Data Integration Analyst - Card Operations

Piper Companies; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

401(k)

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Piper Companies in McLean, VA seeks a Senior Business Analyst for Merger Card Integration & Data Mapping to support data-driven replatforming and portfolio conversions.

You will map, validate, and reconcile card member data across platforms, collaborating with operations, technology, and risk teams in a hybrid environment. Requires 5+ years in data analysis & card data projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data analysis, data integration, or financial services tech.
• Experience with credit card migration and large-scale data projects.
• Strong SQL, data mapping, validation, and reconciliation skills.
• Able to translate data requirements to actionable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end card data integration for large-scale replatforming and conversion.
• Analyze portfolio data, structures, and workflows to identify integration requirements.
• Perform data mapping, transformation, validation, reconciliation, and balancing.
• Collaborate with technical teams to understand source/target data structures.
• Assist migration of large customer portfolios between platforms and services.
• Participate in system integration testing, UAT, parallel and conversion testing.
• Investigate and resolve data quality and conversion issues throughout implementation.
• Develop and maintain data mapping docs, conversion requirements, and reports.
• Partner with Card Operations, Technology, PMO, Risk, Compliance, Digital, Fraud, and more.

Skills

Credit Card Migration

Data Mapping

Data Validation

Data Reconciliation

Data Transformation

Data Integration

SQL

ETL

Portfolio Conversion

Analytical Thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Fiserv

First Data

TSYS/FIS

Jack Henry

Hogan

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Senior Business Analyst, Merger Card Integration & Data Mapping to support complex credit card replatforming, card member data integrations, and portfolio conversion initiatives in McLean, VA. The Senior Business Analyst, Merger Card Integration & Data Mapping will take a hands-on role in analyzing, mapping, validating, and reconciling card and card member data throughout large-scale platform integration and conversion efforts. This position is hybrid in McLean, VA.

Responsibilities of the Senior Business Analyst, Merger Card Integration & Data Mapping:

• Support end-to-end card and card member data integration efforts for large-scale replatforming and conversion initiatives
• Analyze card portfolio data, account structures, servicing environments, and operational workflows to identify integration requirements
• Perform data mapping, transformation, validation, reconciliation, and portfolio balancing activities
• Work with technical teams to understand source and target data structures and identify data conversion requirements
• Support migration of large customer account portfolios between card processing and servicing platforms
• Participate in system integration testing, user acceptance testing, parallel testing, conversion testing, and production validation
• Investigate and resolve data quality, mapping, integration, and conversion issues throughout implementation
• Develop and maintain data mapping documentation, conversion requirements, validation procedures, and reconciliation reports
• Partner with Card Operations, Technology, PMO, Risk, Compliance, Digital, Fraud, and other business teams throughout conversion initiatives
• Support production cutover activities and post-conversion stabilization
• Analyze data and operational processes to identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement
• Support due diligence and integration planning related to potential portfolio acquisitions, mergers, and other strategic initiatives
• Collaborate with third-party processors, technology vendors, and implementation partners
• Help ensure card servicing functions including billing, rewards, disputes, fraud, collections, and digital servicing are properly represented throughout conversion activities
• Provide clear communication of data findings, issues, dependencies, and risks to both technical and business stakeholders

Qualifications for the Senior Business Analyst, Merger Card Integration & Data Mapping:

• 5+ years of experience in data analysis, data integration, payment processing, card operations, financial services technology, or a related discipline
• Credit Card Migration Experience Required
• Experience with Fiserv, First Data, TSYS/FIS, Jack Henry, Hogan, or similar card processing platforms
• Hands-on experience supporting large-scale data integration, platform migration, replatforming, or conversion initiatives
• Experience working with large customer or account datasets and complex data structures
• Strong experience with data mapping, data validation, data reconciliation, and data transformation
• Understanding of credit card processing, card servicing, payment processing, or financial services data
• Experience working with technical teams to investigate and resolve data and integration issues
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to work across business and technical teams to gather requirements and translate data requirements into actionable solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct experience supporting a major credit card replatforming or portfolio conversion
• Experience with credit card portfolio integrations, processor migrations, or card platform consolidations
• Experience supporting large-scale credit card mergers, acquisitions, or portfolio transfers
• Experience supporting Visa, Mastercard, or American Express processing environments
• Strong SQL experience and experience working with large relational datasets
• Experience with data quality, ETL, data migration, or reconciliation tools
• Experience working in banking, credit unions, payments, or other financial services environments

Compensation for the Senior Business Analyst, Merger Card Integration & Data Mapping includes:

• Salary: $140,000 - $170,000 depending on experience
• Comprehensive Benefits Package including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), PTO, and Paid Holidays

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