Senior Consultant – SICS Life & Reinsurance Systems

Wavestone•Pittsburgh, PA

About The Position

The Senior Consultant – SICS Life & Reinsurance Systems will serve as a senior functional and technical expert for the SICS Life platform, ensuring the integrity, stability, and effectiveness of core reinsurance processing. The position blends deep system knowledge with analytical and business-focused skills to support integrations, data quality, batch operations, and end‑to‑end process optimization. The ideal candidate will partner closely with technical teams and business stakeholders to enhance system performance and drive operational efficiency. This role may be based in either the United States or Canada and requires the ability to travel freely between both countries for client engagements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, or a related field.
5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst working on data, ETL, or platform‑driven environments.
Prior experience in Life & Health reinsurance operations.
Strong experience writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and test cases; proficiency with Agile/Scrum tools such as Jira and Confluence.
Expertise in requirements analysis, data mapping, rules design, test planning, and leading UAT cycles.
Ability to read data models, propose source‑to‑target mappings, and define validation/enrichment logic.
Exceptional technical writing, analytical problem‑solving, and stakeholder facilitation skills.
Ability to maintain clear documentation including process flows, data dictionaries, backlogs, and functional specifications.
Skilled in gathering requirements, capturing action items, and producing clear summaries from stakeholder meetings.
Strong communication skills with the ability to convey insights and project plans to cross‑functional teams and management.
Proficiency with Microsoft applications (Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
Excellent planning, organization, and time management abilities.

Responsibilities

SICS Life Platform Expertise
Demonstrate deep expertise across core SICS Life modules, including Treaty Management, Policy Administration, Claims, Accounting, and Technical Reserves.
Configure system parameters, business rules, and calculation engines based on business and technical requirements.
Utilize SICS UI features, batch controls, and platform‑specific administrative tools to support operational and project needs.
SICS Data Model Knowledge
Maintain strong command of SICS Life data structures, including treaties, accounts, technical reserves, claims, movement types, policy segments, reserving tables, bordereaux records, and claim events/transactions.
Interpret data lineage and dependencies across modules to ensure accuracy and consistency.
Integration & Interface Expertise
Work with SICS APIs, inbound/outbound interfaces, and ETL pipelines to support system integrations.
Analyze SICS database tables, troubleshoot discrepancies, and trace records across multi‑step processing flows.
Review database schemas, job logs, and error logs to resolve failures and correct posting issues.
Technical Troubleshooting & Schema Analysis
Perform advanced troubleshooting using deep understanding of SICS table structures and schema architecture.
Investigate and resolve data processing issues, incorrect transactions, or failed job executions.
Collaborate with technical teams to diagnose system behavior and propose corrective or preventive solutions.
Batch Processing & Job Control
Manage and optimize SICS batch cycles, including job sequencing, dependencies, and runtime controls.
Analyze job failures, interpret log outputs, and restart or recover batch processes as required.
Partner with system engineers to enhance performance, reliability, and scheduling efficiency for end‑to‑end batch operations.