Business Analyst

Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Techridge, Inc., is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today! Max rate is $55/hrs W2 without Benefits Working Title: Business Analyst End Client: State of Texas Position Type: 7 months / Contract Work Arrangement: Onsite Work Location: Austin, TX 78751 candidates must be local to Texas Required Skill Matrixs: 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 of Exp Required/Preferred Experience Required Experience in performing complex business analysis and writing technical documentation. Required Experience reporting project status to management including risks, issues, and key decisions. Required Experience identifying project risks and issues; and developing/implementing mitigation strategies. Required Experience in effective general written/oral communication, including documenting requirements, deliverables, test scenarios and project status. Required Experience utilizing business analysis skills and interacting with business end users to gather, validate and document business requirements and translate into technical solutions to satisfy the business needs. Required Experience performing review and approval processes of complex technical user and system requirements written by vendors. Required Experience with Microsoft Office products (Teams, Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint). Required Experience coordinating and developing test plans/strategies, exit criteria, and test scenarios. Required Experience executing detailed test cases within a complex software environment. Required Experience using testing management software. Required Experience utilizing the Agile software development methodology. Required Experience as a Business Analyst. Required Experience approving and prioritizing user stories based on stakeholder feedback and subject matter expertise. Required Experience with Medicaid management information systems and processes. Preferred Knowledge of Texas Medicaid programs and PASRR. Preferred Experience with the Long-Term Care Online Portal application. Description: HHSC has issued a request for a Business Analyst to support their Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Services and Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) program by upgrading the Long-Term Care online portal (LTCOP). This portal is used by providers to manage care processing and Medicaid benefits, so ideal candidates will have experience working with online healthcare/benefit portals and must also have experience with Medicaid information systems and programs. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): • Reviews policies, requirements, and project documents; aligns system design with business needs; acts as liaison across teams. • Builds test plans tied to requirements; supports UAT; tracks and reports testing outcomes. • Prioritizes backlogs, identifies risks, supports mitigation; creates documentation and delivers training. Minimum Candidate Characteristics: • 8+ years of experience as Business Analyst • Experience with project and risk management • Experience in developing and executing test plans and cases • 8+ years of experience with Medicaid information management systems and processes Exceptional Candidate Characteristics: • Experience with an HHS agency • Experience developing online healthcare portals • Experience with Texas Medicaid programs and PASRR Responsibilities: • 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. • The client Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Services and Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) section provides services to Texans with intellectual and developmental disabilities. PASRR is a federally required process to identify people with mental illness, intellectual disability, or developmental disability who apply to, or reside in, a Medicaid-certified nursing facility (NF) to ensure that the NF admission is appropriate. PASRR is also intended to ensure people residing in a NF are receiving all necessary specialized services. • The PASRR program plans to enhance the Long-Term Care online portal (LTCOP) by automating the process for requesting and authorizing PASRR IDD habilitative specialized services (IHSS). The LTCOP system is used by LTC providers to submit forms, screenings, evaluations, and the Long-Term Care Medicaid Information section of the Minimum Data Set Assessment. The project is scheduled to begin in January 2026, with implementation of the system changes set for the end of June 2026. • The Worker will serve as a Business Analyst for the IHSS Automation project. The Worker will report directly to the PASRR Director and work with IDD Services and PASRR program staff, Product Owner, sprint teams, and other project stakeholders as needed to provide subject matter expertise; perform business analysis work; review, assess, and develop business processes; create and validate user acceptance testing; and provide support for the systems development life cycle. The Worker will provide Business Analyst services that include, but are not limited to, the following: • Analyzes program policies and procedures to determine their effect on automated systems and system functional areas. • Analyzes and reviews complex project deliverables such as project charters, business user requirements, design documentation, test plans, and risk assessment plans to ensure business requirements are met. • Serves as liaison by providing consultation, documentation, and direction regarding analysis, design, configuration, testing, and policy implementation of the system. • Develops, documents, and revises system design procedures, test procedures, and quality standards. • Identifies and prioritizes the product backlog to ensure efficient use of resources. • Creates test plans that accurately map back to the documented business requirements or user stories. • Participates in user acceptance testing and testing of new system functionality. • Tracks, documents, and reports status of testing. • Identifies potential project risks and difficulties, and designs strategies to mitigate or avoid them. • May develop training curriculum and conduct formal training sessions covering assigned systems module. • Performs related work as assigned. Regards Subhash at Techridge .net