Sr Application System Analyst
About The Position
Responsible for the elicitation, prioritization, and conversion of business/functional requirements to system requirements, as well as provision of analysis for applications in production (large and/or more complex initiatives). Responsible for the development of functional designs for new, customized, or enhanced systems. The ultimate outcome of this role is the production of clear, timely, precise and accurate technical designs that are traceable to documented business/functional requirements and guide the successful design, development and deployment of IT Solutions. More specifically, the Sr Systems Application Analyst will deliver solutions for an external web portal (Employer Portal) address the needs of business partners.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)
- 5+ years of experience in related field.
- In lieu of degree, 7+ years of experience in related field.
Nice To Haves
- Understanding of technical development concepts, delivery methodologies, and project timelines.
- Experience leading or collaborating with development teams to execute complex initiatives.
- Strong cross-functional coordination skills with the ability to align technical and business stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate Analysis and Functional Design: Quickly understand larger and/or more complex business issues and data challenges of the customer. Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, and decompose high-level information into details; abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding.
- Utilize expertise in analyzing end to end business and technical flows, including impacts to operations.
- Review, edit, and prioritize business requirements, specifications, processes and recommendations related to proposed solution. Distinguish user requests from the underlying true business need.
- Translate business/functional requirements into system level functional solutions using various techniques that include: interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, screen interface prototypes, demos, and/or business, task, and workflow analysis.
- Coordinate the development of functional design specifications, GUI and screen interface designs (internal applications), and VUI designs for customer engagements. Include project assumptions, risks/issues, considerations, and dependencies based on the system impacts. Proactively identify the business process and organizational impact of proposed solutions.
- Coordinate Technical Recommendations and Traceability: Guide project personnel to identify required system changes, additions or retirement. Conduct gap analysis for business/functional requirements and current system functionality, with support, review and input from other Technical staff.
- Collaborate with business analysts, designers, developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs. Provide expertise for dividing the project into multiple phases based on the business priorities, design, schedule, and level of effort.
- Ensure traceability from business/functional requirements through development of the solution, to confirm system functionality and ensure the completed system fulfills the goals of the project as detailed in the specifications.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage along with numerous health and wellness programs
- Parental leave and support plus adoption and surrogacy assistance
- Career development programs and tuition reimbursement for continued education
- 401k match including an annual company contribution
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
