Business Systems Analyst - IT & Data Translator

Socket.dev; Livingston (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Two medical plans

HSA with employer contribution

Employer paid life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Employee assistance program

Vision insurance

Accident coverage

Critical illness coverage

Paid holidays

Vacation time

Personal time

Sick time

401(k) with match

Profit sharing

Employee referral bonus

Education assistance

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Business Analyst to bridge business users and IT teams by translating needs into system requirements and coordinating reporting, data analysis, and process improvements for operations.

The role requires AS400/IBM-i experience, strong Excel and BI tool skills, and experience gathering requirements, documenting specs, and collaborating with stakeholders. You will write clear specifications for programmers and support UAT testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3–5 years of BA/Systems Analyst experience.
• AS400 / IBM-i experience required.
• Knowledge of business applications, databases, and enterprise systems.
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes and production workflows.
• Experience gathering, analyzing, and documenting business requirements.
• Ability to translate business needs into functional requirements for IT.
• Experience generating reports and running queries to retrieve and analyze data.
• Proficiency in Excel and BI tools such as Tableau.
• Experience with system testing and UAT.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work as a bridge between business users and technical teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business users to understand needs, processes, issues, and requirements.
• Serve as the primary liaison between business users and IT teams.
• Evaluate requests, determine system requirements, solutions, and impacts.
• Translate business needs into clear requirements and specifications for programmers.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Organizational skills

Business-IT liaison

Independent working

Multitasking

UAT experience

Requirements gathering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration / Information Systems / Data Analytics

Tools

AS400 / IBM-i

Tableau

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Socket.dev is seeking a Business Analyst to bridge business users and IT teams by translating needs into system requirements and coordinating reporting, data analysis, and process improvements for operations.

The role requires AS400/IBM-i experience, strong Excel and BI tool skills, and experience gathering requirements, documenting specs, and collaborating with stakeholders. You will write clear specifications for programmers and support UAT testing.