Job Title: Business Analyst
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Duration: 12-months contract
Working Mode: Hybrid
 
JOB DESCRIPTION
INVESTMENTS TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS ANALYST
The Investments Technology Business Analyst will contribute to the enhancement and maintenance of critical Global Investment business systems used by our clients and consultants.
  This Information Technology position is for an experienced and productive professional individual contributor, who works independently with minimal supervision.
  The successful candidate will work closely with business users and IT managers to understand, challenge and develop requirements and applied solutions using analytical skills.
  The candidate’s experience with Investment systems will be used to translate business and functional requirements into more detailed technical specifications, create and maintain system documentation, and guide operational improvements across business software tools.
  The ability to communicate clearly using non-technical language is also expected.
  The candidate will also assist with general application support to resolve functional and technical issues.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To fulfil this role for a variety of Investment applications and initiatives, the Business Analyst will:
•            Partner with cross functional  business teams and technical Subject Matter Experts (SME) to identify and accurately document solutions via business and systems requirements and processes; utilizing combined experience in both IT and the Investments domain.
•            Facilitate and/or participate in and contribute to internal workshops and meetings to gather, understand and document project goals, workflows, complex business needs, gaps, and opportunities.
  Determine how changing business needs will affect a system, product, and process.
•            Be innovative and drive “outside the box” thinking.
  Solve difficult problems as needed through proposing insightful, knowledgeable, effective solutions.
  Build and use knowledge of what is happening in the industry, and in technology, to drive implementation of critical functionalities into our applications.
•            Work closely with third-party software vendors and/or internal Systems Development teams to ensure the business requirements are met and align with the system design.
•            Understand product architecture and functionality which will allow you to assess the feasibility of feature requests.
  Gain an understanding of product design and solutions to take wider ownership / responsibility for the defined product functionalities.
•            Estimate value, develop use cases and prioritize stories and epics to ensure work is aligned with product strategy.
  Coordinate with project managers on scope, time & sizing estimates.
•            Assist with testing of application enhancements, including writing test plans and acting as a business proxy for various application and environmental confirmations.
  Document exceptions, configurations and work-arounds as necessary.
•            Assist with technical documents and user guides, and any needed modifications to existing documentation, training materials or user demonstrations.
•            Participate in the deployment and implementation of new and existing products/applications.
•            Investigate, triage, diagnose and resolve complex application issues, working with business partners, other IT departments and suppliers as appropriate.
 
QUALIFICATIONS
The Business Analyst will meet the following criteria:
•            Relevant bachelor’s degree with degrees in mathematics, finance, or computer science preferred.
•            3+ years of technology experience in similar IT Business Analyst role working with Investment systems.
•            Experience dealing with a range of financial market-related data sets and asset classes is required.
•            Strong familiarity with Eagle Pace is preferred.
•            Proficiency writing SQL Queries is required.
•            Knowledge of Data management best practices is preferred.
•            Demonstrated knowledge of the business concepts applicable to a multi-faceted financial services organization is preferred.
  Related business experience is beneficial.
•            Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  Ability to solve difficult problems with effective solutions.
•            Strong communication skills in English, both oral and written.
  Communicates professionally with internal and external contacts.
  Ability to diagram workflows (Visio) to effectively communicate complex dataflows and system integrations.
•            Experience with development issue and project tracking tools (TFS, Jira, Azure DevOps) may be beneficial.
 
•            Experience working with offshore/remote development teams in an Agile environment.
•            Ability to effectively work independently and in a team.
  Create effective business solutions with minimal direction and ability to learn new skills quickly.
  Strive to share knowledge and achieve common goals within a team.
•            Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
•            Strong understanding of Excel-based formulas and calculations