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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Senior Business Analyst in Austin, Texas
Leads cross-functional workgroups to support the elicitation, analysis, refinement, and prioritization of business and non-functional requirements.Serves as a liaison between functional and technical teams during the entire software lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, implementation, and ongoing maintenance and enhancement for both built and purchased systems.Analyzes business processes and recommends changes to improve efficiency and effectiveness and to make best use of automated software solutions.Develops, reviews, and improves documentation for business processes and software solutions.Develops communications in written, spoken, and visual/graphical formats to assist stakeholders and team members in understanding complex requirements, issues, options, and solutions. Communicates effectively with different groups via multiple methods and channels.Partners with stakeholders to manage shifting priorities and to identify issues, risks, and dependencies and facilitates development of options and proposals for addressing these items.Assists in planning, developing, and executing functional and non-functional test plans throughout the software lifecycle. Defines and implements regression test suites and minimum testing checklists. Maintains traceability between requirements and associated tests. Tracks and reports the status of testing efforts. Identifies gaps in testing processes and documentation and recommends improvements to maximize testing effectiveness.Continuously develops business analysis expertise and trains and mentors others in business analysis techniques.