Systems Analyst

The Role

• Liaise with business analysts and / or other stakeholders as appropriate to ensure that requirements are well defined and understood to formulate a high-level solution.
• Produce logical design models where appropriate in conjunction with Lead Systems Analyst and Functional Architects.
• Work closely with technical developers to produce a high-level solution and document it such that it is possible to walk through with the end users / stakeholders and the development team.
• Convincing and presenting proposals by way of high-level solutions to end users and / or stakeholders.
• Perform business process modelling to appropriate levels of detail.
• Able to produce and present detailed technical specification to the build teams.
• Work closely with testers to help define and drive the acceptance testing.
• Maintain system documentation to ensure completeness.
• Works closely with the development colleagues during the build phase of new initiatives.
• Work in a collaborative manner within a high-pressure environment to develop key relationships.
• Understand and embody the Product vision and business needs for a successful, low-defect, on-time product release.
• Manage risks and issues and escalate as necessary.
• Understand the Product vision and business needs for a successful, low-defect, on-time product release.
• Actively serve as a champion of quality for their project team and helps support the SA Community of Practice, knowledge sharing sessions, lunch & learn, brown bag sessions, and other learning sessions.
• Manages the design phase of proposed new initiatives in a timely fashion. Accurately reports progress into the TMO function.
• Constant pursuit of improving team velocity and efficiency, allowing effective release planning and diagnostics for the team.
• Helps team members self-organize and apply cross-functional competencies to create high-value products.
• Pursues continual growth related to the business domain within the respective line of business.
• Embraces and continuously improves analysis knowledge and skills.
• Advocates improving quality during all stages of software development.
• Continually developing functional skills, building on pensions knowledge while exploring cross-functional skills.