Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Document business and functional requirements, business rules, user stories, and epics.
• Analyze business processes, functions, and procedures across multiple business units.
• Understand and document data requirements for banking products and assess downstream impacts.
• Create documentation outlining data lineage and support the development of a data governance framework.
• Act as a subject matter expert for banking product data.
• Support data consumers and development teams by conducting data research and analysis.
• Collaborate with developers to document the existing application infrastructure and architecture.
• Support QA and testing activities by reviewing and refining test plans and creating detailed test cases.
• Assist in responding to audit queries related to business processes and IT implementation.
• Identify and resolve issues arising during projects or day-to-day business operations.
• Proactively manage scope changes, identify risks, and develop contingency plans.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with IT teams and business stakeholders.
• Lead business requirements activities from elicitation through process mapping and solution proposal.
• Conduct scope estimation and impact analysis in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Create, maintain, and groom the product backlog.
• Write user stories and define acceptance criteria.
• Facilitate Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions with business stakeholders, architects, and technical teams.
• Identify integration points, dependencies, and risks to support smooth delivery.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst or Product Owner in a large, complex banking organization or major consulting firm.
• 5+ years of experience working within Agile Scrum or Kanban environments.
• 3+ years of experience documenting business and functional requirements, business rules, user stories, and epics for REST-based banking API platforms.
• Strong understanding of Spring, databases, database interface layers, and Java development tools.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to translate business needs into functional and operational requirements.
• Experience analyzing and documenting complex end-to-end business processes and systems.
• Solid understanding of technology environments, including platforms, applications, databases, and system architecture.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Proficiency with MS Visio, Word, and PowerPoint.

Advantages:

• Experience with UNIX and scripting languages.
• Knowledge of Hadoop ecosystem technologies such as HDFS, Hive, Impala, Pig, Spark, and Hadoop.
• Experience with Scala, Spark, or PySpark.
• Familiarity with Kafka, MQ, or other streaming platforms.
• Basic knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, or Angular.
• Understanding of financial markets, banking, and wealth management.
• Experience collaborating with global teams across different geographies and time zones.
• Familiarity with JIRA or other ALM tools.
• Previous experience in the Financial Services industry.