Sr Business Analyst

First Bank; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

First Bank seeks a Senior Business Analyst to plan, design, develop and launch business, financial and operations systems supporting core processes. You will meet with decision makers and end users, capture requirements, create feature maps and user stories, and guide agile development through Scrum and Kanban practices, testing and post-implementation support.

You have a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years in business systems analysis or related roles, with experience in banking preferred and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, accounting or MIS; and/or 7+ years' experience.
• 5+ years' experience overseeing design, development, testing and implementation of software/hardware.
• In-depth technical and general business knowledge.
• Familiar with waterfall, agile, prototyping and other methods.
• Experience in requirements elicitation, documentation, analysis and testing.
• Experience in business gap analysis and process flow modeling.
• Preferred: cloud development, banking, digital transformation, technical writing.

Responsibilities

• Meeting with decision makers, systems owners, and end users to define requirements and resolve issues.
• Lead current and future state documentation and prototype coordination for new systems.
• Create feature maps, user stories, and assist development with Agile methodologies.
• Assist in Scrum and Kanban processes, including meetings and planning.
• Prepare and deliver reports and recommendations addressing system issues.
• Perform cost-benefit and ROI analysis for proposed systems.
• Create business process models, specifications, diagrams and charts.
• Develop test conditions, scripts and validation before implementation.
• Plan and perform in-depth tests and end-user reviews for new systems.

Skills

Business analysis

Requirements elicitation

Documentation

Process modeling

Data analysis

Agile methodologies

Scrum framework

Kanban

Testing & QA

ROI analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Senior Business Analyst

As a Senior Business Analyst, you are responsible for planning, designing, developing and launching efficient business, financial and operations systems in support of core organizational functions and business processes.

What You Will Be Doing

• Meeting with decision makers, systems owners, and end users to define business, financial and operations requirements, define systems goals, and identify and resolve systems issues
• Leading current state and future state documentation and coordinates prototype efforts for new systems for the purpose of enhancing business processes, operations and information process flow
• Create feature maps, user stories, and assist in the development process through the utilization of Agile and other software development methodologies
• Assist in the management of development efforts through Scrum and Kanban process, which includes scrum meetings, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospective meetings.
• Preparing and delivering reports, recommendations or alternatives that address existing and potential trouble areas in operating systems across the organization
• Performing cost-benefit and return on investment analysis for proposed systems to aid management in making implementation decisions
• Creating business process models, specifications, diagrams and charts to provide direction to system programmers
• Developing test conditions, test scripts and performs test validation to ensure that the appropriate level of testing is performed prior to implementing system changes
• Planning, coordinating and performing in-depth tests, including end-user reviews, for modified and new systems, and other post-implementation support

• Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) from four-year college or university in the field of business administration, computer science, accounting or management information systems; and/or seven or more years work experience and/or training in the field of business systems analysis or software development; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of five years' experience in overseeing the design, development, testing, training and implementation of software and hardware solutions, systems or products.
• Possess in-depth technical and general business knowledge.
• Familiar with different development approaches including: traditional waterfall, agile, proto-typing, and other methods.
• Experienced in software requirement elicitation, documentation, analysis and testing.
• Experience in Business gap analysis and process flow modeling.
• Preferrred Experience:
  • Supporting cloud development
  • Banking experience
  • Digital transformation experience
  • Technical writing