Business Analyst

Allied Consultants, Inc is a proudly Austin based firm with over 34 years of experience delivering top-tier technical and business professionals within Texas State Agencies. We are currently seeking an experience Business Analyst to play a key role within a high-impact technical services team.

At Allied Consultants, we value our consultants and are committed to providing an exceptional experience including:

• Highly competitive pay rates
• Local support staff for responsive, personal service
• Comprehensive benefits package, including:
  • Medical insurance (with employer cost sharing)
  • Life insurance
  • A 401(K) plan with company match
  • Flexible spending through a cafeteria plan

Candidates selected for interviews will be subject to a criminal background check and may be required to pass a drug screening, in compliance with federal and state regulations. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of these checks.

Allied Consultants is a proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

• Review, analyze, and evaluate business systems and user needs to document highly complex system requirements.
• Develop and maintain highly complex system documents to convey business requirements, support efficient system design, and uphold quality standards.
• Develop test plans and liaise with end users to complete user acceptance testing to validate new and existing system functionality.
• Analyze program policies and procedures to determine their effect on automated systems and system functional areas.
• Serve as a liaison between business and IT teams by providing consultation, documentation, and direction on analysis, design, configuration, testing, and policy implementation within systems.
• Reengineer existing system processes and identify new applications of technology to meet business needs.
• Identify and communicate potential risks and difficulties at all stages; propose and design strategies to mitigate or avoid them.
• Keep all stakeholders informed through the distribution of project information and project status reports.
• Facilitate the service request life cycle through customer-related service request responses, business requirements coordination, technical specifications and related artifacts review, and monitor system integration and user acceptance testing prior to implementation.
• Work independently and in coordination with client staff as assigned, to perform a variety of complicated tasks with a wide degree of creativity and latitude
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

**Location of job: Onsite. Candidates must be local to Austin, TX**