Technical Business Analyst with Configurations in FAST platform :: 100% Remote
About The Position
The Technical Business Analyst will implement business and technical requirements through configuration of the FAST Policy Administration System (PAS), supporting insurance clients and partners. The role involves configuring, enhancing, and maintaining FAST for Life and Annuity products, working with system vendors, client subject matter experts, solution architects, and other teams to identify and implement suitable configuration options. The analyst will apply insurance product knowledge, programming skills, business process design, and optimization to deliver client value and support transformation and modernization efforts. The role includes maintaining configuration standards and best practices, ensuring data integrity and quality, and communicating implementation status, risks, issues, and timelines.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of proven experience configuring and managing the FAST platform for Life and Annuity implementation, enhancement, and maintenance.
- Proficiency in FAST system configuration and implementation, including XSLT mapping, rules engine, and workflow.
- Experience with service and operations processes and functionality, business architecture, and capabilities.
- Ability to collaborate with other teams on solutions, integration, and coordination.
- In-depth knowledge of FAST development and deployment.
- Expertise in FAST and insurance ecosystem development and deployment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Mathematics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or an equivalent or related degree.
- Life and Annuity insurance product knowledge.
- Insurance operations experience focused on policy administration and business processes.
- Experience working with actuaries, technical resources, and back-office service providers.
- Expertise in Life and Annuity business processes, business architecture, and operational support.
- Proficiency with MS Excel.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills, ability to understand the big picture, and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to varied audiences.
- Strong proficiency writing and optimizing SQL and PostgreSQL queries for data manipulation, extraction, and reporting.
- Experience with TortoiseSVN for version control and source code repository management.
- Strong proficiency in C# programming and understanding of object-oriented design and principles.
- Knowledge of JavaScript fundamentals, including variables, data types, functions, and control flow.
Responsibilities
- Develop, configure, and maintain the FAST PAS to support business requirements and processes.
- Customize FAST PAS configurations to meet client specifications, including product setup, rules, and workflow design.
- Conduct system testing, confirm configurations work as expected, and troubleshoot issues.
- Develop and maintain documentation for system configurations, processes, and procedures.
- Support efficient business processes, data integrity and quality, standards, and consistency.
- Communicate implementation status, risks, issues, and timelines clearly.
- Lead and participate in design and configuration reviews to support configuration standards and best practices.
- Collaborate with solution architects and other teams to implement configuration changes for technical requirements and processing.
- Provide solution options and recommendations by assessing processes, issues, risks, and service goals, including tactical and strategic trade-offs.
- Work with system vendors and client subject matter experts to determine and implement configuration options.
- Support and improve adherence to FAST configuration standards and best practices.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Senior
