IT Systems Analyst Senior

USAA

75d • $103,450 - $197,730

About The Position

The candidate selected for this position will work with the LifeCo IT Accenture Life Insurance Platform (ALIP) Configuration team. They will be focused on helping our business and technology partners enhance the ALIP system to meet changing business needs. They will probe into business and technical processes to fully understand them, document organized and comprehensive specifications, and identify and recommend improvements in business and technical processes. We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position can be based in one of the following locations: San Antonio, TX, Phoenix, AZ. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree; OR 4 years of related experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• 6 years of related work experience such as business and/or project management, business/system requirements, and technical analysis.
• Advanced knowledge of multiple software delivery life cycles (Waterfall and Agile).
• Advanced working knowledge of business productivity products, tools and applications.
• Advanced understanding of system architecture and knowledge of software development concepts.
• Experience of modeling techniques (e.g.UML) and use case development as well as experience with one or more software development frameworks.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience in gathering loosely defined requirements and transforming them into well-organized and comprehensive business and technical specifications suitable for implementation across multiple teams.
• Familiarity with Life Insurance and/or Annuities products and business processes.
• Experience with the Accenture Life Insurance Platform (ALIP).
• Proven ability to lead and facilitate effective meetings, driving productive discussions and achieving desired outcomes.
• Proven ability to identify data requirements, analyze findings, and develop actionable recommendations to address business challenges, improve processes, or drive strategic decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a SME for business topics for multiple IT delivery functions.
• Serves as a conduit between IT delivery functions and the business functions through which their technical requirements flow.
• Employs creativity, ingenuity, and innovation in the search for technology solutions designed to support analyses and business need.
• Proactively communicates and collaborates with customers on the analysis of business needs and requirements to deliver solution artifacts as needed.
• Leads analysis and verification of technical requirements for completeness, consistency, comprehensibility, feasibility, and conformance to standards.
• Leads traceability of approved and base lined artifacts through the software development life cycle to include specifications, design, development, testing, implementation and defect prioritization.
• Provides guidance and review of test artifacts to ensure coverage of testable requirements.
• Provides certification and actively participates in defect management activities to confirm requirements are being met.
• Contributes to project successes by partnering with Program Management to understand program plans and strategy.
• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans.
• 401(k) and pension.
• Life insurance.
• Parental benefits.
• Adoption assistance.
• Paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours.
• Various wellness programs.
• Career path planning and continuing education.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees