Operations Services - Operations Services - Senior Business Analyst

Golden 1 Talent Acquisition Team•Sacramento, CA

17h•$85,100 - $89,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Golden 1 Credit Union is seeking an experienced and independent Senior Business Analyst to lead large-scale, complex projects across multiple systems, business areas, vendors, and project teams. This role serves as a trusted technical and operational advisor, translating business objectives, risk, system behavior, and vendor information into clear plans, requirements, decisions, and recommendations. The Senior Business Analyst will also act as an influential communicator and team resource, setting quality standards, reviewing work, mentoring other Business Analysts, building stakeholder alignment, and driving issues to resolution.

Requirements

Successful completion of a high school diploma required
Bachelor’s Degree required
5+ years relevant experience in business analysis and user acceptance testing.
Experience in leading UAT activities and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
3+ years or more experience in the analysis and development of financial services, including systems.

Nice To Haves

Additional directly related experience may be considered in lieu of degree requirements
Project participation, including management and coordination of projects preferred
Financial institution experience is desired.
Experience with Golden 1’s key vendors and products such as Fiserv (DataSafe, DNA) is desired.

Responsibilities

Lead and participate in projects related to Service Operations products and services, including ACH, checks, wires, item processing, treasury management, digital banking, deposit account servicing, and consumer loan processing.
Lead and participate in project teams and special projects; perform system testing and enhancement or upgrade validation; and act as the department liaison, as assigned.
Define large-scale, complex projects and develop detailed work plans, schedules, resource and dependency considerations, testing approaches, and project estimates.
Complete research and provide evidence-based analysis and recommendations on system changes, operational efficiencies, strategic platforms, and services proposed by vendors.
Independently lead and triage troubleshooting calls with vendors and technology partners for system upgrades, implementations, configuration changes, production issues, and recurring defects.
Act as a liaison with vendors, business teams, and Information Technology teams; clearly document issues, owners, decisions, and next steps; and consistently follow up through resolution.
Provide detailed professional analysis of products, services, systems, risks, and options to senior management and project teams.
Assist with requests for proposal, including cost-benefit analysis, evaluation of operational and technical impacts, and responses to identified concerns.
Lead, manage, and validate testing of fixes in applicable environments before production deployment.
Provide testing leadership and support for Quality Assurance and business User Acceptance Testing phases.
Manage release-readiness activities and coordinate final technical and business signoff before a system or application is released into production.
Translate business requirements and objectives into clear system requirements, acceptance criteria, and testing expectations for technical teams.
Interpret technical designs, system documentation, and vendor specifications and explain the operational impact to business partners and management.
Lead test planning, script development, scheduling, execution, traceability, defect tracking, retesting, and resolution across unit, integration, functional, Quality Assurance, and User Acceptance Testing.
Oversee and provide technical guidance to Business Analysts implementing and testing project plans, including review of testing scope, scripts, evidence, results, issues, and readiness recommendations.
Validate systems and provide or review testing scripts for Fiserv host systems, including DataSafe and DNA, online applications, and other third-party applications or software involved in the project.
Provide clear written updates to management on project status, testing progress, risks, dependencies, decisions, and problem situations.
Identify member-impacting and system-integrity issues and ensure timely escalation to the appropriate level for immediate resolution and management communication.
Effectively communicate with key stakeholders and maintain productive working relationships with all levels of management, peers, business partners, technical resources, and vendors to accomplish strategic goals.
Develop and maintain applicable program documents, requirements, work plans, testing artifacts, decision records, issue logs, procedures, implementation documentation, and audit evidence.
Maintain a thorough understanding of applicable state and federal laws, regulations, internal policies, and credit union compliance requirements, including Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering requirements appropriate to the position.
Upon completion of a project or validation effort, support training for staff and management as necessary and ensure procedures, testing steps, decisions, and implementation details are documented.
Analyze processes, issue trends, system performance, and testing results to identify gaps and implement improvements that increase efficiency, quality, consistency, and production readiness.
Perform production validation and stabilization support when assigned, including monitoring results, confirming expected system behavior, documenting exceptions, and coordinating follow-up actions.
Perform other duties, special projects, or leadership assignments as requested.