Business Analyst Education Domain Remote

Senior Business Analyst

Location: Austin, TX - hybrid, with 80% 100% remote work permitted subject to agency approval. All work must be performed within the United States.
Duration: November 16, 2026 August 31, 2027
Schedule: Full time, Monday Friday, 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

3 professional references required

Submission deadline: October 27, 2026, at 5:00 PM CT

Role Overview

The Texas Education Agency seeks two experienced Senior Business Analysts to support major application enhancements and system modernization projects. These analysts will connect business stakeholders with software development teams, translating business needs into clear requirements and supporting delivery throughout the software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather requirements through stakeholder interviews, JAD sessions, workshops, document reviews, and workflow analysis.

• Analyze business processes, identify gaps, and recommend improvements.

• Develop business and functional requirements, user stories, use cases, and software requirements specifications.

• Create process flows, context diagrams, UML diagrams, wireframes, and mockups.

• Maintain requirements traceability, track changes, and verify that delivered solutions meet approved requirements.

• Coordinate user acceptance testing and support post-implementation enhancements.

• Manage analysis deliverables, deadlines, and stakeholder communication.

Required Qualifications

At least 8 years of experience in each of the following:

• Eliciting customer requirements and developing clear system requirements.

• Working across software development lifecycles.

• Business process reengineering and software process improvement.

• Developing user stories and use cases using business analysis best practices.

• Designing mockups and/or wireframes aligned with UX best practices.

• Strong communication and facilitation.

• Strong writing and organization.

Additionally required:

• At least 4 years of documented experience using Atlassian Jira.

Preferred Qualifications

• 4 years: Experience with TEA, another federal/state/local education agency, or an education vendor.

• 3 years: Experience using Modern Requirements software.

• 2 years: Experience supporting complaint and case management workflows, including intake, investigation, and resolution.

• 2 years: Experience with educator certification, federal/state grant programs, or state funding programs.

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.

Actual

Years

Experience Years Experience Needed Required/ Preferred Skills/Experience

8 Required Experience eliciting requirements from interviews with customers and creating well-written system requirements

8 Required Experience with software development life cycles (SDLCs)

8 Required Business process re-engineering and software process flow improvement experience

8 Required Experience developing user stories and use cases that conform to business analysis best practices

8 Required Experience designing mockups and/or wireframes that conform to UX best practices

8 Required Demonstrated strong communication and facilitation skills

8 Required Demonstrated strong writing and organization skills

4 Required Documented work experience with the issue tracking software "Atlassian Jira"

4 Preferred Documented experience working for or closely with TEA OR a federal/state/local education agency OR ed vendor

3 Preferred Documented work experience with the requirements management software "Modern Requirements"

2 Preferred Experience supporting complaint and case management workflows, including intake, investigation, and resolution

2 Preferred Experience with educator certification process, federal/state grant programs, or state funding program