IT Systems Analyst Advisor - REMOTE

Sedgwick; South Dakota; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sedgwick in the United States is seeking an IT Systems Analyst Advisor to translate business needs into robust system requirements and technical specifications across initiatives.

You will define data structures, interfaces, and data transformations, collaborate with Architecture and Engineering, and guide backlog readiness in agile or hybrid delivery environments.

The role emphasizes documentation, standards, and cross-functional collaboration with Product, Business, QA, and Operations.

Qualifications

• Leads analysis and translation of complex business needs into system requirements.
• Defines system specifications including data structures, interfaces, and data transformations.
• Documents non-functional requirements (security, performance, scalability, resilience, auditability).
• Supports backlog readiness and facilitates complex refinement and design discussions across teams.
• Produces and governs high-quality documentation and standards for requirements analysis and system documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis translating complex requirements into system specifications.
• Ensure requirements align with enterprise standards and delivery needs.
• Define data flows, interfaces, and data transformations.
• Document non-functional requirements like security and performance.
• Guide backlog readiness and facilitate planning/design discussions.
• Evaluate risks and dependencies across initiatives.
• Triage defects and troubleshoot complex system issues.

Skills

Systems analysis

Technical requirements documentation

APIs & data models

Agile / hybrid delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Architecture & data flows

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering

Job description

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IT Systems Analyst Advisor ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads the analysis and translation of complex business and functional requirements into system requirements and technical specifications across multiple initiatives.
• Ensures system requirements and technical specifications are complete, high quality, and aligned with delivery needs and enterprise standards. Defines, reviews, and provides guidance on system specifications, including data structures, interfaces, integrations, and data transformations.
• Analyzes enterprise-wide system impacts, dependencies, and data flows across platforms
• Defines and documents non-functional system requirements, including security, performance, scalability, resilience, and auditability, in partnership with Architecture and Engineering. Evaluates technical constraints, architectural considerations, and solution trade-offs in partnership with architects and senior technical leaders.
• Provides technical guidance to support backlog readiness, ensuring system requirements, dependencies, impacts, and technical considerations are sufficiently defined across teams. Facilitates or leads complex refinement, planning, and design discussions involving multiple stakeholder groups.
• Evaluates technical complexity, dependencies, risks, and trade-offs across initiatives and provides input to support prioritization and sequencing decisions. Anticipates risks and systemic impacts, proactively driving cross-functional resolution.
• Ensures technical requirements and implementation remain aligned with approved business requirements and product direction. Leads or consults on defect triage for high-impact or systemic issues.
• Troubleshoots highly complex or cross-domain system, data, and integration issues.
• Provides expert guidance on resolution of enterprise or high-risk issues.
• Produces and governs high-quality documentation standards aligned with enterprise practices.
• Establishes and drives best practices, frameworks, and standards for requirements analysis and system documentation.
• Identifies and leads initiatives to improve processes, system efficiency, scalability, and data quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field from an accredited college or university preferred
• Experience supporting system integrations, data flows, and application behavior
• Experience working in agile or hybrid delivery environments preferred.
• Expert-level systems analysis and technical requirements documentation skills
• Strong ability to interpret complex business needs and translate them into scalable, high-quality technical solutions
• Deep experience defining interfaces, APIs, data models, and integrations
• Strong understanding of system architecture, dependencies, and enterprise data flows
• Ability to evaluate complexity, dependencies, risks, and technical trade-offs across initiatives
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills across Product, Business, Architecture, Development, QA, and Operations
• excellent judgment, troubleshooting, problem solving, analysis, and discretion; Computer keyboarding, travel as required
• Auditory/Visual : Hearing, vision and talking

Sedgwick is building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and recognizes that each person possesses a unique combination of skills, knowledge, and experience.