Sr Business Systems Analyst with Banking exp. - Must be in Chicago, IL

Job Description:

• The Senior Business System Analyst (BSA) will work closely with different business units to gain in-depth understanding of the Bank’s strategies, processes, roadmaps and the context in which the business and IT operates.
• The senior BSA is responsible for delivering quality products by understanding end user needs, developing detailed requirements, supporting technical designs and process improvement.
• The candidate will work with various stakeholders to elicit, analyze, communicate and validate business/user requirements.
• The senior BSA will help translate these business needs and end-user requirements into functional specifications that describe what the system, process or service must do to fulfill the business and user requirements.
• The ideal candidate will be dedicated and demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Participate in various SCRUM team meetings including team members from: the business, management, IT and senior leadership
• Ensure the user stories meet the INVEST principal and definition of ready Performing complex professional business analysis and application development related duties
• Elicit complex business requirements through the facilitation of joint application design (JAD) sessions with both business and technology stakeholders
• Write detailed specifications of requested system changes Write data specifications, release notes, user guides and other deliverables as needed Assisting with creation & refinement of design (mockup) on new functionality
• Develop and execute data mapping plans for conversions and migrations
• Providing Assisting with creation & refinement of design (mockup) on new functionality
• Suggest software and process improvements
• Prior involvement with implementing and integrating COTS software solutions to support proprietary processes .
• Write queries to analyze business data to assist in decision making and ad hoc reporting
• Familiarity with financial systems a plus
• Understanding of software development process using a formal software development life cycle (SDLC) methodology. (Waterfall/Scrum)
• Familiar with automated project management and documentation tools (e.g. flowcharting, data modeling, Excel, UI design, Visio)
• Familiar with common techniques and tools for modeling system diagrams, business processes, functional process and interfaces
• Collaborate with staff to ensure smooth and reliable operation of software and systems for fulfilling business objectives and processes Identify and resolve business systems issues
• Work with business team members, decision makers, and stakeholders to define business requirements and systems goals
• Ensure that applications meet business requirements and systems goals Participates in planning relevant project, enhancement, and maintenance activities
• Develop and maintain business domain knowledge
• Understand and apply relevant Bank policy, standards and procedures to your work Stay current on technology changes applicable to your domain and how to apply them to Bank initiatives