Lead Business Analyst, Operations Technology

Raymondjames; Saint Petersburg (FL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Raymond James in Saint Petersburg, FL is seeking a senior IT Business Analyst to create detailed business requirements for functional and non-functional capabilities. You will gather information from multiple sources, translate concepts between business and technical teams, and support development with documentation.

You may lead small to medium projects, develop estimates and plans, and collaborate with UX/design to visualize requirements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technical business analysis experience.
• Financial services experience preferred.
• Experience with data analysis and reporting.
• Experience with IT testing and validation.

Responsibilities

• Creates detailed business requirements for functional and non-functional capabilities.
• Gathers information from multiple sources and makes recommendations.
• Provides support for application development teams, including documenting business processes.
• Translates technical concepts to business and vice versa.
• May lead estimates and implementation plans for technical solutions.
• Partner with team to develop project schedules and documentation.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

SDLC knowledge

Agile/Scrum

Problem solving

Tools

Oracle SQL

MS SQL Server

SSRS

Tableau

Mainframe / HP NonStop

Job description

Job Description Summary

Note: This position follows our hybrid-friendly schedule, so you get the best of both worlds - flexibility and collaboration. In office days are 3 days per week (including a Monday or Friday), in our St Petersburg, FL Corporate Office.

This role is not eligible for Work Visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future.

Job Description

Responsibilities :

• Creates detailed business requirements for functional (e.g., business processes, rules) and non-functional (e.g., data, security) capabilities.
• Gathers and interprets information from multiple sources (including databases, interviews, etc.) and makes recommendations.
• Provides support for application development teams, including documenting business processes.
• Translates technical concepts to business audience and business information to a technical audience.
• May take a leading role in developing estimates and implementation plans for technical solutions.
• Partners with team members to develop project schedules, reports and documentation. May be required to act as project lead on small to medium projects and/or provide direction to others on the team.
• Works with User Experience / Design resources to help visualize requirements into prototype.
• Understands and applies principles in risk management, issue tracking and change management.
• Validates test cases to ensure that scripts will evaluate the business function being performed.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Skills/Previous Experience:

• More than eight (8) years of relevant technical business analysis or technical analysis experience is highly preferred.
• Financial Services experience is highly preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Knowledge of Corporate Actions, Trade Clearance and Settlement, and Income Processing is strongly desired.
• Requirements gathering, risk management, issue tracking, and change management; a specialization in requirements gathering for functional and operational enhancements to applications
• Extensive hands-on experience testing IT applications is required, in addition to knowledge of general software testing methodologies.
• Comprehensive understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and work through various phases of it with peers and IT partners.
• Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid software development methodologies.
• Project planning and tracking.

Skill in:

• Experience in working with IT and business stakeholders at various levels is required.
• Experience in gathering business requirements is required.
• Experience with data analysis/data mapping and the ability to query relational databases (Oracle, MS SQL Server) is required.
• Hands-on experience testing web applications and file-based batch processing.
• Experience in leveraging AI to assist in daily job functions is highly preferred.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication as well as ability to create/maintain effective presentations and technical documentation.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail. Detailed understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies (e.g., Agile/Scrum, Waterfall).
• Experience with Mainframe / HP NonStop / SIS Back Office is preferred.
• Experience with reporting and data visualization tools (e.g., SSRS, Tableau) is preferred.
• Fluent in Microsoft Office Suite - Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Word.

Ability to:

• Assume ownership and responsibility, act as a key liaison between application development and business operations.
• Understand in-depth details of business processes and rules. Document and communicate them effectively to various technical and non-technical partners.
• Identify and understand issues, problems and opportunities; compare data from different sources to draw conclusions.
• Clearly convey information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
• Use effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; recommend or take action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
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