Business Analyst (Data Analytics)

Location: Austin, TX; local-only candidates. Hybrid schedule with 2 remote days and 3 required onsite days on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays; onsite attendance may increase to 5 days per week.

Company

hirify.global is providing contractor support for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's State Health Analytics Reporting Platform.

What you will do

• Support the SHARP project expanding reporting and analytics capabilities for users.
• Review, analyze, and evaluate business systems and user needs; gather requirements and document program functions.
• Act as the primary liaison between the business area, in-house development team, and vendor development team.
• Perform Business Analyst and Quality Assurance activities while serving as Scrum Master.
• Lead meetings, sprint coordination, status updates, and project reporting.
• Manage project schedule, budget, and scope.

Requirements

• 8 or more years of experience in project management, enterprise-scale data management projects, Agile projects for state or federal government agencies or similar organizations, and business analysis.
• At least 5 years serving as a liaison between business stakeholders and customer IT teams, including architecture, project delivery, and application sustainment.
• Strong experience analyzing raw data as a Data Analyst and gathering requirements as a Business Analyst.
• Experience with business process reengineering, process mapping, technology applications, solution options, risk identification, cost-benefit and ROI analysis, and buy-versus-build analysis.
• Ability to independently perform complex work with considerable creativity and latitude.
• Must be a local candidate able to work onsite in Austin three days per week.
• Three professional references are required, including each reference's name, company, and phone number with area code.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of project management systems such as Jira.
• Quality Assurance experience.
• Data Analysis experience.
• Experience creating Texas Project Delivery Framework deliverables and managing projects using the framework.
• Certified Scrum Master, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner, or another Agile-related certification.
• Project management experience with PMP certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with two remote days and three onsite days per week.
• Onsite schedule is Tuesday through Thursday; onsite requirements may increase in the future.
• Project work involves collaboration with government program stakeholders, an in-house development team, and a vendor sprint team.

Hiring process

• Submit three professional references with required names, company names, and phone numbers including area codes.
• Optional reference details include title, email address, and professional relationship; relationship options include peer, coworker, supervisor, customer, end user, or subordinate.