API Governance Business Systems Analyst

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API Governance Business Systems Analyst (Remote, East Coast Hours Preferred)

Remote (U.S.-based only)

East Coast hours required; Buffalo, NY candidates preferred but not required.

Contract Type: W2 (NO C2C or Sponsorship)

Overview:

We are seeking a Business Systems Analyst (BSA) with a strong understanding of API governance , program management, and experience working at the intersection of business and technology . This is a highly strategic and autonomous role supporting the Engineering Excellence team, with a focus on building out cross-cutting engineering programs, including open source tooling and enterprise API governance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary liaison between architecture, security, product teams, and business stakeholders.
• Support the design and evolution of API governance frameworks and processes.
• Partner with change management teams to build forms and workflows that capture essential API metadata (data classification, consumers, internal/external access, etc.).
• Conduct extensive research and investigation across internal teams and industry standards to inform governance practices.
• Develop and document repeatable processes that are clearly understood by both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Lead or assist in the creation of materials (e.g., Tech Talk slide decks , visual workflows) to educate and align stakeholders.
• Provide program-level tracking and support across 3–4 key initiatives simultaneously.
• Contribute to the build-out of a newly formed Open Source Office , including frameworks for responsible usage and contribution.

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Business Systems Analyst or similar role, especially in roles requiring both business and technical fluency.
• Strong understanding of APIs (REST, SOAP, metadata) and ideally API governance frameworks.
• Experience working across technology and business domains in highly matrixed environments.
• Demonstrated ability to work self-managed , proactively pushing work forward with minimal oversight.
• Exceptional communication skills —verbal, written, and visual—with the ability to tailor messaging for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfortable managing multiple workstreams and collaborating asynchronously across teams.
• Research-focused mindset —able to identify the right stakeholders and industry standards without prescriptive direction.
• Strong documentation and presentation development skills (e.g., slide decks, process maps).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous banking or regulatory industry experience (e.g., Capital One, JPMorgan Chase).
• Experience with highly regulated industries such as healthcare if not financial services.
• Familiarity with tools and processes related to Open Source Office initiatives.
• Program-level experience—comfortable with program tracking, strategy alignment , and multi-stream planning.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with engineering excellence frameworks, or open-source contribution strategies .
• Background working with Scrum teams or in agile environments (although this is not a Scrum Master role ).

Work Structure:

• This role reports directly to the Engineering Excellence lead.
• Regular weekly check-ins; otherwise, a self-directed and high-trust work environment.
• Communication expectations include regular updates and openness to feedback or iteration as the program evolves.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Banking