Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their Business Systems Analyst position! This is an 12-18+ month contract and will be hybrid in Buffalo, NY onsite 4 days/week. This role will be a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services. No C2C or subcontracting arrangements will be considered.
What You'll Be Doing:
Responsible for facilitating complex projects from proposal through post implementation.
Participates in meetings with lines of business to identify their requirements in how an application looks and feels to the end user; provides feedback on them.
Serves as project lead to ensure test plans and specifications are completed in a timely basis and project meets established milestones.
Responsible for preparing well documented functional specifications for assigned projects, test plans, test cases and execution of test cases.
Responsible for research analysis of complex data ensuring functional design of assigned projects is accurate.
Serve as functional lead on complex projects for assigned applications.
Schedule and facilitate project team meetings, document and distribute meeting minutes as applicable.
Meet with business client to discuss requested application changes related to an enterprise-wide or business initiative, compliance/regulatory requirement, required system change due to contractual agreement or system maintenance (business as usual [BAU]) ensuring a thorough understanding of specifications for assigned applications.
Participate in design discussions and document/deliver required functional specifications.
Coordinate and provide estimates for large projects inclusive of timelines and project phases.
Serve as subject matter expert to consult and advise on how applications may be impacted by enterprise-wide initiatives, like an acquisition or major change in products/services provided to customers.
Participate in and document data mapping for integration of systems, conversion, and acquisition-related projects to understand how applications may need to change or be impacted by enterprise-wide initiatives, like regulatory requirements, other system enhancements or business initiatives.
Work with other testing teams, when applicable, to prepare test plans and scripts based on functional specifications, and manage and/or execute test cases verifying that changes and enhancements work and perform as required.
Serve as functional lead with other project team members on other systems that impact the project.
Monitor functional specifications and change requests to ensure project stays within scope and meets regulatory requirements, while ensuring adherence to business requirements and Corporate Technology standards.
Ensure the process and documentation is followed to ensure adherence to Corporate Technology standards and regulatory requirements.
Ensure issues, incidences and questions are documented, reported and resolved as required.
Coordinate and manage post implementation by getting feedback, resolving any issues and completing a debrief including actual to plan for timeline and financials.
Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
Maintain internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
What You'll Need to Have Ideally
Subject matter expert in business with knowledge or experience utilizing application/system being supported (Debit Cards).
Capable of working on multiple projects of a complex nature.
Advanced understanding of applications supported with a sound knowledge of interfacing/integrated applications.
Ability to effectively use project management, word processing and spreadsheet applications.
Excellent understanding of the application framework.
Familiarity with application development software and hardware platforms.
Ability to multitask for various components of complex projects.
Ability to coordinate between applications and business units.
Ability to recognize project milestones and delivery dates.
Ability to recommend and implement solutions.
Strong understanding of Bank acquisition methodology or relevant conversion experience.