Senior Business Systems Analyst, Vice President

State Street; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Comprehensive health insurance

Paid time off: vacation, sick leave, 3

Employee Assistance Program

Incentive compensation programs

Tax-advantaged savings plans

Job summary

State Street is seeking a Senior Business Systems Analyst in Irvine to design and manage software projects for real-time transaction processing. You will translate business needs into functional specs and drive platform transformations for asset management.

The role requires deep SDLC and Agile experience, strong data analysis, and the ability to coordinate across multiple teams. You will interact with client senior managers, oversee multiple projects, and provide weekend production support on a

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile/Scrum.
• Ability to define use cases, specs, and test cases with documentation.
• Experience coordinating requirements across PMs, users and developers.
• Capital Markets domain knowledge in asset classes and post-trade processing.
• Proven track record driving complex software releases.

Responsibilities

• Understand end-to-end transaction processing across applications.
• Manage monthly software releases with minimal supervision.
• Gather business requirements between stakeholders and dev teams.
• Define functional specs and test cases, ensure test coverage.
• Meet with senior managers to present solutions and optimize processes.
• Provide rotation-based release weekend and overnight production support.

Skills

SDLC expertise

Agile/Scrum

Data analysis

Multi-project management

Communication

Tools

Jira

SQL (Sybase)

XML/XSD

Job description

Who we are looking for

The post-trade Straight-Through Processing (STP) team is seeking an experienced Business Systems Analyst with financial services background to design and manage software projects critical to our client’s real-time transaction processing needs. The right individual will leverage their analytical and technical skills to quickly familiarize themselves with our environment, manage the delivery of business-oriented functional enhancements and architect technical platform transformation for a leading investment manager.

What you will be responsible for

As a Senior Business Systems Analyst you will

• Understand complex end-to-end transaction processing flows through multiple applications across a broad range of financial asset classes.
• Manage projects on a monthly software release cycle with minimal supervision.
• Coordinate the gathering of business requirements between project managers, business users, and developer teams.
• Define use cases, functional specifications, and test cases. Ensure test coverage and complete documentation for each software release.
• Meet with client senior managers, present business solutions, set up/optimize business processes.
• Be available for release weekend support and overnight production support on a rotational basis.

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role

• Strong understanding of SDLC process and project methodologies (Agile/Scrum).
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Ability to independently perform data analysis, derive field mappings and transformations, and design business solutions in software.
• Ability to oversee multiple projects simultaneously across different teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to coordinate with team members and stakeholders in multiple locations.
• Aptitude for learning new things and flexibility to adapt and follow guidelines.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in the Capital Markets domain, with an Asset Management or Investment Banking organization, is strongly preferred.
• Hands-on knowledge of relational databases/SQL (Sybase preferred).
• Understanding of post-trade processing and the trade life cycle for various financial instruments, including: fixed income, equity, foreign exchange, derivatives, and financing trades (repurchase agreements).
• Experience testing software designed for elaborate business scenarios.
• Experience with production support / issue triage
• Experience with Jira, Agile boards is a plus.
• Understanding of XML, including creating XSD, is a plus.

Salary Range:

$120,000 - $195,000 Annual

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

• our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
• insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages
• paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities
• access to our Employee Assistance Program
• incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans)
• eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans

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About State Street

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We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

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