16233 - Business Analyst

Work Model Onsite

Key Responsibilities 

• Serve as Technical Systems Analyst on agile software development projects, developing and maintaining the application integration architecture and leading proof of concept activities 
• Serve as a lead systems analyst in the development team to plan, coordinate, analyze, design, document and implement application integrations efforts to meet current and future needs 
• Facilitate conversations with the business and technical support teams to document capability needs and outcomes 
• Manage the flow of user requirements from the product backlog to the planning meetings, providing a joined-up overall view of the solution requirements at a detailed level
• Work with the Product Owner to maintain the product backlog, providing assistance in adding, removing, estimating and prioritizing work
• Help specify acceptance criteria and facilitate the translation of those criteria into test cases with the test team
• Prepare and co-ordinate the required materials to facilitate successful backlog prioritization and planning meetings
• Provide leadership to project teams in identifying root cause of issues and directing troubleshooting efforts
• Develop solution architecture models and documentation (key project deliverables) and/or oversee and approve the creation of necessary documentation, specifications to be testable, measurable and definitive
• Orchestrate overall technical activities including design reviews, defect resolution processes across project teams
• Collaborate with the broader architecture community to ensure alignment with IT strategies and standards
• Provide leadership in the development and adherence to all application standards, application portfolio strategy, service level agreements, and processes 
• Evaluate business unit and IT decisions to ensure they are in the best interest of customers and company goals and escalate as needed 
• Provide inputs to executive level presentations for project stakeholders
• Work with third party vendors as part of tendering processes and assist with specifying and managing deliverables

Required Knowledge and Experience 

• Strong analysis background, with at least 3 years spent working with agile methodologies preferably in banking 
• Familiarity with industry standard integration patterns such as webservices (REST and JSON), batch, publish & subscribe, API etc. 
• Experienced in enterprise application integration, middleware technologies, data migrations and conversions, database technologies and backend interfaces 
• Demonstrable experience working in a highly collaborative environment, with focus towards delivering real business results. 
• Hands on experience with application development, architecture and software maintenance. 
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken evidenced by the ability to communicate across all levels of an organization 
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills - lead, collaborate, facilitate, and negotiate as necessary 
• Demonstrated experience with problem solving outside-the-box to find solutions that mitigate risks/issues, rather than blindly following process 
• In-depth understanding of application development, technologies and software development lifecycles (both legacy and current) 
• Experience in a large-scale IT organization with complex systems environment & infrastructure 
• Strong organizational skills required, project or program management skills  

Desirable Knowledge and Experience 

• Experience working within the financial services industry
• Working with 3rd party vendors and specification of deliverables
• Hands-on experience working with multi-component, high availability systems and enterprise applications 
• Experience with nCino implementation in financial institutions 
• Knowledge of Salesforce configuration and data model  

Other requirements 

• High level of written and oral communication in the English language  
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint 
• Proficient in Azure DevOps and Agile Sprint Planning 
• Experience in SQL  
• Experience in meeting deadlines in a high pressure environment  
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems with a sense of ownership, enthusiasm and innovation 
• Strong team working skills, with ability to draw the best out of technical and non-technical people to create a collaborative environment 
• Demonstrated poise, confidence and professional maturity to interface with senior-level executives  
• Highly organized, self-starter requiring minimal supervision 

A combination of education and experience may meet qualifications.