Business Systems Analyst II - Seneca Resources

Position Description

The Business System Analyst II will serve as the primary systems manager for a designated set of platforms. This individual will be responsible for handling needs assessments and cost/benefit analysis to align the technology of the company with their business strategies. Individual will receive business needs from internal stakeholders, solicit product and enhancement requirements from end users and must be able to convert the requests from both into a workable solution which optimizes business and end user value. This individual will also be responsible for overall system design documentation and assisting in successful rollout of new features and enhancements.

Position Accountabilities

• Facilitate and translate business requirements into technical requirements to guide the implementation of new features, systems, and enhancements and upgrades
• Work with vendors to ensure the system solution satisfies the business requirements
• Meet with decision makers, systems owners, and end users to help identify business, financial, and operations requirements and systems goals
• Act as technical focal point for the business in the presentation of the new system/application to Application and Architecture Review Board
• Lead design sessions in prototyping new system or functionality for the purpose of enhancing business processes, operations, and information process flow; develop diagrams and flowcharts of system view – Technical maps
• Develop and maintain design documentation (data flow diagrams, workflows) working across the organization for documenting integration points between systems
• Provide systems analysis (e.g. creation of technical requirements, access framework, data flow and operational process mapping, system testing) expertise focusing on gap identification
• Improve systems and operational workflows by studying current practices and designing modifications/enhancements
• Help identify control points in new systems designs and workflows and works with customers to ensure the working environments are properly controlled
• Review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems
• Provide ongoing support structure is in place and the Roles and Responsibilities are documented before an application or system is approved for production readiness and other impacted applications/systems are included in the assessment
• Perform troubleshooting role in triage mode in alignment with the Problem and Incident Troubleshooting process.
• Represent production changes to the Change Control Board complying with the requirements of this process
• Represent project related system change efforts in Change Control Board Forum
• Actively participate in and lead system and unit testing for modified and new systems and other post-implementation support
• Responsible for handling needs assessments and cost/benefit analysis to align the technology of the company with their business strategies

Organizational Relationship

This assignment will report to the assigned functional leader.

Position Qualifications

Education Requirements

• College diploma or university degree in the field of business administration, computer science, engineering, or management information systems or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 10+ years related work experience.

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong IT background with an understanding of banking operations, products, processes and procedures
• Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to conduct research into systems issues and products as required.
• Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language.
• Highly self-motivated and directed along with strong critical thinking and engineering/re-engineering skills
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and work though workflow analysis.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative and customer centric environment.
• Familiarity with corporate security policies and managing user access/profiles

Seneca Resources is client driven provider of strategic Information Technology consulting services and Workforce Solutions to government and industry. Seneca Resources is a leading IT services provider with offices in Reston, Virginia, Alabama and Columbia, Maryland that service clients throughout the United States. The key to our success lies within our strong corporate culture which drives our business. We challenge our staff through engaging work, and we reward our staff through competitive compensation, extensive professional training, and excellent opportunities for career advancement. In turn, we look for only the best and brightest to join our team. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value the benefits of diversity in our workplace.