System Analyst

Grid Dynamics

$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years as a Business Analyst in technical software or data engineering
  • Bachelor's in Data Science, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or related field
  • Ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications
  • Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills
  • Experience with distributed teams using tools like Azure DevOps
  • Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
  • Autonomy in problem-solving and issue escalation
  • Experience organizing onboarding activities and Scrum ceremonies

Responsibilities

  • Capture and relay daily updates and concerns from stakeholders to the delivery team
  • Triage and resolve issues promptly on-site
  • Run syncs with the delivery pod to identify implementation gaps
  • Build shared understanding of project roadmap and value priorities
  • Document CMS Data Platform requirements for engineering action
  • Define and validate demo scenarios and acceptance criteria
  • Track issues and decisions to resolution, maintaining accurate records
  • Ensure readiness for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and client sign-off

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects
  • Work with a highly motivated and dedicated team
  • Flexible schedule
  • Comprehensive benefits package (medical, vision, dental)
  • Corporate social events
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Well-equipped office
Full Job Description
Join a high-profile co-innovation engagement building the MVP of a Collision Mitigation Safety (CMS) data platform for autonomous mining and construction vehicles. Our client, a global leader in heavy equipment and autonomous vehicle technology with over a decade of experience in the space, is pivoting toward next-generation "Future Ops" capabilities powered by generative AI and large behavioral models. As the on-site Business Analyst, you'll be the trusted link between client stakeholders and our offsite delivery team, translating real-world operations into requirements the engineering team can build against. This is a rare opportunity to shape the foundational MLOps toolchain behind a safety-critical autonomy program, starting with a pilot centered on stockpile management workflows.

Essential functions
  • Be the "person on the ground" - capture and relay daily updates, sync notes, concerns, and open questions from stakeholders and site operations to the offsite delivery team.
  • Triage and resolve, in person and in hours, issues that would otherwise take days to clarify over remote channels.
  • Run regular syncs with the offsite delivery pod to gather implementation gaps and information, and drive clarity on how CMS features will be demoed and accepted.
  • Build a clear, shared understanding of the roadmap and value prioritization with stakeholders, and act as the driver on the ground for maximizing the value delivered each cycle.
  • Own requirements documentation for the CMS Data Platform workflow - business rules, data flows, and operational constraints - in a form the engineering team can act on
  • Define and validate demo scenarios and acceptance criteria for CMS features (e.g., the Stockpile Management pilot) with client stakeholders and the delivery team
  • Track issues, risks, and decisions to closure; escalate blockers promptly and maintain a single source of truth for open items
  • Support demo/UAT readiness - coordinating schedules, preparing walkthroughs, and confirming client acceptance sign-off

Qualifications
  • 7+ years as a Business Analyst on complex, technical software or data engineering programs, including client-facing, on-site work
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or a related technical field.
  • Proven ability to elicit, structure, and translate business and operational requirements into clear specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria that a technical delivery team can build against
  • Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills - comfortable running syncs, workshops, and issue-resolution conversations across client and delivery organizations
  • Experience partnering with distributed or offshore delivery teams across time zones, using tools such as Azure DevOps or equivalent
  • Excellent written and verbal English communication, able to produce concise status updates and documentation for both engineering and executive audiences
  • Comfortable working with significant autonomy as the accountable on-site presence, including independent issue triage and escalation
  • Experience organizing onboarding activities for new team members, helping them ramp up quickly on project context, tools, and delivery workflows
  • Comfortable following up on IT tickets and coordinating with support teams to resolve access, tooling, and environment issues
  • Project management skills - planning, tracking, and coordinating delivery across workstreams
  • Experience organizing Scrum ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives) and embedding Agile values into the development processPreferred, not required: familiarity with data platforms or MLOps concepts (data pipelines, model training lifecycle); background in autonomous vehicles, heavy equipment, mining/construction, or other safety-critical/regulated industrial environments; prior experience on a Co-Innovation or Discovery-style enterprise engagement; a BA certification (CBAP, PMP, CSM, or equivalent).

We offer
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects
  • Work with a highly motivated and dedicated team
  • Competitive salary
  • Flexible schedule
  • Benefits package - medical insurance, vision, dental, etc.
  • Corporate social events
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Well-equipped office

Please note that all onboardings must occur in person and you may be asked to travel to attend.

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