Senior Business Analyst

ASSYST, Inc.
Austin, TX
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with extensive public health data modernization experience working in hybrid environments.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a background in public health data modernization and strong process improvement skills
    — “public health data modernization project experience in Austin, Texas”
  • Individuals who have served as a bridge between business and IT teams for over five years
    — “5+ years of experience serving as a liaison between the business community and customer IT teams”
  • Candidates with a proven track record in data mapping and system testing for complex projects
    — “Support data mapping, system testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and defect resolution”

Things to consider

  • Local only requirement may limit eligibility for non-Austin-based candidates
    — “Program will only accept LOCAL ONLY candidates for this position”
  • Hybrid work arrangement requires 3 days onsite in Austin, Texas
    — “Hybrid Role - 3days onsite, 2 days remote”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in public health data modernization with specific project examples
    — “public health data modernization project experience”
  • Emphasize your ability to manage traceability and document requirements effectively
    — “Elicit, document, validate, and manage traceability for business, functional, reporting, data, security, and user-access requirements”
  • Showcase your skills in conducting gap analyses and recommending technology solutions
    — “Document current-state and future-state workflows, perform gap analyses, and recommend new applications of technology”
  • Demonstrate your experience in writing user stories and acceptance criteria
    — “Develop user stories and acceptance criteria”
  • Stress your ability to support project managers in keeping projects on schedule and within budget
    — “Support the Project Manager and assist in keeping the project on schedule and within budget”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • successful project delivery
  • high-quality requirements documentation
Typical background
8+ years of experience in business analysis

Skills & requirements

Required

Business AnalysisProject ManagementData AnalysisStakeholder Management

Preferred

System TestingFinancial Analysis

Stack & domain

Business AnalysisRequirements ElicitationFunctional RequirementsData RequirementsSecurity RequirementsUser-access RequirementsBusiness Systems EvaluationWorkflowsGap AnalysisProcess Re-engineeringData MappingSystem TestingUser Acceptance TestingDefect ResolutionFinancial AnalysisProject ManagementCollaborativeProblem-solvingCommunicationTeamworkLeadershipPublic Health Data ModernizationData IntegrationData WarehousingAnalyticsReporting

About the role

Original posting from ASSYST, Inc. via Greenhouse

ASSYST is seeking a Senior Business Analyst with public health data modernization project experience in Austin, Texas (Hybrid Role - 3days onsite, 2 days remote).

Please Note: Program will only accept LOCAL ONLY candidates for this position. 

Key Responsibilities:

Elicit, document, validate, and manage traceability for business, functional, reporting, data, security, and user-access requirements.  

Evaluate business systems and user needs, formulating systems to parallel overall business strategies.   

Document current-state and future-state workflows, perform gap analyses, and recommend new applications of technology to improve business effectiveness.   

Facilitate stakeholder workshops and coordinate reviews between program and technical teams.   

Write detailed descriptions of user needs, program functions, and the steps required to develop or modify computer programs.   

Develop user stories and acceptance criteria.   

Support data mapping, system testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and defect resolution.   

Prepare solution options, identify risks, and conduct financial analyses such as cost/benefit, ROI, and buy/build assessments.   

Support the Project Manager and assist in keeping the project on schedule and within budget. 

Minimum Requirements

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

8+ years of experience in business process analysis, process, mapping, process re-engineering, current-state and future-state workflows, conducting gap analyses, and driving process improvements.   

5+ years of experience serving as a liaison between the business community and customer IT teams (e.g., Architecture, Project Delivery, Application Sustain).   

Strong experience functioning as a Data Analyst analyzing raw data alongside core Business Analyst duties.   

Proven ability to rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, working independently on complicated tasks with a wide degree of creativity and latitude. 

Preferred Skills:

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

5+ years of business analysis experience specifically focused on data integration, data warehousing, analytics, or reporting projects.  

3+ years of experience as a Project Manager or Project Management expereince.  

ASSYST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.

Source: ASSYST, Inc. careers (Greenhouse)

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