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Senior Systems Analyst

skillventory - A Leading Talent Research Firm

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New Hampshire • North Carolina • United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

KafkaSQL

About the role

  • Partner with Fidelity business stakeholders to understand their key business drivers and business requirements
  • Gather and analyze business and functional requirements and confirm these via meaningful artifacts (Business Requirements documents, process flows, use cases, etc.)
  • Perform cost-benefit analyses to ensure technology investments for the given business requirements are strategically aligned, financially sound, and deliver maximum business value
  • Convert business requirements into actionable delivery plans with defined milestones and timelines
  • Identify and manage risks and dependencies for planned work
  • Implement delivery plans through quarterly planning and backlog management
  • Manage product backlogs using collaborative tools including JIRA, Confluence, PowerPoint, Excel, and SharePoint
  • Translate complex business requirements into user stories with well-defined business value and acceptance criteria
  • Lead team refinement sessions to ensure stories are clear and ready for sprint planning
  • Define story acceptance tests in collaboration with the team, applying Acceptance Test Driven Development principles during refinement
  • Ensure the delivery meets the requirements and has passed all tests (automated and manual)
  • Proactively identify opportunities for process and system improvements to extend the value delivered to your business partners
  • Participate in End-to-End test activities to ensure functionality is working per the requirements

Requirements

  • At minimum, a Bachelor’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Business Analytics, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field
  • Five (5) years experience as a Systems Analyst
  • Financial services industry knowledge and experience is highly desirable, investment management and/or wealth management domain knowledge a plus
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Able to understand the technology and software architecture of an application
  • Experience with various tools including SQL Developer, Insomnia, Kafka - Offset Explorer, Datadog, Jira, and Confluence
  • Ability to understand code for analysis and support purposes
  • Familiarity with modern AI tools and their application in Systems Analysis is desirable
  • Must have worked in an Agile environment that uses the Scrum Methodology and is experienced with the related events and artifacts
  • Must have effectively worked in a global, team-based environment with team members in various locations and countries.
Benefits
  • Fidelity's business is governed by the provisions of various financial acts
  • Accommodations for applicants with disabilities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
business analysiscost-benefit analysisAgile methodologyScrum methodologyuser storiesacceptance criteriaAcceptance Test Driven DevelopmentSQLsoftware architectureprocess improvement
Soft Skills
communication skillscollaborationrisk managementproblem-solvingteam leadershiporganizational skillsanalytical skillsstakeholder managementadaptabilityglobal teamwork