Business Analyst 3 (Contractor)R

RESPEC is seeking a Business Analyst 3 where you will play a central role in one of Texass largest public health agencies as it modernizes how it uses data to make decisions. Youll serve as the critical link between business stakeholders and technical teams translating complex data and process challenges into clear requirements that drive real improvements in how the agency serves Texans. If you thrive on digging into raw data mapping business processes and turning ambiguity into actionable documentation this role puts you right at the center of that work.

Core Responsibilities

Youll review analyze and evaluate business systems and evolving user needs shaping solutions that align with the organizations broader strategic goals. Expect to lead requirements-elicitation sessions with stakeholders across the business and IT document current-state and future-state process flows and dive deep into relational databases using SQL to profile validate and investigate data. Youll write clear Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) functional specifications and data dictionaries while also defining KPIs and metrics that reporting and analytics teams can build on. Along the way youll support gap analysis between where the business is today and where it needs to be and youll help drive User Acceptance Testing by developing test scenarios grounded in the requirements youve documented.

Qualifications :

Required Technical Experience

10 years: Strong written and verbal communication skills paired with a bachelors degree in Business Administration Information Systems or a related field (equivalent work experience will be considered in lieu of a degree).

8 years across each of the following:

• Business Analyst / Business Data Analyst experience gathering analyzing and documenting requirements within enterprise IT environments including state government or large-enterprise settings following formal SDLC methodologies.
• Analyzing and documenting current-state (as-is) and future-state (to-be) business processes and data flow diagrams.
• Data analysis and documentation including profiling validation and definition of data elements and business rules.
• Hands-on complex SQL work queries joins and aggregations to analyze and validate data directly against relational databases.
• Facilitating workshops interviews and stakeholder sessions to elicit and validate requirements.
• Translating business needs into functional and data requirements documents and BRDs for technical teams.
• Defining and documenting business metrics and KPIs and partnering with reporting/analytics teams on report specifications and data sourcing.
• Performing gap analysis between current and desired future-state outcomes.
• Supporting UAT including building test scenarios and test cases from documented requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data governance initiatives source-to-target mapping and data lineage documentation will make you stand out.
• A PMP certification or hands-on project management experience is a strong plus as is a background supporting enterprise reporting and analytics programs in large or government organizations.

Additional Information :

Work Model

This role follows a hybrid schedule based out of the agencys Austin office at 701 W. 51st Street Austin TX 78751 with two remote days (Tuesdays and Thursdays) and three days on-site each week.

Please note: this position is restricted to candidates who currently reside in the Austin Texas area.

Standard business hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CT with occasional evening/weekend work possible on a pre-approved basis.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract