Technical/Systems Analyst: IV (Lead)

Key Responsibilities:
• Develops detailed project plans and schedules application/infrastructure projects, works closely with business analysts, developers, and QA to execute the project.
• Manages the project lifecycle from initiation through to program closure.
• Analyze business use cases and extract technical requirements.
• Manages and resolves risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Leads and provides direction and guidance for a wide array of activities associated with project planning and management to ensure that projects are completed on time, within budget and to client specifications.
• Manages and oversees the end-to-end project management activities such as project reporting, project planning, issue / risk identification and tracking, scope management, estimation, client management, relationship management and other project documentation preparation for projects of high business complexity (involving multiple systems interfaces that are highly visible to the organization).
• Monitors project results for significant deviations and works collectively with Information Technology functions to address incidents and high priority defects.
• Maintains regular contact with clients and coordinates and reports on project progress and accomplishments.
• Manages client expectations and ensures project delivery in conformance with company software development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies.
• Serves as a liaison between clients and internal technical groups to ensure delivery of projects on time, within budget, and to specification.
• Manages communication with the business at a detailed functional level and discusses/resolves issues.

Qualifications and Experience
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience in management information systems, computer science or equivalent.
• 9-12 years’ experience with Technology or financial services industry is strongly preferred.



Skills
• Knowledge of SDLC, including Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Ability to understand, analyze, and communicate technical designs, project issues, and project status is required.
• Ability to incorporate technical and business knowledge in the analysis of customer solutions
• Experience supporting customer facing, high-volume, mission critical applications strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage project commitments to achieve quality solutions.
• Proven ability to adhere to software project management best practices.
• Experience working in these technologies will be valued: Linux, APIs (API Connect, MuleSoft), Informatica PowerCenter, DB2, java, HCL Unica/Interact.
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to facilitate work groups with a high degree of professionalism, work ethic and integrity.
• Demonstrated ability to work productively with diverse teams.