Banking Business Analyst (BIAN frameworks)

Arab Solutions; Doha; On-site; QAR 218,000 - 328,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Qatar is seeking an experienced Banking Business Analyst with strong knowledge in BIAN frameworks. The role involves analyzing business requirements and supporting compliance with global banking standards. Ideal candidates will have 5-8 years experience in banking, with expertise in core banking systems and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience as a Business Analyst within banking or financial services.
• Practical, hands-on experience with BIAN frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze business requirements for banking projects.
• Collaborate with architects and stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with banking regulations.

Skills

BIAN frameworks

Digital Banking

Finacle

Trade Finance

Treasury

Flexcube

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Computer Science, or Information Systems

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Core Banking Systems (Temenos, Flexcube, Finacle)

Job description

Banking Business Analyst (BIAN frameworks)

Job Title: Banking Business Analyst

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst with strong banking domain knowledge and hands‑on experience in BIAN (Banking Industry Architecture Network) frameworks. The role is responsible for gathering and analyzing business requirements, designing process improvements, and ensuring alignment with global banking standards using BIAN service domains and architectural principles. The Business Analyst will work closely with enterprise architects, solution teams, and business stakeholders to support the bank’s target‑state architecture and transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Business Architecture & Requirements Analysis

• Collaborate with enterprise architects and business stakeholders to define, document, and validate business capabilities and requirements.
• Utilize the BIAN Service Landscape and Service Domains to structure banking capabilities in line with industry standards.
• Support the development and maintenance of key enterprise architecture artifacts, including:
• Business Capability Models
• Value Streams and Process Maps
• Application and Data Architecture mappings

Enterprise Architecture Support

• Perform gap analysis between current‑state and target‑state architectures, identifying dependencies, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Translate business requirements into architecture‑aligned functional and non‑functional specifications.
• Work with solution architects and delivery teams to ensure solution designs comply with enterprise architecture guidelines and the bank’s target architecture.
• Contribute to architecture governance, ensuring project compliance with EA standards and BIAN frameworks.

Regulatory, Risk & Compliance Alignment

• Ensure alignment of business and technical solutions with regulatory requirements such as KYC, AML, Basel III, ISO standards, and internal risk frameworks.
• Embed compliance considerations into requirements and architecture designs.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a key liaison between business units, architects, and technology delivery teams.
• Facilitate clear communication, requirement clarification, and alignment across cross‑functional teams.

Qualifications & Skills

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Computer Science, or Information Systems.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Experience

• 5–8 years of experience as a Business Analyst within banking or financial services.
• Practical, hands‑on experience with BIAN frameworks, including:
• BIAN Service Landscape
• Service Domains & Business Scenarios
• Business Capability Mapping
• Experience in one or more key banking areas:
• Core Banking Systems (Temenos, Flexcube, Finacle)
• Digital Banking & Payments
• Risk, Compliance & Regulatory Reporting
• Trade Finance, Treasury, Cards/Payments Systems

Skills: bian frameworks, digital banking, finacle, domains, trade finance, treasury, flexcube