Job#: 3028662 Job Description: Remote Technical Business Analyst
Location: Allen, Texas (Remote)
Employment Type: Contract
Role Overview
We are seeking a Technical Business Analyst to act as a liaison between financial institution clients and internal development and quality assurance teams. This role focuses on the payments sector, specifically concerning card payments and their associated messaging systems. The position involves engaging in all phases of the development cycle, from concept and requirements definition to technical design, testing, and implementation.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a liaison between end clients (financial institutions) and Development and QA teams.
- Interact with customers to gather and define system and functional requirements for the product.
- Prepare business requirements, functional specifications, and system documentation.
- Serve as a resource in business process re-design activities, assisting customers in identifying system enhancements.
- Work with quality assurance and programming teams to ensure changes are migrated into production correctly.
- Convey business requirements to technical teams.
- Perform application, system, and regression tests as needed.
Required Qualifications
Experience:- Minimum of 6 years of experience as a business or systems analyst.
- Experience in the payment processing industry is required.
- Experience with requirements gathering, documentation, use cases, and functional or technical specifications.
- Familiarity with both waterfall and agile development methodologies.
Technical Skills:- Knowledge of ISO 8583 or ISO 20022 messaging standards.
- Understanding of APIs and UI development.
- Strong communication skills for direct interaction with financial institution clients.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of debit and credit issuer processing.
- Experience with API messages and data mapping.
- Technical expertise in EFT transaction messaging, switching, and routing.
- Familiarity with high-speed transaction processing environments.
- Background in ATM messaging, fraud strategies, or dispute processing.
- Experience with core banking or credit union domains.
Work Environment
This is a remote position. Candidates must reside within the United States, excluding California, New York, and Washington. Working hours are generally 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM within the candidate's time zone, with a required overlap of 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Central Standard Time.
Compensation & Benefits
The anticipated pay range for this position is $55.00/hr to $68.00/hr. Please note that a contract-to-hire position is a temporary assignment that may lead to direct employment with the client. Benefits are available to contract/temporary employees and include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as short-term disability, a 401(k) plan, and paid sick time.
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
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Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
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