Business Analyst Public Health

Date:
Feb 3, 2026

Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Functional

Title:

Business Analyst for Public Health

Job Title: Information Technology BA III

Agency: Health & Human Services Comm

Department: DSHS PHBEO

Posting Number: 13050

Closing Date: 05/04/2026

Posting Audience: Internal and External

Occupational Category: Computer and Mathematical

Salary Group: TEXAS-B-25

Salary Range: $5,797.66 - $9,508.25

Pay Frequency: Monthly

Shift: Day

Additional Shift: Days (First)

Telework:

Travel: Regular

Full Time/Part Time: Full time

FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt

Facility

Location:

Job Location City: AUSTIN

Job Location Address: 4601 W GUADALUPE ST

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Brief

Job Description:

Under the direction of the Public Health Portfolio Project Manager, the Business Analyst for Public Health performs advanced (senior-level) business analysis work. Responsibilities include gathering, developing, and documenting business/user requirements; reviewing, assessing, and developing business processes; aligning business needs with technology roadmaps and providing recommendations for Portfolio roadmap; identifying gaps in business processes and underlying technical solutions and translating them into future projects;

communicating processes as workflow diagrams; documenting processes and requirements. Works under minimal supervision with considerable latitude for initiative and independent judgment. This is a full-time position (40 hours/week). Some work outside regular hours and travel to other locations may be required. Performs other duties as assigned.

EJF1 – 45%:
Analyze and document requirements using industry best practices on IT projects and DSHS requests; oversee development of business and user requirements to define and support strategy; assist in agency and IT strategic planning; manage Product and Project roadmaps; derive requirements from established processes and systems, identify gaps and improvements; develop functional and/or system requirements documentation; act as liaison between technical and non-technical customers;

coordinate with IT teams, customers, and stakeholders to set priorities; provide IT input on new technologies and security requirements.

EJF2 – 30%:
Oversee requirements management for Public Health Portfolio; lead high-level requirements meetings; develop Epics, Stories, and tasks; resolve conflicting requirements; research and document application, data, infrastructure, security, accessibility needs; collaborate with IT areas and PMO; act as Product Owner for Agile projects; support governance materials; review project deliverables and provide feedback.

EJF3 – 20%:
Analyze policies to determine impact on business processes; identify downstream dependencies and requirements from mandates and new policies; develop and deliver training sessions; create documentation and demos to assist customers and IT in transitions.

EJF4 – 5%:
Other duties, including participation in disaster response/COOP; may require alternate shift or location.

Knowledge of software development life cycle and business analysis methodologies.

Knowledge of business and management principles in strategic planning.

Knowledge of project management principles and practices.

Skill in analyzing and evaluating complex IT applications, policies, issues, mandates, standards, and procedures.

Skill in gathering input, planning, and following through to completion.

Skill in developing creative and workable solutions to complex problems.

Skill in effective verbal…