Senior Business Analyst
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IT STAFFING SERVICES SOLICITATION UNDER
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES
IT STAFF AUGMENTATION CONTRACT (ITSAC)
Solicitation Reference Number:and051and052
Working Title: Senior Business Analyst
Title/Level: Business Analyst 3
Category: Applications/Software Development
Full Time
I. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Texas Education Agency requires the services of 3 Business Analyst 3 hereafter referred to as Candidate(s) who meets the general qualifications of Business Analyst 3 Applications/Software Development and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Education Agency.
All work products resulting from the project shall be considered works made for hire and are the property of the Texas Education Agency and may include preselection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Texas Education Agency will pay no fees for interviews or discussions which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).
The Business Analyst (BA) position at the Texas Education Agency works on multiple projects that support the mission of the agency of improving outcomes for Texas students.
This position performs advanced seniorlevel business analysis work. The position may support more than one project or be assigned to special projects at any time. The business analyst serves as the conduit between the program/customer community and the software development team through which requirements flow. This BA will be involved at some level throughout the entire software development life cycle. Upon establishment of the requirements baseline the focus is shifted towards the management of the requirements specification and verifying the fulfillment of all requirements including requirements for enhancements postimplementation.
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
8
Required
Eliciting requirements from interviews with customers and creating wellwritten system requirements documents
8
Required
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
8
Required
Business process reengineering and software process flow improvement
8
Required
Development of user stories and use cases that conform to business analysis best practices
8
Required
Designing mockups and/or wireframes that conform to UX best practices
5
Required
Demonstrated strong communication and facilitation skills
5
Required
Demonstrated strong writing and organization skills
3
Preferred
Documented work experience with the requirements management software Modern Requirements
3
Preferred
Documented work experience with the issue tracking software Atlassian Jira
2
Preferred
Documented experience working for or closely with TEA or another state or local education agency
1
Preferred
Documented experience working with one or more of the following TEA applications: FSP TSDS TEA Help Desk
III. TERMS OF SERVICE
Services are expected to start 04/16/2025 and are expected to complete by 08/31/2025. Total estimated hours per Candidate shall not exceed 872 hours. This service may be amended renewed and/or extended providing both parties agree to do so in writing.
IV. WORK HOURS AND LOCATION
The primary work location(s) will be at InPerson With the option to work remotely up to 80 of the time: Work Location: William B. Travis State Building 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin Texas 78701 . The working position is Telework. Any and all travel per diem parking and/or living expenses shall be at the Candidates and/or Vendors expense. Texas Education Agency will provide preapproved written authorization for travel for any services to be performed away from the primary work location(s). Preapproved travel expenses are limited to the rates and comply with the rules prescribed by the State of Texas for travel by its classified employees including any requirement for original receipts.
The Candidate(s) may be required to work outside the normal business hours on weekends evenings and holidays as requested. Payment for work over 40 hours will be at the hourly rate quoted and must be coordinated and preapproved through Texas Education Agency.
- Send resume packet for each Candidate (Instructions in Section X)
- Name the resume packet (PDF) document(s) following the guidelines below:
- Solicitation Number Vendor Name and Candidate Name. i.e.:VendorName
CandidateName.pdf - Order of merged PDF is to be:
- Candidate Qualification Form
- Candidate Resume
- Candidate Reference Form
- Candidate Acknowledgement Form.
- Solicitation Number Vendor Name and Candidate Name. i.e.:VendorName
Employment Type
Full Time
