Technical Business Analyst - Market Risk

Genesis10•Jersey City, NJ

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Genesis10 is seeking a Technical Business Analyst for a hybrid position with a Global Financial Institution in Jersey City, NJ. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity. The role involves bridging business and technology stakeholders to address challenges within the Market Risk domain. The ideal candidate will utilize strong financial product knowledge and technical skills in Python and SQL to propose technology solutions, develop prototypes, and guide the functional design of market risk applications in an Agile setting.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field
Strong experience in business analysis within enterprise environments
Proficiency in requirements gathering, documentation, and stakeholder facilitation
Experience writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional specifications
Strong understanding of relational databases and ability to write SQL queries
Knowledge of system integration concepts and web application architecture
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodology
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experience in financial services or banking environments
Familiarity with API-based and microservices architectures
Experience supporting large-scale system releases
Exposure to CI/CD processes and DevOps environments
Knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements in financial systems
Certification such as CBAP, PMI-PBA, or Agile-related credentials

Responsibilities

Elicit, analyze, and document business, functional, and non-functional requirements
Conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops, and working sessions to define system capabilities
Translate business requirements into user stories, epics, and acceptance criteria aligned with Agile methodology
Create Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), Functional Requirement Documents (FRDs), process flows, and use cases
Define API/interface requirements and system integration specifications in collaboration with technical teams
Analyze current-state vs. future-state processes and identify gaps and improvement opportunities
Document business process workflows using process diagrams (BPMN or equivalent)
Analyze data flows, system dependencies, and integration points across enterprise applications
Support system modernization initiatives including migration and transformation efforts
Assist in defining data mapping requirements between source and target systems
Validate business rules and ensure compliance with financial and regulatory standards
Develop and execute SQL queries to analyze datasets and validate system outputs
Perform data reconciliation and support root cause analysis of production issues
Assist in defining data governance standards and validation rules
Collaborate with database and development teams to ensure accurate data modeling
Develop test strategies, test cases, and traceability matrices
Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and validate system functionality against business requirements
Support defect triage, prioritization, and resolution tracking
Participate in release planning and production validation activities
Assist with post-implementation reviews and lessons learned documentation
Act as liaison between business users, developers, QA, architects, and infrastructure teams
Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies including backlog grooming, sprint planning, and retrospectives
Communicate project status, risks, and impacts clearly to business stakeholders
Document system designs, workflows, APIs, and operational procedures for knowledge sharing
Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system reliability and operational efficiency