Data/Systems Analyst

Job Summary

Performing technical and functional analysis for determining and developing the best delivery approaches based on requirements, swarming and iterating with teammates and your squad leader as needed.

Providing original and creative technical solutions to ongoing development efforts and central initiatives.

Desire to understand all phases of testing leading to final implementation, including unit, integration, acceptance testing and production install validation.

Creating and maintaining clear and concise user documentation and status.

Providing high-level application support, problem diagnosis, and resolution, supporting the on-call developers.

Provide systems analysis support on an Agile team that includes multiple business and technology partners (cross business unit, cross domain).

Collaborate with multiple other Agile teams (Scaled Agile) to lead dependencies and scope.

Work with business and technology partners to define the scope of problems/issues, in terms of business and/or system requirements and processes.

Work with Agile team to develop user stories, acceptance criteria, and story maps.

Lead backlog refinement sessions. Translate complex business needs into clear, practical, requirements/user stories. Research and evaluate alternative solutions.

Evaluate design of existing systems to judge their functionality, efficiency, reliability, performance, usage, maintainability, and cost of ownership.

Collaborate with Agile team members to build comprehensive and cohesive solution approaches.

Assist in devising the Agile team's analysis strategy.

Provide support in estimating, planning, scheduling, and prioritizing work.

Apply documentation standards and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Experience in one or several of Java, Spring Framework, Cloud applications (AWS), and REST/SOAP Web Services preferred
• Prior experience with Production Support activities is a plus
• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in a relevant subject area expertise is a plus
• 5+ years of experience as a Systems Analyst in software application development
• Proactive, organized, highly responsive and committed to quality
• Highly effective written and verbal communication is a must; you will be driving refinement sessions
• Robust critical thinking and analytical skills
• Confidence to convey technical concepts, capabilities and needs to team members, product owners and other internal partners
• Experience in various development methodologies, including Agile/Scrum
• Ability to distill business processes and objectives into well-defined epics/stories/requirements
• Strong problem-solving skills to effectively tackle sophisticated business problems
• Ability to work through ambiguous situations by making timely decisions based on facts, knowledge, experience, and judgment
• Experience with DevOps, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery is a plus
• Relevant experience in various systems analysis methodologies, including data analysis, data mapping, flowcharts, uses case development, story writing, set-up / configuration of systems, gap analysis, user acceptance testing and product documentation
• Proven understanding of Splunk and Datadog is a plus
• Proven understanding of REST, JSON, and APIs is a plus

Qualifications

• You dynamically prioritize and handle various tasks simultaneously
• You have some exposure to relational database design and analysis and/or Java API mapping and analysis
• You have ability to take initiative and are self-motivated
• You are driven to help accomplish the top priorities for our clients and partners
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• You can work in a highly matrixed, agile environment

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Prescription insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• AD&D insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• 401K plan