Technical Systems Analyst

CGI

$87K — $153K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years translating business needs into detailed system requirements and technical specifications.
  • 6+ years analyzing and designing distributed, modular systems across 3 tier or service-based architectures.
  • 3+ years working in Agile environments with iterative delivery cycles.
  • Strong understanding of system decomposition, integration patterns, API behaviors, and data flow modeling.
  • Experience with Dev Assist tools for modeling and documentation.

Responsibilities

  • Translate business requirements into clear, structured system specifications.
  • Produce system diagrams, interface definitions, and state models for engineering design.
  • Analyze existing platforms to identify dependencies, constraints, and optimization opportunities.
  • Identify technical risks early, proposing strategies to mitigate them.
  • Define service boundaries and interaction patterns in distributed architectures.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive insurance options from day one.
  • 401(k) matching contributions and share purchase plan.
  • Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Learning opportunities and tuition assistance.
  • Wellness and well-being programs.
Full Job Description
Technical Systems Analyst

Category: Software Development/ Engineering

Main location: United States, Rhode Island, Smithfield

Position ID:J0726-1471

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Description:

We're seeking a highly technical Systems Analyst/Technical Analyst to support the modernization of a legacy application and contribute to the design of new, scalable system capabilities. You'll work directly with engineering, product, and business partners to break down complex problems, define precise system requirements, and influence technical design decisions across multiple platforms.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in deep system analysis, understands distributed architectures, and can anticipate technical constraints before they become blockers.

This position must be performed on-site in Smithfield, RI.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

. Translate business requirements into clear, structured system specifications, including data flows, integration points, and functional behaviors.
. Produce system diagrams, sequence flows, interface definitions, and state models to support engineering design.
. Analyze existing platforms, APIs, services, and data contracts to identify dependencies, constraints, and opportunities for optimization.
. Identify technical risks early and propose preemptive design strategies to mitigate them.
. Work with engineering teams to define service boundaries, modular components, and interaction patterns across a 3 tier or distributed architecture.
. Support modernization efforts by decomposing legacy functionality into clean, maintainable, and scalable system components.
. Plan deliverables with an engineering lens, identifying opportunities for AI assisted acceleration in analysis, documentation, or testing.
. Contribute to multiple concurrent system designs, ensuring consistency, clarity, and alignment with engineering standards..
. Validate that system requirements align with performance, reliability, and security expectations.
. Collaborate closely with UX designers, business analysts, and developers to ensure end to end coherence across the solution.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

. 10+ years translating business needs into detailed system requirements and technical specifications.
. 6+ years analyzing and designing distributed, modular systems across 3 tier or service based architectures.
. 3+ years working in Agile environments with iterative delivery cycles.
. Strong understanding of system decomposition, integration patterns, API behaviors, and data flow modeling.
. Ability to analyze and document platform interactions, service dependencies, and cross system impacts.
. Experience with Dev Assist tools (e.g., diagramming, modeling, documentation accelerators).
. Comfortable partnering with UX designers, business analysts, and engineering leads to shape end to end system behavior.
. High ownership mindset - drives assigned work to completion with minimal oversight.
. Adaptable and able to quickly learn new domains, technologies, and architectural patterns.

Education Required: Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.

WHO YOU ARE:

You think in systems. You break down complexity into structured, actionable components. You anticipate technical challenges before they surface and design solutions that scale. You communicate clearly - visually, verbally, and in writing - and you thrive in environments where modernization, speed, and precision matter. You're comfortable contributing to multiple designs at once and enjoy working at the intersection of business needs and engineering realities.

Other Information:

CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $87,600.00 $153,300.00.

CGI's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
. Competitive compensation
. Comprehensive insurance options
. Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
. Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
. Paid parental leave
. Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
. Wellness and Well being programs

Skills:
  • Data flow analysis
  • Functional specification
  • Integration Management
  • Integration Platforms
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Architecture
  • Agile


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