Systems Analyst - Financial Services

Description

Senior Systems Analyst (Financial Services)

Dallas, Texas

Hybrid Work

@Orchard LLC has an immediate requirement for multiple talented Systems Analysts, with technical acumen, combined with Financial Services domain expertise, to support a major management consulting initiative located in Dallas, TX.

This role is ideal for a strategic, digitally savvy problem-solving person who thrives in fast-paced environments and enjoys working at the intersection of business needs, technology modernization, and customer experience.


As a Senior Systems Analyst, you will.

Support multiple pods focused on platform health, scalability, and modernization. Your work will directly contribute to product launches, advisor-led tools, and integration initiatives that strengthen our insurance technology ecosystem. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you will collaborate with architects, engineers, product owners, and business partners to deliver solutions that drive measurable outcomes.

Your responsibilities will include.

• Analyze, design, and document end-to-end system interactions across multiple applications and services.
• Develop detailed solution requirements, user stories, functional specifications, and data mapping for moderate to complex systems.
• Evaluate existing systems and recommend improvements to enhance performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Support modernization initiatives, including migration to new platforms, services, and integration patterns.
• Work with REST, SOAP, JSON, and API based integrations to support new and existing capabilities.
• Use SQL to analyze data, validate logic, and support troubleshooting.
• Interpret code and technical architecture to understand system behavior and business logic.
• Produce business flow diagrams, sequence diagrams, and system interaction documentation.
• Partner with product owners, architects, business analysts, and engineering teams to define and refine requirements.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning, backlog refinement, and release readiness.
• Coordinate release activities and ensure smooth deployment of new features and enhancements.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Investigate production incidents, perform root cause analysis, and recommend long-term fixes.
• Write Splunk queries and build dashboards/alerts to monitor system health.
• Support continuous improvement of monitoring, alerting, and operational processes.
• Apply Behavior Driven Development (BDD) practices using Gherkin/Cucumber where applicable.

Your background, experience, and qualifications will include.

• A Bachelor's degree in computer science, or a related field.
• More than 6 years of professional experience as a Systems Analyst supporting software applications or platforms.
• Strong background in requirements analysis, system design, and documentation for complex systems.
• Hands-on experience with SQL, APIs, REST/SOAP services, and data integration.
• Proven experience working in Agile environments.
• Proficiency with Scrum tools (Jira preferred).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to produce clear, concise, and accurate technical documentation.
• Experience supporting production systems, including incident analysis and monitoring.
• Prior experience conducting systems analysis within insurance, financial services, or related industry.

Additional experience that can differentiate you.

• Familiarity with enterprise architecture concepts.
• Experience with platform modernization or cloud native transformation initiatives.
• Knowledge of BDD frameworks (Gherkin/Cucumber).
• Ability to interpret code (any language) to understand business logic.

Compensation: Compensation ranges are determined by several factors, including skill set, experience, licensure and certifications, and location. The anticipated range for a base salary for this role is between $100-125K. There may be some flexibility for exceptionally qualified individuals.

Established in 2010, @Orchard LLC has an exceptional reputation, providing staffing solutions to time-sensitive, talent scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI. Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery. To learn more about our other exciting opportunities, visit our Jobs Page at