[Hiring] Senior Business Analyst @University of Texas at Austin

Role Description

The Senior Business Analyst will play a pivotal role in supporting UT Austin’s Controlled Research Support Program (CRSP) and the university’s compliance with Federal standards for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). This position will analyze, document, and clearly communicate business and technical requirements — to both technical and non-technical audiences — to ensure the university’s systems, processes, and data handling align with federal security and compliance requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting requirements gathering and process mapping.
• Analyzing current and future-state workflows.
• Supporting initiatives related to secure information systems, access controls, incident response, and auditing.
• Developing documentation to support compliance activities.
• Defining metrics to monitor progress toward compliance milestones.
• Backing up the Senior Project Manager on select tasks.
• Assisting with technical customer onboarding.
• Maintaining KPI dashboards that track program health.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a business analyst, systems analyst, or in a similar role supporting IT or compliance initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex business processes, gather requirements, and translate them into technical or compliance solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Proficiency with business analysis and project tools (e.g., process mapping, requirements documentation, JIRA, Confluence, or similar).
• Experience building and maintaining KPI dashboards and status reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Excel, or Smartsheet).
• Demonstrated experience creating business cases and managing financials.
• U.S. Citizen, resident, or officially recognized asylee.
• Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Requirements

• Experience working in a research university, government contracting, or defense-related environment.
• Familiarity with change management and compliance audit processes.
• Experience supporting or backing up a Senior Project Manager on IT or compliance projects; PMP, CAPM, or similar project management training a plus.
• Experience assisting with technical customer onboarding, training programs, or new-hire orientation for technical or compliance teams.
• Familiarity with NIST SP 800-171 and/or CMMC compliance frameworks.

Benefits

• Competitive health benefits (Full-Time Employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%).
• Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options.
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas (a defined benefit retirement plan).
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b).
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses.
• Training and conference opportunities.
• Tuition assistance.
• Athletic ticket discounts.
• Access to UT Austin's libraries and museums.
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Capital metro buses with staff ID card.