Systems Analyst

Kforce has a client in Westlake, TX that is seeking a Systems Analyst. Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with DB business stakeholders to analyze requirements and translate them into actionable user stories and backlog items
• Performing complex data analysis and data mining across recordkeeping systems to support business insights and issue resolution
• Collaborating with technical leads and architects to design, document, and maintain system flows, data models, and integration patterns
• Supporting the design and documentation of API contracts and enterprise integrations, aligned with enterprise standards
• Developing a strong understanding of end-to-end DB platform architecture to perform impact analysis across interconnected systems
• Supporting production issue triage, root cause analysis, and timely resolution
• Contributing to team ceremonies, iterative planning, and continuous improvement efforts to enhance delivery quality and efficiency
• BS or above with exceptional skills for business system design and solutions
• 4-6 years of experience in systems analyst, application lifecycle management, and production support
• Experience working with financial systems, recordkeeping platforms, or retirement/benefits administration (Defined Benefit preferred)
• Ability to distill business processes and objectives into well-defined epics/stories/requirements
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex business rules (e.g., pension calculations, eligibility, compliance) and translate them into technical solutions
• Work through ambiguous situations by making timely decisions based on facts, knowledge, experience and judgment is required
• Extensive data analysis skills combined with excellent knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL) is required
• Working proficiency of object-oriented programming concepts, specifically Java is a nice to have
• Working knowledge of REST, SOAP, JSON and APIs is a plus
• Highly effective written and verbal communication is a must
• Proven ability to work in a highly coordinated, iterative delivery environment, refining requirements in partnership with stakeholders

• Defined Benefit domain knowledge, including pension calculations, eligibility, and compliance
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
• Experience with data governance, reconciliation, and audit processes