Business Systems Analyst

Company Overview The St Louis Fed is one of 12 Reserve Banks serving all or parts of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas with branches in Little Rock, Louisville and Memphis. The St. Louis Fed’s most critical responsibilities include promoting stable prices and economic growth, fostering a sound financial system, providing payment services to financial institutions, supporting the U.S. Treasury's financial operations, and advancing economic education, community development and fair access to credit. The Bank strives to maintain an engaging and exciting work environment that is both inviting and collegial. Serving as a Business Systems Analyst, you will support complex technical efforts leveraging your business and product mindset to help develop web-based applications for the United States Treasury. Enabled by our culture, which encourages individual development, embraces an inclusive environment, rewards innovative excellence, and supports our local communities - you will work with software engineering Scrum teams, Product Owners, and End-users (Federal Program Agencies and their vendors), and you will report to the Product Manager of a Treasury business-line in the Treasury Operations Product Organization. You will break down epics and features into user stories and test demo functionality to product teams and end-users, help manage the product backlog, maintain the product's knowledge base, mockup user interfaces (PPT, Word, etc.), develop process flows and activity diagrams, and elicit feedback from Agency customers. The Business Systems Analyst is experienced with user story mapping, elaboration, and directly participating in detailed analysis and data modeling discussions. Product functionality normally involves formulating multiple minimum viable products which requires multiple partner communications and negotiations. You will work directly with end-users, the leadership team, and geographically dispersed sponsors of the product in a hybrid work environment. Responsibilities Help create a comprehensive overview of the system and its functionality, by preparing detailed business and technical documentation Analyze complex business processes and present them in an understandable and logical format Develop mockups of web pages, process flows and activity diagrams outlining the system impacts Support data analysis activities, using SQL queries, to support feature/story development. Participate and facilitate sessions for planning program increments, sprints and other Agile ceremonies Translate and communicate business and technical goals, including their associated value to important partners (US Treasury Fiscal Services, Government Agencies, and internal Federal Reserve Bank (FRB)) teams Troubleshoot production issues, test defects and work with FRB, Fiscal Service partners, Production Support teams, or end-users towards resolution or workaround Maintain the system (business and technical) knowledge base including security matrices, interface specifications, state diagrams, process flows/activity diagrams, and other product documentation Support scrum team(s) in defining test strategy/scenario discussions and testing activities Support Product Owner in user design sessions with agencies Communication Skills Excellent communication, organizational, and project management skills Ability to communicate within and across diverse project teams Ability to work with extreme time sensitivity and handle multiple and changing priorities simultaneously Strong analytical aptitude Self-motivated with the ability to work independently while understanding when to seek advice Qualifications Bachelor's degree or commensurate experience 4+ years' proven experience performing Business Systems Analyst activities Experience with iterative development methodologies (e.g., Agile, or SAFe) Experience working with a development team, Product Owners (or equivalent), and partners at all levels Experience refining epics/features into supporting stories Experience with process modeling, relational databases, and SQL Experience testing applications including functional, security, system and integration, and accessibility Experience with prototyping tools such as Axure, Sketch, or others Experience with Accessibility and 508 compliance knowledge and testing Experience with microservice or service-oriented architectures a plus Candidates with less experience may be considered at a lower job grade and salary Travel (5%) US Citizen required Total Rewards Bring your passion and expertise, and we'll provide the opportunities to challenge you and propel your growth—along with multiple benefits and perks that support your health, wealth, and life. Salary: $94,700-120,700 In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package all brought together in a flexible work environment where you can find balance: Medical (4 options), Prescription, Dental (3 options), and Vision Insurance with no waiting period 401k/Thrift Plan with generous employer match Employer-funded Pension Plan Paid Vacation/Sick Time & Holidays Flexible Spending Accounts and Healthcare Spending Accounts Flexible Work Schedule available in most departments Life Insurance and Long Term Disability Insurance Tuition Reimbursement (undergraduate and graduate) Parental Leave Free onsite 24/7 Fitness Center including training classes, and locker room / shower facilities Onsite Cafeteria & Coffee Shop Additional Convenience Benefits, Discounts and More... At the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, we are committed toa strong and resilienteconomy for all. We prioritize inclusion and strive to be a workplace where all employees can thrive. 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