INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS ANALYST (Banking Sector)

ADECCO PERSONNEL PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ADECCO PERSONNEL PTE LTD is seeking an IT Business Analyst to bridge business and IT teams across the SDLC. You will gather requirements, build WBS, provide estimations with input from technical teams, ensure quality post-development, and lead UAT with end-users.

The role emphasizes data analysis and cross-source data integration. The successful candidate will drive innovative ideas, build consensus, and co-create value by delivering passion for innovation in a learning culture with teamwork and

Qualifications

• Hands-on coordination between business and IT teams across locations.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to translate business needs into requirements.
• Experience in SDLC and software testing lifecycle.
• Banking sector domain knowledge.
• Proficient in SQL for data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with project stakeholders to define detailed functional specifications.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to analyze information needs and requirements.
• Translate business requirements into solutions with Development teams.
• Prepare and communicate functional documentation.
• Plan and execute qualification strategies and tests.
• Identify test data required to complete tests.
• Perform System Integration Testing (SIT) before UAT.
• Steer User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and report status to stakeholders.
• Report risks and issues to the project manager.
• Deliver tested products on time up to production deployment.
• Provide L2/L3 production support.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Skills

SQL queries (complex)

UI/UX experience

Project management

Business analysis

Stakeholder coordination

Tools

JIRA

Figma

Microsoft Office

Job description

In the role of IT Business Analyst, you will interface with key stakeholders and other IT teams to apply your proficiency across different stages of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). You will be responsible for gathering and analysing requirements, building work breakdown structure, providing estimations with help from the technical teams(s), quality control post-development, and steering UAT with end-users. The role is heavily focused business process analysis and on data analysis / design with multiple data sources.

A successful candidate will drive innovative ideas across the team, reframe thinking, build consensus, and co-create values by delivering passion for innovation. You will be part of a learning culture where teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is respected and valued.

This position requires minimum 9 years of relevant experienceas an IT Business Analyst supporting the development of enterprise-wide complex information systems within major organizations, in a banking environment. The simple system integration experience is not enough, actual active participation to the whole SDLC is needed.

Main responsibilities:

• Liaise with project stakeholders (onshore IT teams and business users) in defining detailed functional specifications and clarifications.
• Proactively communicate and collaborate with stakeholders to analyze information needs and functional requirements and deliver the following artefacts as needed: detailed functional specifications, use cases, test strategy and test cases.
• Analyze and transform business requirements into solutions with the help of Development teams.
• Prepare, maintain and communicate functional documentation.
• Plan, prepare and execute the qualification strategy and tests of the target solutions.
• Identify test data required to complete the test activities.
• Perform System Integration Testing (SIT) before allowing transition to the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) phase.
• Steering of the User Acceptance Tests (UAT) and reporting status to project stakeholders.
• Report and escape key risks and issues related to project execution to the project manager.
• Deliver thoroughly tested products on time, up to production deployment.
• Support the project planning, schedules and milestones in coordination with project teams, acting as a project manager on the delegated tasks.
• Report status to project stakeholders
• Report and escape key risks, and issues
• Prepare and maintain the application user guide and operating guide
• Provide L2/L3 support on production incidents
• Work with large data volumes, analysis and troubleshoot of data anomalies/inconsistencies.
• Legal and Regulatory Responsibilities
• Comply with all applicable legal, regulatory and internal Compliance requirements, including, but not limited to, the Singapore Compliance manual and Compliance policies and procedures as issued from time to time; Financial Security requirements, including, but not limited to, the prevention of Financial Crime and Fraud including reporting obligations to the Money Laundering Reporting Officer.
• Maintain appropriate knowledge to ensure to be fully qualified to undertake the role. Complete all mandatory training as required to attain and maintain competence

Mandatory

• Hands-on experience of coordination between the business and IT teams (various locations) and as primary functional support for development teams.
• Good project management skills.
• Strong ability to interpret business needs and translate them into requirements.
• Knowledge in software development lifecycle and software testing life cycle.
• Experience in writing test documents and performing functional tests.
• Risk awareness, ability to evaluate and predict risks and drawback of target solution.
• Identify and determine enhancements to improve business processes and to mitigate/reduce risks.
• Proficiency in SQL database queries (complex queries).
• Proficiency in flow diagram definition and design
• Ability to prepare dataset for analysis and validation purposes.
• UI/UX experience
• Proficiency in mockups definition with Figma
• Strong experience in working with Microsoft Office tools, JIRA.
• Banking sector domain knowledge.