Hybrid (Must live in Austin, TX area)
Short-term Contract 04/28/2025 - 07/31/2025. This contract may be extended up to 3 years.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs. Formulates systems to parallel overall business strategies. Experienced with business process reengineering and identifying new applications of technology to business problems to make business more effective. Familiar with industry standard business process mapping, and reengineering. Prepares solution options, risk identification, and financial analyses such as cost/benefit, ROI, buy/build, etc. Writes detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer programs.
This position will entail working on a web-based Java/Oracle application that is used by internal agency staff from several divisions across the enterprise, related to the management of agency contracts. The person selected for this position will be a highly motivated and skilled Product Owner/Business Analyst working closely with a dynamic development team. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of Agile methodologies and the ability to effectively manage and prioritize tasks to ensure that successful on-time delivery is accomplished. This person will work closely with stakeholders, development teams, and other cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products that meet the needs of our users.
The person will perform the duties of a Business Analyst that include collaboration with the delivery teams and application users to gather requirements, perform detailed analysis of requirements to develop requirements and design for required system modifications, complete business requirement documents, user stories, and business area collaboration and/or coordination.
Will also work daily with technical teams to coordinate demos, UAT, code releases, project/product management level planning, and user communication as necessary. Must have experience working in an Agile environment. Some on-call support may be required depending on project phase.
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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
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Required/Preferred
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Experience
8
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Required
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Business Analyst Experience
8
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Required
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SQL Experience
8
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Required
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System Reporting (Oracle, SQL)
8
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Required
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Systems Testing (Unit, Integration, UAT)
8
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Required
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Agile Software Development Methodologies Experience
8
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Required
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Experience in the delivery of complex Java/Oracle applications
5
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Preferred
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Excellent communication skills (verbal and in writing)
2
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Preferred
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Project and/or Product Management experience
2
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Preferred
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Expertise in prioritizing tasks and features to ensure the team focuses on high-value deliverables
2
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Preferred
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Experience with Jira
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Note: This contract may be extended up to 3 additional fiscal years at the same title, level and rate.
_ Position will be 4 days remote with 1 day (Fridays) required to be onsite. Program will only allow candidates who are LOCAL TO THE AUSTIN AREA ONLY._
_ The worker may be required to work remotely at HHSC discretion, up to100 percent of the time._