16233 - Business Analyst

Smith Johnson Tech•Midvale, UT

23d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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
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.

Nice To Haves

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

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