Senior Business System Analyst – Database/API

Jobtailor; Alabama; On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a skilled Business Systems Analyst to analyze business requirements and translate them into technical specifications within an Agile environment. You will lead the design and implementation of complex systems, manage backlogs, and collaborate with engineering, QA, and cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes data modeling, API specifications, and rigorous requirements gathering, with an expectation of strong communication and stakeholder management across internal

Qualifications

• Experience as a Business Systems Analyst with proven ability to lead complex projects.
• Strong understanding of business processes and ability to translate them into technical requirements.
• Expertise in system analysis methodologies, including data modeling, process mapping, and requirements gathering.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Manual testing experience.
• Hands-on experience supporting API integrations, including request/response structures, parameter fields, POST operations, and error responses.
• Ability to translate business requirements into API specifications and validate data mappings.
• Understanding of Agile principles.
• Experience with user story creation and backlog management.
• Functional requirements gathering.
• Data analysis experience.
• SQL and MySQL.
• Gap analysis.
• UI/API/DB knowledge and understanding of how components interrelate.
• 2+ years of relevant professional experience.
• University/college degree typically required; comparable combination of education, job-specific certifications, and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• No employment visa sponsorship or STEM OPT

Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements and production specifications for changes to technology applications.
• Formulate and define system scope and objectives based on user needs and business processes.
• Lead analysis, design, and implementation of complex business systems.
• Translate business needs into technical requirements within an iterative development process.
• Direct business process improvement projects for internal business groups.
• Identify and document system constraints, implications, and consequences of proposed system changes.
• Provide recommendations for addressing and resolving business issues.
• Gather and analyze requirements.
• Create documentation.
• Perform quality assurance and manual testing.
• Manage stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineering, QA, and cross-functional teams.
• Facilitate collaboration and manage backlogs in Agile/Scrum environments.

Skills

Business Systems Analysis

API Integration Support

Agile/Scrum Methodologies

SQL and MySQL

Requirements Gathering

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

Manual Testing

Backlog Management

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Jenkins

Bitbucket

Scrum

Job description

• Analyze business requirements and production specifications for changes to technology applications
• Formulate and define system scope and objectives based on user needs and business processes
• Lead analysis, design, and implementation of complex business systems
• Translate business needs into technical requirements within an iterative development process
• Direct business process improvement projects for internal business groups
• Identify and document system constraints, implications, and consequences of proposed system changes
• Provide recommendations for addressing and resolving business issues
• Gather and analyze requirements
• Create documentation
• Perform quality assurance and manual testing
• Manage stakeholders
• Collaborate with engineering, QA, and cross-functional teams
• Facilitate collaboration and manage backlogs in Agile/Scrum environments

Requirements

• Experience as a Business Systems Analyst with proven ability to lead complex projects
• Strong understanding of business processes and ability to translate them into technical requirements
• Expertise in system analysis methodologies, including data modeling, process mapping, and requirements gathering
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Manual testing experience
• Hands-on experience supporting API integrations, including request/response structures, parameter fields, POST operations, and error responses
• Ability to translate business requirements into API specifications and validate data mappings
• Understanding of Agile principles
• Experience with user story creation and backlog management
• Functional requirements gathering
• Data analysis experience
• SQL and MySQL
• Gap analysis
• UI/API/DB knowledge and understanding of how components interrelate
• Jira
• Scrum
• Jenkins and Bitbucket
• 2+ years of relevant professional experience
• University/college degree typically required; comparable combination of education, job-specific certifications, and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• No employment visa sponsorship or STEM OPT

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in analyzing business requirements and translating them into technical specifications, with a strong focus on system analysis methodologies and Agile principles. Proven ability to lead complex projects, manage stakeholders, and facilitate collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Business Systems Analysis
• API Integration Support
• Agile/Scrum Methodologies
• SQL and MySQL
• Requirements Gathering

Hard Skills

• System Analysis Methodologies
• Data Modeling
• Process Mapping
• Manual Testing
• Gap Analysis

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication
• Interpersonal Skills

Industry Keywords

• Business Process Improvement
• Stakeholder Management
• User Story Creation
• Backlog Management
• Quality Assurance

Tools & Technologies

• Jira
• Scrum
• Jenkins
• Bitbucket