Systems Analyst

Systems Analyst

Westlake, TX

Type: Contract

Category: Engineer

Industry: Financial Services

Standard Hours: Open

Reference ID: JN -062026-107304

Date Posted: 09/05/2026

Shortcut:

• Description

• Recommended Jobs

Description:

Hybrid Every Other Week onsite / 5 days in Westlake, TX

Our client seeks a Systems Analyst to join the Workplace Investing Technology team supporting the Defined Benefit platform. The role contributes to mission-critical pension systems by translating complex business needs into scalable solutions, improving data integrity, and supporting platform performance in a collaborative, iterative delivery environment.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $50.00 to $56.00/hr. w2

JN -062026-107304

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Defined Benefit stakeholders to analyze requirements and translate them into actionable user stories and backlog items.

• Perform complex data analysis and data mining across recordkeeping systems to support insights and issue resolution.

• Partner with technical leads and architects to design, document, and maintain system flows, data models, and integration patterns.

• Support the design and documentation of API contracts and enterprise integrations aligned with standards.

• Develop an understanding of end-to-end platform architecture to perform impact analysis across interconnected systems.

• Support production issue triage, root cause analysis, and timely resolution.

• Contribute to team ceremonies, iterative planning, and continuous improvement to enhance delivery quality and efficiency.

• Create epics and user stories, maintain documentation, and ensure clarity for engineering teams.

Experience Requirements:

• 4 to 6 years as a systems analyst with application lifecycle management and production support experience.

• Experience with financial systems, recordkeeping platforms, or retirement and benefits administration, with Defined Benefit preferred.

• Ability to distill business processes and objectives into well-defined epics, stories, and requirements.

• Strong analytical skills to interpret complex business rules, including pension calculations, eligibility, and compliance, and translate them into technical solutions.

• Decision-making skills in ambiguous situations using facts, knowledge, experience, and judgment.

• Extensive data analysis skills with strong SQL proficiency.

• Working knowledge of REST, SOAP, JSON, and APIs.

• Working proficiency with object-oriented concepts, with Java as a plus.

• Effective written and verbal communication and stakeholder management.

• Proven success in a coordinated, iterative delivery environment.

• Preferred: Defined Benefit domain knowledge, exposure to AWS or Azure, and experience with data governance, reconciliation, and audit processes.

Education Requirements:

• BS or above in a related field.

Recruitment Transparency Notice

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( View email address on click.appcast.io , View phone number on click.appcast.io) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please ensure that you are working directly with us by confirming the following:

· When you work with Eliassen Group, all email communication will come from an Eliassen.com address, never Gmail, Yahoo, etc.

· Eliassen Group will never ask you for personal information (home address, bank account, or check routing number) until you have worked with someone clearly associated with Eliassen Group.

If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io .

About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Don’t miss out on our referral program! If we hire a candidate that you refer us to then you can be eligible for a $1,000 referral check!