Senior Systems Analyst

CGI•Cary, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

CGI is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Analyst with strong expertise in business and systems analysis, API/data mapping, requirements definition, and digital transformation. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to work across business, product, architecture, UX, and engineering teams to understand complex business workflows and system interactions, translate requirements into clear technical and functional specifications, and help deliver modern digital solutions. This role is ideal for someone who combines strong analytical capabilities with hands on experience understanding APIs, data flows, system integrations, and legacy modernization. This is a Full-Time, On-Site position located in our Cary, NC or Plano, TX offices.

Requirements

At least 10+ years of experience as a Systems Analyst
Strong ability to understand and document business workflows and system interactions
Strong experience with data/field mapping and tracing data across multiple systems
Ability to interpret, synthesize, and methodically document complex business and system requirements
Experience mapping business requirements to system flows and interactions
Strong understanding of APIs and system integrations
Ability to read and analyze APIs using Swagger/OpenAPI documentation
Hands on experience using SQL for data analysis and validation
Experience with API analysis/testing tools such as Bruno or similar tools
Experience using browser developer tools to analyze network calls and system interactions
Experience creating functional requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
Experience supporting issue triage and troubleshooting using business, system, and data knowledge
Experience with legacy system modernization, data integration, or digital transformation
Experience working in Agile development environments
Ability and willingness to work 100% onsite

Nice To Haves

Understanding of Financial Services, Brokerage, Investments, or other regulated industries
Knowledge of Alternative Investments or related financial domains
Experience with mainframe to cloud or legacy to modern platform transformation
Experience with UI/UX modernization and digital experience initiatives
Familiarity with JIRA, JIRA Align, Confluence, Miro, Figma, Tableau, or similar tools
Experience collaborating with product, UX, architecture, engineering, QA, and operations teams
Understanding of enterprise architecture, integration, data, and security standards

Responsibilities

Analyze and document complex business workflows, system interactions, and data flows
Analyze Swagger/OpenAPI contracts and APIs to trace and map data required to support business use cases
Perform detailed data and field mapping across system boundaries
Translate business requirements into system flows, functional requirements, and technical specifications
Develop clear, complete, and testable requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
Use business and data domain knowledge to support solution design, requirements validation, and test planning
Partner with product, UX, architecture, engineering, and business teams to define and refine requirements
Analyze existing workflows and identify opportunities for automation, modernization, and process improvement
Translate legacy business logic and data structures into future state digital requirements
Support legacy application modernization, system integration, and digital transformation initiatives
Collaborate with architecture and engineering teams to ensure API and integration strategies align with enterprise standards
Participate in issue triage, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis
Identify requirements, process, integration, and data gaps and work with teams to drive resolution
Maintain traceability between business requirements, system requirements, solution design, and delivery