Senior System Analyst

Harvey Nash; Galway; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey Nash is seeking an experienced Principal Systems Analyst to join our Asset Management Technology team in Ireland. You will bridge business stakeholders and technology, define requirements, improve processes and deliver scalable solutions in a complex enterprise environment.

Key duties include gathering and documenting requirements, translating into user stories and acceptance criteria, analysing workflows, enabling system integration, testing and UAT, and using SQL with Oracle in

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of experience as IT Systems Analyst or similar.
• Strong experience in requirements gathering, systems analysis and stakeholder management.
• Good understanding of SDLC and software development methodologies.
• Experience with system integration, APIs and web services.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with Oracle.
• Experience with AWS / cloud-based solutions.
• Experience writing user stories, functional requirements and technical documentation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Excellent presentation, facilitation and stakeholder management abilities.
• Financial Services experience preferred, Asset Management/Investment/Wealth Management.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse and document business and system requirements.
• Translate business needs into functional specifications, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Analyse existing workflows and identify opportunities for process and system improvements.
• Work closely with business, technology and product teams to deliver solutions.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, workshops and solution demonstrations.
• Support system integration, testing and UAT.
• Use SQL and data analysis to validate requirements and support decision-making.
• Maintain clear and accurate technical, process and requirements documentation.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement across systems and processes.

Skills

5–8+ years experience

Requirements gathering

Systems analysis

Stakeholder management

SDLC

APIs & web services

SQL

Oracle

AWS/Cloud

User stories

Functional requirements

Technical documentation

Analytical skills

Facilitation

Asset/Wealth Mgmt

Bachelor's degree

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Principal Systems Analyst to join a leading Asset Management Technology team. You will act as a key link between business stakeholders and technology teams, helping define requirements, improve processes and deliver scalable technology solutions within a complex enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse and document business and system requirements.
• Translate business needs into functional specifications, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Analyse existing workflows and identify opportunities for process and system improvements.
• Work closely with business, technology and product teams to deliver solutions.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, workshops and solution demonstrations.
• Support system integration, testing and UAT.
• Use SQL and data analysis to validate requirements and support decision-making.
• Maintain clear and accurate technical, process and requirements documentation.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement across systems and processes.

Key Skills & Experience

• 5–8+ years' experience as an IT Systems Analyst, Business Systems Analyst or similar.
• Strong experience in requirements gathering, systems analysis and stakeholder management.
• Good understanding of SDLC and software development methodologies.
• Experience with system integration, APIs and web services.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational databases such as Oracle.
• Experience with AWS / cloud-based solutions.
• Experience writing user stories, functional requirements and technical documentation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Excellent presentation, facilitation and stakeholder management abilities.
• Financial Services experience is preferred, particularly Asset Management, Investment Management or Wealth Management.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred.