Business Systems Analyst

Work Location: Plano, TX

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Requirements management for the entire development lifecycle (scope management, elicitation, documentation, and validation), process improvement, process integration, functional architecture, data modeling, and technology design of large-scale cross-functional projects
• Drive Agile Project Management responsibilities serving as a Servant Leader – Sprint planning, sprint review, sprint tracking, conducting daily stand-up meetings, sprint retrospective, status reporting, backlog grooming, and Managed Services (MSA) engagement model responsibilities
• Work with senior stakeholders in order to discover process inefficiencies and process risks
• Ensure quality delivery of various artifacts like project charter, business case, project plan, BRD, FRD, user stories, test plan documents, technology design document, etc.
• Work with the UX team to ensure optimal user experience
• Work with data analysts and architects to ensure database designs are consistent with information architecture, information management and industry standards
• Client relationship management with senior stakeholders across various lines of business to compile and prioritize enhancements to the system (maintained in JIRA)
• Interface with other system owners that have an upstream or downstream dependency
• Manage a team of developers and quality testers to enhance and maintain tactical applications in BAU mode.
• Support the production support process for everyday issue management and resolution
• Maven
• Conduct strategic technology project management and planning for a globally distributed team.
• Foster client relationships and stakeholder management for technology applications in regulatory compliance intelligence and financial services wealth management portals.
• Develop training for business analysts in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process and financial services domain.
• Address resource loading, staffing shortages, and project scope and project risks.
• Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
• Elicit and validate requirements for wealth management and regulatory compliance intelligence and market intelligence applications.
• Create functional specifications for the technology team.
• Document business requirements, business processes, technical design, and preparation of use cases and test cases.

Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, MS Visio, Microsoft Project, BPMN,
• Proficient in SQL and test script writing
• Proficient in technical documentation and functional design documents
• Proficient in Jira or equivalent SDLC management tool
• Familiarity with Agile development
• Balsamiq or equivalent low fidelity design tool
• MS Project
• MS VISIO
• Clarity PPM
• Creating technical design documents
• Creating functional specifications.

Capabilities

• Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, or relevant field
• A minimum of 3 years experience as a business systems analyst
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Highly analytical mindset