Sr Business Systems Analyst

Sr Business Systems Analyst

Chicago, IL – Need Local

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Direct Client 

Job Description: Job Description

Understand Business Needs:

Work closely with different business units to understand the Bank’s strategies, processes, and roadmaps.

Gain in-depth knowledge of the context in which the business and IT operate.

Deliver Quality Products:

Understand end-user needs.

Develop detailed requirements.

Support technical designs and process improvements.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

Elicit, analyze, communicate, and validate business/user requirements.

Translate business needs and end-user requirements into functional specifications.

Communication Skills:

Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Participate in various SCRUM team meetings with business, management, IT, and senior leadership.

User Stories:

Ensure user stories meet the INVEST principle and definition of ready.

Business Analysis:

Perform complex professional business analysis and application development duties.

Elicit complex business requirements through JAD sessions with business and technology stakeholders.

Documentation:

Write detailed specifications of requested system changes.

Write data specifications, release notes, user guides, and other deliverables as needed.

Design and Development:

Assist with creation and refinement of design (mockup) on new functionality.

Develop and execute data mapping plans for conversions and migrations.

Software and Process Improvements:

Suggest software and process improvements.

Implement and integrate COTS software solutions to support proprietary processes.

Data Analysis:

Write queries to analyze business data for decision-making and ad hoc reporting.

Financial Systems:

Familiarity with financial systems is a plus.

SDLC Methodology:

Understand the software development process using SDLC methodologies (Waterfall/Scrum).

Project Management Tools:

Familiar with automated project management and documentation tools (e.g., flowcharting, data modeling, Excel, UI design, Visio).

System Diagrams and Business Processes:

Familiar with techniques and tools for modeling system diagrams, business processes, functional processes, and interfaces.

Collaboration:

Collaborate with staff to ensure smooth and reliable operation of software and systems.

Identify and resolve business systems issues.

Requirements and Goals:

Work with business team members, decision makers, and stakeholders to define business requirements and systems goals.

Ensure applications meet business requirements and systems goals.

Project Participation:

Participate in planning relevant project, enhancement, and maintenance activities.

Develop and maintain business domain knowledge.

Bank Policies and Standards:

Understand and apply relevant Bank policies, standards, and procedures.

Demonstrate adherence to IT principles and critical thinking.

Software Releases and Upgrades:

Assist in software releases and roll-outs.

Perform software improvements and upgrades.

Perform code deployments and releases.

Quality Focus:

Complete all tasks with a focus on quality.

Meet or exceed established SLOs.

Team Guidance:

Provide guidance to less experienced team members.

Collaborate with different areas of IT and the business to provide solutions.

Customer Support:

Build rapport and elicit problem details from customers.

Provide timely reports on project status and issues to management and business units.

Troubleshooting:

Apply diagnostic utilities to aid in troubleshooting.

Access software updates, drivers, knowledge bases, and FAQ resources to aid in problem resolution.