Senior BSA

Medix

• $95K — $115K *
Chicago, IL 60629In-Person
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in business analysis or a related field
  • Proficiency in creating detailed specifications and documentation
  • Familiarity with SDLC methodologies, including SCRUM
  • Experience with project management tools and data modeling software
  • Strong understanding of financial systems is a plus
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

  • Understand and document business needs and processes across the bank
  • Develop and validate functional specifications from business/user requirements
  • Write detailed system change specifications and user guides
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure accurate project planning and execution
  • Assist in software release management and system improvements
  • Perform data analysis to support business decision-making
  • Provide guidance and support to junior team members

Benefits

  • Collaboration with diverse teams across business units
  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Involvement in meaningful projects that impact the bank's operations
  • A focus on quality and adherence to best practices
  • Exposure to the latest software and tools in the industry
Full Job Description
Description:
  • Understand Business Needs:
    • Work closely with different business units to understand the Bank's strategies, processes, and roadmaps.
    • Gain in-depth knowledge of the context in which the business and IT operate.
  • Deliver Quality Products:
    • Understand end-user needs.
    • Develop detailed requirements.
    • Support technical designs and process improvements.
  • Stakeholder Collaboration:
    • Elicit, analyze, communicate, and validate business/user requirements.
    • Translate business needs and end-user requirements into functional specifications.
  • Communication Skills:
    • Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.
    • Participate in various SCRUM team meetings with business, management, IT, and senior leadership.
  • User Stories:
    • Ensure user stories meet the INVEST principle and definition of ready.
  • Business Analysis:
    • Perform complex professional business analysis and application development duties.
    • Elicit complex business requirements through JAD sessions with business and technology stakeholders.
  • Documentation:
    • Write detailed specifications of requested system changes.
    • Write data specifications, release notes, user guides, and other deliverables as needed.
  • Design and Development:
    • Assist with creation and refinement of design (mockup) on new functionality.
    • Develop and execute data mapping plans for conversions and migrations.
  • Software and Process Improvements:
    • Suggest software and process improvements.
    • Implement and integrate COTS software solutions to support proprietary processes.
  • Data Analysis:
    • Write queries to analyze business data for decision-making and ad hoc reporting.
  • Financial Systems:
    • Familiarity with financial systems is a plus.
  • SDLC Methodology:
    • Understand the software development process using SDLC methodologies (Waterfall/Scrum).
  • Project Management Tools:
    • Familiar with automated project management and documentation tools (e.g., flowcharting, data modeling, Excel, UI design, Visio).
  • System Diagrams and Business Processes:
    • Familiar with techniques and tools for modeling system diagrams, business processes, functional processes, and interfaces.
  • Collaboration:
    • Collaborate with staff to ensure smooth and reliable operation of software and systems.
    • Identify and resolve business systems issues.
  • Requirements and Goals:
    • Work with business team members, decision makers, and stakeholders to define business requirements and systems goals.
    • Ensure applications meet business requirements and systems goals.
  • Project Participation:
    • Participate in planning relevant project, enhancement, and maintenance activities.
    • Develop and maintain business domain knowledge.
  • Bank Policies and Standards:
    • Understand and apply relevant Bank policies, standards, and procedures.
    • Demonstrate adherence to IT principles and critical thinking.
  • Software Releases and Upgrades:
    • Assist in software releases and roll-outs.
    • Perform software improvements and upgrades.
    • Perform code deployments and releases.
  • Quality Focus:
    • Complete all tasks with a focus on quality.
    • Meet or exceed established SLOs.
  • Team Guidance:
    • Provide guidance to less experienced team members.
    • Collaborate with different areas of IT and the business to provide solutions.
  • Customer Support:
    • Build rapport and elicit problem details from customers.
    • Provide timely reports on project status and issues to management and business units.
  • Troubleshooting:
    • Apply diagnostic utilities to aid in troubleshooting.
    • Access software updates, drivers, knowledge bases, and FAQ resources to aid in problem resolution.
  • Promote Understanding:
    • Work to promote an understanding of business processes and systems
* Ladders Estimates

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