Systems Analyst

Randstad Digital Americas; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Digital is seeking a contract project manager/lead for technology initiatives in Durham, NC. You will partner with stakeholders, manage scope, milestones, and dependencies, and drive delivery across multiple teams to achieve business outcomes.

The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, experience with Agile, and the ability to translate requirements into actionable user stories, with an emphasis on risk management and release governance.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working in Agile environments.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with execution detail.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional technology initiatives.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience facilitating collaboration between business and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document requirements, use cases, and functional specifications.
• Analyze existing systems, workflows, and integrations to recommend scalable solutions aligned with business goals.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, system specifications, data flows, and process diagrams.
• Translate business needs into clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Support API analysis, data mapping, and integration design.
• Collaborate with engineering and architecture teams to ensure feasibility and design alignment.
• Participate in testing phases, including defect triage, validation, and production support.
• Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to stakeholders.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of technology initiatives from intake through deployment.
• Define project scope, timelines, and delivery roadmaps aligned with priorities.
• Drive Agile ceremonies and manage dependencies, risks, and issues.
• Track and report on delivery progress and KPIs to leadership.
• Coordinate across teams to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery.
• Facilitate decision-making and alignment across cross-functional teams.
• Ensure adherence to SDLC, governance, and release management processes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Agile

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Organization

Collaboration

Influence

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Visio

Lucidchart

Oracle

SQL

AWS

Azure

Job description

Job Summary

Experience managing technology projects or product deliveries

Job Summary

Experience managing technology projects or product deliveries Strong understanding of project planning, estimation, and tracking Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar ALM tools Ability to manage risks, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations Demonstrated success delivering complex initiatives in fast-paced environments location: Durham, North Carolina job type: Contract salary: $62 - 63 per hour work hours: 8am to 5pm education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document requirements, use cases, and functional specifications
• Analyze existing systems, workflows, and integrations to recommend scalable solutions aligned with business goals
• Create and maintain technical documentation, system specifications, data flows, and process diagrams
• Translate business needs into clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria
• Support API analysis, data mapping, and integration design
• Collaborate with engineering and architecture teams to ensure feasibility and design alignment
• Participate in testing phases, including defect triage, validation, and production support
• Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Lead end-to-end delivery of technology initiatives, from intake through production deployment
• Define project scope, timelines, milestones, and delivery roadmaps aligned with business priorities
• Drive Agile ceremonies (planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives)
• Manage dependencies, risks, issues, and escalations, ensuring timely resolution
• Track and report on delivery progress, KPIs, and outcomes to stakeholders and leadership
• Coordinate across multiple teams to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery
• Facilitate decision-making and alignment across cross-functional teams
• Ensure adherence to SDLC, governance, and release management processes

Qualifications

Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders

Experience working in Agile environments

Ability to balance strategic thinking with execution detail

Proven experience leading cross-functional technology initiatives

Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities

Experience facilitating collaboration between business and technical teams

Technical & Functional Skills

Experience with SQL, Oracle, or relational databases

Knowledge of web and mobile application architectures

Familiarity with APIs, integration patterns, and data flows

Ability to diagram workflows using tools such as Visio, Lucidchart, or similar

Experience supporting QA and testing lifecycle activities

Skills

Agile environments,AWS,Angular,API,APIs,QA automation,C#,Confluence,data mapping,data flows,frontend technologies,GCP,integration design,Jira,Java,JavaScript,Lucidchart,Azure,Visio,mobile application,Oracle,Python,React,relational databases,release management processes,SQL,systems analysis,SDLC,Vue,Digital Platforms,strong analytical thinking,analytical,Communicate,Excellent written and verbal communication,Coordinate,Strong organizational skills,decision-making,leadership,ability to lead,ability to influence,problem-solving capabilities,strategic thinking,collaboration,acceptance criteria,architecture,backlog refinement,business analysis,business priorities,business needs,project delivery,system specifications,process diagrams,functional specifications,Functional Skills,governance,financial services,Investments,production support,understanding of project,project scope,QA,analyze requirements,use cases,risks,technical solutioning,technical documentation,testing,user stories,workflows

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Randstad Digital

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [e-mail].

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.