Senior System Analyst

Luxoft; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Senior System Analyst to join their Application Modernization Practice. This exciting role involves migrating a legacy system from High-Level Assembler to a modern cloud-based Java environment for a major banking client. The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical mindset and the ability to communicate effectively across technical and business domains. You will play a crucial role in documenting requirements, optimizing processes, and ensuring seamless integration with international stakeholders. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make a significant impact, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst or Systems Analyst.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to document complex requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and organize requirement specifications and flowcharts for developers.
• Translate non-technical requirements into clear technical specifications.

Skills

High-Level Assembler

Business Analysis

Documentation

Analytical Tools

Communication Skills

Requirements Gathering

Stakeholder Management

UML

Job description

Project description

Application Modernization Practice is a horizontal practice supporting all business verticals in Luxoft. We are seeking a Senior System Analyst capable of working across different domain zones. The project involves migrating a legacy system written in HLASM (High-Level Assembler) from mainframe to a cloud-based Java environment for one of the largest banks in the USA.

Responsibilities

1. Develop, analyze, prioritize, and organize requirement specifications, data mapping, diagrams, and flowcharts for developers and testers.
2. Recover the design, requirement specifications, and functions of a system by analyzing its code (currently High-Level Assembler, with Cobol in the near future).
3. Translate non-technical requirements into clear technical specifications.
4. Convert low-level code descriptions into meaningful functional requirements.
5. Organize requirements into features and user stories.
6. Maintain the knowledge base for the system and the project.
7. Participate in optimizing internal team processes.

Skills

Must have

• Willingness to deeply analyze High-Level Assembler code to reverse engineer requirements.
• Ability to produce concise and coherent documentation in English for a native-speaking audience.
• Capability to enhance requirements with models and diagrams as needed.
• At least 3 years of experience in a Business Analyst/Systems Analyst role.
• Strong analytical mindset.
• Understanding and practical experience with various types of requirements and their representations.
• Good understanding of non-functional requirements.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both business and technical languages.
• High level of seniority when handling complex tasks.
• Experience analyzing and documenting integrations.
• Experience working with international stakeholders (USA, UK).
• Solid knowledge of analytical tools (functional/non-functional requirements, use cases, user stories, UML).

Nice to have

• Experience with IBM z/OS mainframe.
• Understanding of IBM High-Level Assembler and COBOL.
• Experience with microservices architecture and message brokers.