Lead Systems Analyst

General Overview The role of Systems Analyst will analyze and interpret business and user requirements into technical specifications that have an appropriate level of detail suitable for use by the development and implementation teams. Lead the team and other resources to ensure alignment of technical solutions with business requirements for complex business projects. This role will serve as a liaison between business stakeholders, and IT Delivery teams. The SA role should be able to work independently to deliver end-to-end solutions for moderate to complex projects in a fast paced environment. Develop a deep understanding for business processes, rules and corresponding data flows and system impacts. Have a desire and ability to work with the organization's most critical assets; services and data. Primary Responsibilities Review project goals, outcomes, and requirements, identify tasks, assess and estimate effort to complete Translate business requirements into technical requirements utilizing established standards and bringing best practices to ensure high quality data mapping and technical design deliverables Interface with Business Analysts, Solution Architects and Engineers, Application and Data Integrators to ensure requirements are met Develop business requirements as required Identify requirement gaps and collaborate with the appropriate teams to ensure timely resolution Proactively engage with project team to identify and implement process improvement opportunities to optimize the flow of work and delivery timelines Work with peers to carry out code reviews and unit testing of new development to advance verification tactics to identify issues and defects prior to formal testing Act as Subject Matter Expert in systems and business, keeping current with industry advances in technology for assigned domain Evaluate and provide input into release readiness Work with Enterprise Data Management to map data requirements into data elements Ensure core documentation is technically accurate and highly usable Mentor junior resources Lead efforts in optimizing our requirements processes through advanced techniques Experience 5-7 years of experience in business and/or technical analysis Experience working in Financial Services Industry, specifically as it relates to Insurance and/or Annuity Products a plus Experience working in a team-based agile environment, exposure to DevOps a plus Experience conducting current state vs. target state analysis, gap fitment, scope management Experience with and understanding of enterprise solution implementation Knowledge of and ability to manage IT work activities, processes and progress within a system to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness Knowledge of industry technologies required, experience with a plus (RESTful APIs, HTML, XML, web services, etc.) Data management/modeling experience a strong plus Proven ability to learn and adapt to change quickly and easily Proven ability to work in a team oriented environment Ability to learn new technologies, self-motivated to research and experiment Qualifications Skills: Strong analytic problem-solving, critical-thinking skills Excellent written and verbal communications Sound organizational skills to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities Working knowledge of industry collaboration and documentation tools Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new technologies as the need arise Strong desire to work in data and provide a strong customer experience/presentation Education - Degrees/Certificates: Bachelor degree in computer science, mathematics, communications, or a related discipline Business Analysis CBAP or equivalent certification a plus Design concepts training a plus Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #J-18808-Ljbffr