Senior Systems Analyst: Product Development needed at Curo Funds Service

Key Responsibilities

Needs Analysis & System Design

• Work with product owners, stakeholders, and developers to gather, analyse, and refine business requirements.
• Translate requirements into clear user stories and acceptance criteria for development.
• Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and adaptable to evolving business needs.
• Bridge the gap between business and IT, facilitating a clear understanding of technical requirements.
• Document technical specifications, workflows, and data models, aligning system design with best practices.

Scrum Practices & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a key member of the Scrum team, participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Facilitate communication between the development team, product owner, and other stakeholders.
• Translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language for non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the team to estimate effort and plan sprint backlogs.

Quality Assurance & User Story Refinement

• Assist in the refinement of user stories, ensuring they are well-defined, prioritised, and ready for development.
• Work closely with QA teams to ensure that developed features meet specified acceptance criteria and quality standards.
• Participate in testing activities to validate system functionality.
• Support product testing, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis of system-related issues

Integration and API Documentation

• Design and implement system integrations to ensure seamless data flow between applications.
• Develop and maintain API documentation to facilitate integration and usage by other developers.
• Ensure APIs are secure, reliable, and performant.

Data Management & Reporting

• Review and verify system data to ensure accuracy for business decisions.
• Create reports and dashboards to monitor product performance and system efficiency.
• Ensure data security and compliance with governance policies.

Continuous Improvement

• Actively participate in retrospective meetings to identify areas for improvement and implement changes to enhance team efficiency and effectiveness.
• Drive the adoption of new technologies and recommend system improvements.
• Stay informed about industry best practices and emerging technologies.
• Participate in the process design or re-design and translate business/user requirements/ processes into a system design
• Provide knowledge transfer and support to team members.

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 3-5 years experience in systems analysis or a related role.
• Good knowledge of the Investment Administration environment would be an advantage.
• Strong understanding of system development life cycles (SDLC).
• Proficiency with system analysis tools and methodologies.
• Experience with project management tools and techniques such as Scrum and Agile methodologies.
• Knowledge of database management and SQL would be an advantage.
• Expert knowledge of systems development processes (methodologies, SDLC, API documentation, development and testing techniques).
• Expert knowledge and understanding of the IT industry, especially in relation to application development.