Business Analyst III

Cayuse Holdings

Business Analyst III at Cayuse Civil Services responsible for improving business processes, documentation, and requirements elicitation. Focused on enhancing systems and stakeholder collaboration.

Posted 5/9/2026full-timeAustin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $114,000 - $153,920 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Azure

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Gather, analyze, and document user requirements, business processes, and existing system challenges to identify opportunities for automation or improvement; elicit and document business needs for both enhancements and new system development.
Translate business and technical requirements into detailed user stories for development teams.
Analyze program policies and procedures to assess their impact on automated systems and related functional system areas.
Perform quality assurance (QA) on user stories by verifying that all acceptance criteria and non-functional requirements are satisfied.
Plan and prepare training materials for internal and external users, assisting in the delivery of training sessions covering assigned systems.
Identify opportunities to improve business processes through automation, supporting the preparation of proposals for new system development initiatives.
Assist in reviewing and preparing complex project management deliverables, including project charters, project plans, test plans, and risk management plans.
Provide consultation on application analysis, troubleshoot system issues, and recommend effective solutions.
Maintain assigned business relationships with vendors, pursue best value for new and renewing technologies, and review and approve monthly and annual invoices.
Adhere to all Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) policies and procedures.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A minimum of eight (8) years of experience providing complex quality assurance consultation to, or oversight of, projects, assignments, or special initiatives is required.
A minimum of four (4) to seven (7) years of prior experience working with Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) systems
A minimum of three (3) years of experience working with Agile methodologies is required, including user story creation, active participation as part of an Agile team, engagement in all Agile ceremonies, and leading Refinement and Sprint planning sessions.
A minimum of three (3) years of experience using Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar project management platforms is required.
A minimum of three (3) years of experience performing highly complex (senior-level) business analysis work is required, including operating under limited supervision with significant latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
A minimum of three (3) years of experience coordinating the analysis of program policies and procedures to determine their impact on automated systems and related functional areas is required.
A minimum of three (3) years of experience coordinating with outside vendors and contractors to complete projects and service requests, including defining, assigning, and evaluating their work, is required.
A minimum of three (3) years of experience identifying opportunities to improve business processes through automation and assisting in the preparation of proposals for new system development is required.
A minimum of three (3) years of experience consulting on application analysis, troubleshooting system issues, and implementing effective solutions is required.
A minimum of three (3) years of experience reviewing complex project deliverables—such as charters, design documentation, test plans, and risk assessment plans—and providing comments and suggestions to document owners is required.
A minimum of three (3) years of experience developing training curricula, conducting formal training sessions covering assigned system modules, designing and/or reviewing test cases, and processing change requests is required.
Must be able to pass a background check.
May require additional background checks as required by projects and/or clients at any time during employment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
Wellness Program
Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability options
Basic Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)
Voluntary Life and AD&D options
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with matching after one year
Paid Time Off

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Hard Skills & Tools

quality assurancebusiness analysisuser story creationAgile methodologiesproject managementapplication analysistroubleshootingprocess automationtraining curriculum developmenttest case design

Soft Skills

communicationinitiativeindependent judgmentcollaborationproblem-solvingconsultationvendor managementtraining deliverydocumentationproject oversight