process mapping, and reengineering. Prepares solution options, risk identification, and financial analyses such as cost/benefit, ROI, buy/build, etc. Writes detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer programs.

Additional job details and special considerations

Strong experience as a Business/Data Analyst performing requirements elicitation, business process analysis, data profiling, source-to-target mapping, data validation, and complex SQL analysis in large enterprise or government environments. Proven ability to document BRDs, functional requirements, business rules, KPIs, data dictionaries, and data lineage while collaborating with business stakeholders, data engineers, architects, and reporting teams throughout the SDLC. Experience supporting data governance, gap analysis, UAT, and enterprise reporting/analytics initiatives with strong communication and facilitation skills

II.  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
10	Required	Strong written and verbal communication skills; Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent work experience)
8	Required	Experience as a Business Analyst/Business Data Analyst gathering, analyzing, and documenting business requirements in an enterprise IT environment, including state government or large enterprise settings following formal SDLC processes
8	Required	Experience analyzing and documenting business processes, including current-state (as-is) and future-state (to-be) process flows and data flow diagrams
8	Required	Experience performing data analysis and documentation, including profiling, validation, and documentation of data elements, definitions, and business rules
8	Required	Extensive hands-on experience writing and interpreting SQL (complex queries, joins, aggregations) to perform data analysis, validation, and ad hoc investigation directly against relational databases
8	Required	Demonstrated experience extensively engaging with business stakeholders to elicit, clarify, and validate requirements through workshops, interviews, and facilitated sessions
8	Required	Experience translating business requirements into functional/data requirements documents and business requirement documents (BRDs) for technical teams
8	Required	Experience defining and documenting business measures, metrics, and KPIs, and working with reporting/analytics teams to define report specifications and data sourcing requirements
8	Required	Experience performing gap analysis between current business processes/data and desired future-state outcomes
8	Required	Experience supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including development of test scenarios/test cases based on documented requirements