Business Analyst

Job title : Business Analyst / Agile Product Owner

Location : Austin TX

Rate : $45 / hr on W2

Type : Contract – Onsite

Must : 8+ Years

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze policies, procedures, and business processes to determine their impact on systems and functional areas.
• Review system, data, and project deliverables—including requirements, design documents, test plans, and risk assessments—to ensure they meet business and technical needs.
• Work directly with program staff to gather, validate, and document business processes and requirements.
• Serve as a liaison between state staff and vendors to translate operational requirements into technical specifications.
• Act as the Product Owner for an Agile team, supporting sprint planning, backlog refinement, and implementation activities.
• Develop user stories and acceptance criteria according to Agile methodology.
• Create business user test scenarios and participate in system and user acceptance testing.
• Develop use cases, test plans, exit criteria, and ensure traceability to documented requirements.
• Execute formal test cases using testing management tools; track, document, and report testing status.
• Evaluate test strategies to ensure appropriate coverage and quality.
• Identify project risks and issues and develop mitigation strategies.
• Provide regular status reporting to management on progress, risks, issues, and decisions.
• Document action items, business decisions, and project updates.
• Conduct meetings and presentations as needed.
• Manage schedules for assigned deliverables.
• Perform other duties as assigned related to PEMS projects.

Required Experience :