Remote Technical Analyst (Product Owner)

Transworld Systems Inc.•Tulsa, OK

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Technical Analyst connects business needs with application development. The role works with business stakeholders and product owners to understand requirements, review existing user stories, and translate them into clear, technically detailed user stories for development and QA. Its focus is preparing stories that help development teams understand what needs to be built, expected system behavior, and agreed scope. The position requires the ability to read and understand PHP code, work with MS-SQL, and communicate effectively with technical teams and business partners. The position is remote and follows a Monday–Friday schedule from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time, with some nights or weekends potentially required from time to time. The work environment is primarily indoors and usually moderately quiet, with little to no travel required. Compensation is $75,000–$92,000 annually, exempt.

Requirements

Experience as a Technical Analyst, Systems Analyst, Technical Business Analyst, or in a similar role supporting application development.
Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into detailed technical user stories.
Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL and ability to query and interpret data.
Ability to read PHP code and follow application logic.
Understanding of application architecture, databases, integrations, and the software development lifecycle.
Experience writing acceptance criteria and documenting business rules, dependencies, and edge cases.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical and business teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with Agile delivery teams and tools such as JIRA.
Experience supporting legacy applications or systems undergoing modernization.
Familiarity with Laravel/PHP and Microsoft SQL Server.
Experience in financial services, accounts receivable management, loan servicing, or student lending.

Responsibilities

Review business requirements and user stories to understand requested outcomes, business rules, and scope.
Translate business requirements into detailed technical user stories for development and QA.
Document system behavior, data needs, dependencies, edge cases, and relevant technical considerations.
Write clear acceptance criteria that define how completed work will be evaluated.
Identify gaps, assumptions, and conflicting requirements, and work with stakeholders to resolve them.
Keep technical stories aligned with approved business needs and delivery scope.
Read and interpret PHP code to understand existing system behavior and assess the potential impact of requested changes.
Use MS-SQL to investigate data, validate assumptions, and understand how requirements relate to existing databases and processes.
Analyze how changes may affect applications, integrations, APIs, data flows, reports, and related system components.
Partner with developers to clarify technical questions and refine stories as implementation details emerge.
Serve as a communication link among business stakeholders, product owners, developers, and QA.
Explain technical details and system impacts in language business partners can understand.
Participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, and development discussions.
Support QA by clarifying expected system behavior and acceptance criteria.
Communicate changes to requirements, dependencies, and scope to the appropriate stakeholders.