Business Systems Analyst (Full-Stack / AI & Automation Focus)

Description:
Location: NYC, San Diego, or Bay Area (Mountain View) preferred, hybrid 3+ days/week.

Our client's Finance Modern Technology Office is seeking a Business Systems Analyst who is, in practice, a full-stack software engineer with strong experience in automation, AI, and enterprise-grade system design.

In this role, you will document, improve, and automate business processes; design and build internal tools; integrate LLMs and AI-driven automation into day-to-day workflows; and explore emerging technologies to increase productivity across Finance and the broader company.

This is a highly hands-on, builder-oriented role. You will work directly with stakeholders to understand problems, architect solutions, and independently deliver high-quality systems end-to-end. The ideal candidate has a startup mindset, broad technical range, and deep proficiency in modern web development and automation.

Due to client requirement, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $65 - $80 / hr. w2

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Finance stakeholders to understand business processes, pain points, and automation opportunities
• Architect, develop, and maintain full-stack internal tools and applications (from backend systems to polished front-end interfaces)
• Build and optimize APIs, workflows, and integrations across internal and external systems
• Design, implement, and monitor LLM- or GenAI-driven automation (prompting, API integration, evaluation frameworks)
• Apply best practices in software engineering, including code quality, observability, automated testing, version control, and CI/CD
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and contribute to roadmap development
• Own systems from concept to deployment: including architecture, development, documentation, rollout, and post-launch support
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and security standards appropriate for enterprise environments
• Collaborate with the broader Modern Technology Office to evaluate and implement cutting-edge technologies

Experience Requirements: Required Qualifications

• 5+ years front-end development experience (ReactJS, TypeScript, HTML, CSS)
• 5+ years backend development experience (Python), ideally including FastAPI and Pydantic
• 3+ years working with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred)
• 3+ years of experience with AWS including S3, SQS, Lambda, RDS, and EC2
• 1+ years working with LLMs / GenAI, including prompting, building with LLM provider APIs, or integrating AI into products
• Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining software in an enterprise-scale environment
• Strong familiarity with business process automation, workflow automation, or operations tooling
• Proven ability to architect systems end-to-end and work independently in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment
• Strong understanding of API design, caching strategies, rate limiting, and performance considerations
• Experience writing automated tests and applying software engineering best practices
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, preferably Jenkins
• Comfortable in Agile/Scrum or similar development environments
• Understanding of secure coding practices, data governance, and compliance considerations in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of Linux and other UNIX-like environments, including proficiency with command-line
• Familiarity with cloud networking concepts (VPCs, subnets, security groups, routing)

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience building and deploying containers (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures, SSE, websockets, and real-time systems
• Experience with agentic AI systems, workflow orchestration, or tool-using AI agents
• Experience with infra-as-code (Terraform/CDK)
• Experience with logging, metrics, and monitoring tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
• Understanding of AWS networking and security primitives (VPC, subnets, NACLs, security groups, IAM roles/policies)
• Understanding of or experience with automation tools like UiPath, Alteryx, Workato, N8n
• Ability to translate ambiguous business requirements into technical specifications and system designs.
• Ability to identify opportunities, propose solutions, and drive product direction for internal tools.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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