$90K - 130K a year
Analyze and translate business needs into detailed requirements, collaborate with stakeholders and IT teams, support software development lifecycle activities, and ensure quality delivery of business systems solutions.
Senior-level experience in business systems analysis, strong communication skills, proficiency with SDLC methodologies, data analysis, project management tools, and familiarity with financial systems and software release processes.
Title: Sr. Business Systems Analyst Duration: 10 Months+ Location: 433 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60607 (on-site) Job Description Understand Business Needs: • Work closely with different business units to understand the Bank s strategies, processes, and roadmaps. • Gain in-depth knowledge of the context in which the business and IT operate. Deliver Quality Products: • Understand end-user needs. • Develop detailed requirements. • Support technical designs and process improvements. Stakeholder Collaboration: • Elicit, analyze, communicate, and validate business/user requirements. • Translate business needs and end-user requirements into functional specifications. Communication Skills: • Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Participate in various SCRUM team meetings with business, management, IT, and senior leadership. User Stories: • Ensure user stories meet the INVEST principle and definition of ready. Business Analysis: • Perform complex professional business analysis and application development duties. • Elicit complex business requirements through JAD sessions with business and technology stakeholders. Documentation: • Write detailed specifications of requested system changes. • Write data specifications, release notes, user guides, and other deliverables as needed. Design and Development: • Assist with creation and refinement of design (mockup) on new functionality. • Develop and execute data mapping plans for conversions and migrations. • Software and Process Improvements: • Suggest software and process improvements. • Implement and integrate COTS software solutions to support proprietary processes. Data Analysis: • Write queries to analyze business data for decision-making and ad hoc reporting. • Financial Systems: • Familiarity with financial systems is a plus. SDLC Methodology: • Understand the software development process using SDLC methodologies (Waterfall/Scrum). Project Management Tools: • Familiar with automated project management and documentation tools (e.g., flowcharting, data modeling, Excel, UI design, Visio). • System Diagrams and Business Processes: • Familiar with techniques and tools for modeling system diagrams, business processes, functional processes, and interfaces. Collaboration: • Collaborate with staff to ensure smooth and reliable operation of software and systems. • Identify and resolve business systems issues. Requirements and Goals: • Work with business team members, decision makers, and stakeholders to define business requirements and systems goals. • Ensure applications meet business requirements and systems goals. Project Participation: • Participate in planning relevant project, enhancement, and maintenance activities. • Develop and maintain business domain knowledge. Bank Policies and Standards: • Understand and apply relevant Bank policies, standards, and procedures. • Demonstrate adherence to IT principles and critical thinking. Software Releases and Upgrades: • Assist in software releases and roll-outs. • Perform software improvements and upgrades. • Perform code deployments and releases. Quality Focus: • Complete all tasks with a focus on quality. • Meet or exceed established SLOs. Team Guidance: • Provide guidance to less experienced team members. • Collaborate with different areas of IT and the business to provide solutions. Customer Support: • Build rapport and elicit problem details from customers. • Provide timely reports on project status and issues to management and business units. Troubleshooting: • Apply diagnostic utilities to aid in troubleshooting. • Access software updates, drivers, knowledge bases, and FAQ resources to aid in problem resolution. Promote Understanding: • Work to promote an understanding of business processes and systems.
This job posting was last updated on 9/9/2025