Systems Analyst (L3)

Job Mandate

• Understand the business requirements comprehensively and develop functional requirements based on the product/platform on which the solution is going to be deployed.
• Work with the solution architect to ensure all requirements are addressed by the solution as per business expectations.
• Develop test cases, test data and assist in functional testing

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop functional requirements, based on business requirements, and identify the non-functional requirements for the solution architect.
• Identify any gaps in business requirements and follow up with end-users to detail the requirements.
• Explain to business users how the proposed solution will address their business requirements.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business processes, business organization, and expected business outcomes.
• Understand the product features and out-of-box requirements and map these to the functional requirements.
• Conduct fit-gap analysis on products and develop reasonable working alternatives.
• Support the product evaluation during the service definition phase.
• Manage the changes in functional and non-functional requirements.
• Develop the test cases, test plan and test data for the requirements.
• Assist in conducting functional testing.
• Ensure the operational support processes are aligned with the business objectives and stated business requirements.
• Plan and coordinate applications functional testing of assigned projects based on direction from the delivery manager
• Test systems, report on results, and track defects in coordination with business and IT
• Perform basic troubleshooting to define
• Assure quality of delivered applications and their compliance with the functional and technical requirements
• Administer test execution and result reporting in compliance with IT policies, procedures and guidelines
• Regulate and maintain testing documents (test cases, testing plans and reports)
• Report results and defects in a timely manner to business and IT, and work closely with them to develop solutions
• Provide testing expertise, direction and assistance to all stakeholders

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Education

Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.

Work Experience

• 5–8 years of experience as a System Analyst or similar role, with exposure to large-scale banking or financial services programs.
• Proven experience delivering core banking or deposits-related projects, including CASA and/or Time Deposit products.
• Part of the execution team for a minimum of 3 projects, and should have worked end-to-end on those projects from requirements gathering to deployment
• Past experience with managing multi-stakeholder projects will be highly favourable

Knowledge Area

Understand the high-level processes and products in financial services.

Skills

• Able to clearly articulate business requirements, functional requirements and non-functional requirements.
• Able to translate requirements to testable requirements and write test cases and test outcome for each requirement.
• Ability to effectively communicate business needs to the technology teams.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Strong documentation skills, with experience producing interface specifications, data mappings, and integration artifacts.