Senior Technical Business Systems Analyst – LMS Transition

Alpha Consulting Corp. is seeking a Senior Technical Business Systems Analyst for LMS Transition to support large-scale Learning Management System migrations. This role involves technical design, cross-functional collaboration, and program support to ensure the successful delivery of projects within compliance constraints.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to and maintain technical design specifications for LMS-to-LMS migrations, including:
• User and worker data models
• Organizational units, hierarchies, and learning assignment logic
• Content, curriculum, and transcript migration approaches
• Integrations with HRIS, Identity & Access Management (SSO), and downstream systems
• Security roles, permissions, and access controls
• Reporting, reconciliation, and data validation methods
• Translate functional and business requirements into clear, implementable technical documentation
• Assist in evaluating technical approaches and documenting constraints, dependencies, and implications
• Partner closely with HRIS, IT, Security, Learning, Compliance, and Vendors to:
• Participate in and facilitate technical and design working sessions
• Capture and document design inputs, assumptions, and decisions
• Support resolution of cross-system and cross-team dependencies
• Act as a coordination point to help ensure technical designs remain consistent across workstreams
• Document outcomes from design sessions, including:
• Design decision records
• Assumptions, risks, and dependencies
• Open items and follow-up actions
• Ensure technical documentation supports auditability, validation, and compliance expectations
• Maintain traceability between requirements, design decisions, and implemented solutions
• Support technical workstream execution by assisting with:
• Action item and dependency tracking
• RAID contributions
• Status inputs and working-level updates
• Coordinate closely with program and project team members to ensure design readiness aligns with build, migration, and testing activities

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst or Technical Analyst in enterprise environments
• Demonstrated experience supporting LMS implementations or LMS‑to‑LMS migrations
• Experience with enterprise LMS platforms (e.g., Cornerstone, Saba, SuccessFactors, Workday Learning)
• Strong understanding of user provisioning and lifecycle events
• Strong understanding of organizational hierarchies and learning assignment logic
• Strong understanding of learning content standards (SCORM, AICC, xAPI)
• Strong understanding of historical data and transcript migration
• Experience documenting integrations involving HRIS systems (e.g., Workday)
• Experience documenting integrations involving identity and access management / SSO
• Experience documenting integrations involving APIs, flat‑file feeds, SFTP, and ETL processes
• Ability to define data mappings, transformation logic, and validation criteria
• Experience working in regulated or compliance‑sensitive environments
• Strong documentation discipline to support audit readiness, validation, and formal sign‑off
• Strong collaboration and facilitation skills in cross‑functional technical discussions
• Clear, structured written communication for technical design documents
• Clear, structured written communication for decision summaries
• Clear, structured written communication for working‑level and stakeholder updates
• Ability to translate technical concepts into shared understanding across diverse audiences
• Detail‑oriented, organized, and comfortable managing multiple concurrent inputs
• Effective at working through ambiguity and helping teams reach documented outcomes
• Prior LMS migration experience (e.g., Saba to Cornerstone)
• Experience working alongside system integrators or LMS vendors
• Familiarity with ITIL‑aligned delivery models, change management, or release processes
• Exposure to testing support, UAT coordination, or data reconciliation activities
• Experience supporting global or multi‑region implementations