Business Systems Analyst II - REMOTE

Velera is the nation’s premier payments credit union service organization and an integrated fintech solutions provider. The Business Systems Analyst II will act as a liaison between technology and business stakeholders to help deliver new and enhanced processes, products, and services on time and within budget.

Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain the User Stories/Requirements for a project, map the user stories to features, define the acceptance criteria, and partner with the product owner for user story traceability, refinement, and epic & feature development
• Partner with the Product Owner for user story refinement and backlog prioritization
• Adhere to Agile principles and philosophies (Scrum or Kanban, as applicable) in fulfillment of the role
• Encourages cross functional team collaboration and creates an environment of open and honest communication as a facilitator and active contributor in team meetings and workshops in order to gather and identify business needs
• Translates technical jargon between the Product Owner, QA analysts, developers and the stakeholders so that all partners are working collaboratively towards a common goal
• Utilizes critical/analytical thinking skills to document business processes, functional specifications, non-functional specifications, and technical specifications
• Ensure compliance with all the audit requirements of the company
• Conducts independent research and analysis to identify trends, patterns, and insights that support the product owner and stakeholders in the decision-making process
• Create simple SQL queries and help map the data elements as needed
• Create data maps identify data sources and data flows in the ETL environment
• Build and maintain repository of project artifacts using SharePoint or Jira and other document management solutions
• Lead department initiatives with limited supervision
• Provide mentoring and training to junior team members
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• 3-5 years of experience required
• 3+ years' SQL querying skills
• 1+ years' experience in modeling / mapping business processes
• 1+ years' experience planning, facilitate UAT for projects and enhancements
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to facilitate meetings, conduct presentations utilizing various audio/visual aids, negotiate and build consensus with limited supervision
• The ability to perform detailed data mapping and data modeling, as well as create network topology diagrams, and process flow diagrams
• Demonstrate knowledge of API
• Practical knowledge of the following: Oracle, Microsoft SQL, and .NET and/or MySQL, Java, and web based applications
• Additional certifications in Agile, Scrum, or DevOps strongly preferred
• Experience with Azure Development Ops (ADO) or JIRA is a plus