Data / Business Analyst (Closed)

SkillStorm is seeking a Data / Business Analyst for our client in Charlotte, NC OR Jersey City, NJ. Candidates must be able to work on SkillStorm's W2; not a C2C position. EOE, including disability/vets.

Job Description:

• Responsible for developing and delivering end to end software solutions to accomplish business goals. Possess programming, Data Analysis and Business Analysis experience with overall 8-10 years of IT experience. Participate in design, development and implementation of solutions aligning to stakeholders business goals. Be a channel between business and technology teams, by translating business requirements into relevant technology objectives and vice versa.
• Develop design solutions, test scenarios, and ensure the solution can be integrated successfully into the overall application/system with clear, robust and well-tested interfaces. Contributes to story refinement/defining requirements. Participates and guides team in estimating work necessary to realize a story/requirement through the delivery lifecycle. Performs spike/proof of concept as necessary to mitigate risk or implement new ideas.

Job Responsibilities:

• Act as a single point of contact for the work assigned from inception to post production
• Attention to detail and accuracy are essential, with excellent analytical/problem solving skills
• Ability to connect the dots across various applications and business processes, document data flows and identify gaps
• Understand the Business requirements clearly through Initiating and participating in Refinement sessions
• Translate business requirements into functional and in turn into technical requirements
• Perform in-depth data analysis activities and come up with work break down, low-level & High level design strategies
• Work effectively within a fast-paced environment
• Quickly adapt to change and prioritize time effectively
• Identify risks, mitigation plans and escalate timely
• Collaborate with Data architects and other global team members in data analysis in turn aid to build effective solutions
• Conduct design/solution review sessions with all the stakeholders (PO, Data Modelers, DDM etc.)
• Validate data at every stage (Pre SIT, SIT and UAT and Production) to make sure functional/business scenarios are addressed
• Adhere to ADS documentation and CI/CD guidelines
• Be an innovative thinker for continuous improvement of domain, data and application capabilities
• Provide leadership and mentor team for success
• Analyze complex queries, stored procedures to understand legacy and current processes
• Competency to wear multiple hats in a team
• View requirements from global banking product & portfolio management perspective to understand business benefits
• Take personal ownership of tasks and issues as they arise to find resolution.

Required Skills:

• Data Analysis and Business Analysis experience with overall 8-10 years of IT experience
• Expertise in Analytical Thinking, Attention to Detail, Problem Solving and Innovative thinking skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills (both to technical and non-technical audience)
• Exposure to Financial domain knowledge and/or Wholesale Loans knowledge
• Proficiency in connecting dots across various applications and business to understand E2E view
• Ability to effectively communicate across organization depending on audience i.e. in Tech speak (detail) and business speak (exec summary)
• Proficiency with query tools to aid data analysis - Strong PL/SQL skills - Ability to write and analyze complex queries, stored procedures
• Expertise with Microsoft Office suite usage
• Good to have exposure to Hadoop
• Experience with Oracle Exadata or 10g and above
• Know-how working in Agile/ scrum teams for Prioritization of work and resource assignments
• Strong Team player who can influence and guide team for success
• Works well in a team environment with minimal supervision
• Good with identifying priorities and managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Know-how effort and financials estimation
• Willingness to ask questions and reach out for assistance as required

Desired Skills

• Strong business knowledge with Wholesale Credit products & Client Onboarding / KYC
• General understanding of client data and how it’s used and managed would be beneficial
• Familiarity with Enterprise data standards and data quality remediation processes

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