• Senior Business Analyst, Technology

    Raymond James Financial, Inc. (St. Petersburg, FL)


    As part of the IT Institutional application development team, the Senior Business Analyst will partner with the business to facilitate and implement technology solutions. They will be responsible for writing system requirements that will ensure the technology solution will meet the needs of the business. This team is responsible for application development, maintenance, and support for the following business areas: Affordable Housing Investment (AHI). The candidate will gain subject matter expertise and demonstrate the ability to integrate domain knowledge with an understanding of financial services standards and practices. They will also make judgements and recommendations based on the analysis and interpretation of data.

    Responsibilities:

    + Creates detailed business requirements for functional (e.g., business processes, rules) and non-functional (e.g., data, security) capabilities.

    + Gathers and interprets information from multiple sources (including databases, interviews, etc.) and makes recommendations.

    + Provides support for application development teams, including documenting business processes.

    + Translates technical concepts to business audience and business information to a technical audience.

    + May take a leading role in developing estimates and implementation plans for technical solutions.

    + Partners with team members to develop project schedules, reports and documentation.

    + May be required to act as project lead on small to medium projects and/or provide direction to others on the team.

    + Works with User Experience / Design resources to help visualize requirements into prototype.

    + Understands and applies principles in risk management, issue tracking and change management.

    + Validates test cases to ensure that scripts will evaluate the business function being performed.

    + Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

    Skills/Previous Experience:

    + More than five (5) years of experience as a Technical Business Analyst would be preferred or a combination of education, training and experience.

    + Financial Services experience is preferred.

    Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

    Knowledge of:

    + Requirements gathering, risk management, issue tracking, and change management.

    + Comprehensive understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and work through various phases of it with peers and IT partners.

    Skill in:

    + Experience in working with IT and business stakeholders at various levels is required.

    + Experience in gathering business requirements is required.

    + Experience in designing and creating mock user interfaces and design.

    + Ability to run SQL queries in SQL Server / Oracle databases when needed to research / troubleshoot issue.

    + Solid analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail. Detailed understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies (e.g., Agile/Scrum, Waterfall).

    + Fluent in Microsoft Office Suite – Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Word.

    + Clear and concise written and verbal communication as well as ability to create/maintain effective presentations and technical documentation.

    Ability to:

    + Assume ownership and responsibility, act as a key liaison between application development and business operations.

    + Understand in-depth details of business processes, rules. Document and communicate them effectively to various technical and non-technical partners.

    + Clearly convey information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.

    + Use effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; recommend or take action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.

    + Demonstrate a strong knowledge in position-related areas; remains current with developments and trends in areas of expertise.

    + Develop and use collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.

    + Make internal and external clients and their needs a primary focus of actions; develop and sustain productive client relationships.

    + May occasionally work a non-standard shift including nights and/or weekends.

    + Work in a team environment to facilitate collaboration.

    Licenses/Certifications:

    + None required.