Business Systems Analyst III (API/SQL) - Remote

Velera

5d•Remote

About The Position

Join the People Helping People Velera is the nation’s premier payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated fintech solutions provider. The company serves more than 4,000 financial institutions throughout North America, operating with velocity to help our clients keep pace with the rapid momentum of change and fuel growth in the new era of financial services. Our purpose: We accelerate partners’ success through innovative financial technology solutions and inspired service. The Opportunity: The Business Systems Analyst III will make recommendations on tasks and techniques used to work as a liaison between technology and business side stakeholders with the goal of helping deliver new and enhanced processes, products, and services on time and within budget. Day in the Life: Create, refine, and maintain the User Stories/Requirements for a project, map the user stories to features, develop epics and features, define the acceptance criteria, and partner with the Product Owner for user story traceability and refinement Maintain, manage, and refine a prioritized backlog in partnership with the Product Owner Adhere to Agile principles and philosophies (Scrum or Kanban, as applicable) in fulfillment of the role. Mentor and guide other team members on Agile best practices and analysis techniques & tools. Foundational understanding of API technologies and data flows to translate technical jargon between the Product Owner, QA analysts, developers and the stakeholders of the business so that all partners are working towards a common goal. Utilizes advanced critical/analytical thinking skills to identify process gaps and potential project risks, then uses problem solving skills to brainstorm solutions with the team. Document business processes, functional specifications, non-functional specifications, and technical specifications. Perform detailed data mapping and data modeling, as well as create network topology diagrams, and process flow diagrams. Ensure compliance with all the audit requirements of the company. Leads research and analysis to identify trends, patterns, and insights that support the product owner and stakeholders in the decision-making process.. Create complex SQL queries and help map the data elements as needed, collaborate with multiple stakeholders to elicit requirements and lead story estimation for data or application development projects. Develop expertise in systems’ gap and impact analysis to eliminate product inefficiencies. Remain up-to-date on current technology trends, software development life cycle methodologies and best practices. Lead department initiatives with limited supervision. Provide mentoring and training to junior team members. Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
Excellent understanding of the Agile methodologies.
5+ years’ writing complex SQL querying.
5-8 years of business analysis experience required.
Demonstrate knowledge of APIs.
1+ years’ experience in data mapping
1+ years’ experience planning, facilitate UAT for projects and enhancements.
Experience with Azure Development Ops (ADO) is a plus
General knowledge of the following: Oracle, Microsoft SQL, API’s and .NET and/or MySQL, Java, and web based applications. (not a hands on coder)
Practical knowledge of debit/credit card processing, financial systems, mobile solutions, high-availability systems, and data safe-keeping practices.
Excellent understanding of the Agile/Lean methodologies
The ability to perform detailed data mapping and data modeling, as well as create network topology diagrams, and process flow diagrams.

Nice To Haves

Additional certifications in Agile, Scrum, or DevOps strongly preferred.
Experience in the financial and card payment industry is a big plus
Experience with Azure Development Ops (ADO) is a plus

Responsibilities

Create, refine, and maintain the User Stories/Requirements for a project, map the user stories to features, develop epics and features, define the acceptance criteria, and partner with the Product Owner for user story traceability and refinement
Maintain, manage, and refine a prioritized backlog in partnership with the Product Owner
Adhere to Agile principles and philosophies (Scrum or Kanban, as applicable) in fulfillment of the role.
Mentor and guide other team members on Agile best practices and analysis techniques & tools.
Foundational understanding of API technologies and data flows to translate technical jargon between the Product Owner, QA analysts, developers and the stakeholders of the business so that all partners are working towards a common goal.
Utilizes advanced critical/analytical thinking skills to identify process gaps and potential project risks, then uses problem solving skills to brainstorm solutions with the team.
Document business processes, functional specifications, non-functional specifications, and technical specifications.
Perform detailed data mapping and data modeling, as well as create network topology diagrams, and process flow diagrams.
Ensure compliance with all the audit requirements of the company.
Leads research and analysis to identify trends, patterns, and insights that support the product owner and stakeholders in the decision-making process.
Create complex SQL queries and help map the data elements as needed, collaborate with multiple stakeholders to elicit requirements and lead story estimation for data or application development projects.
Develop expertise in systems’ gap and impact analysis to eliminate product inefficiencies.
Remain up-to-date on current technology trends, software development life cycle methodologies and best practices.
Lead department initiatives with limited supervision.
Provide mentoring and training to junior team members.
Perform other duties as assigned.