Business Analyst

Overview

Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Compunnel Inc., is seeking an IT Business Analyst to support critical initiatives within the Operational Risk domain, focusing on Gen AI and Data initiatives for the Operational Risk Tower. The successful candidate will translate business needs into clear technical requirements supporting risk-related data and process initiatives, with a proactive, team-oriented approach.

• Analyze and document business processes related to operational risk, including risk identification, assessment, and mitigation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit, define, and document business and functional requirements for Risk IT initiatives.
• Develop clear and comprehensive business requirement documents (BRDs) and functional specifications to support system enhancements and risk reporting.
• Apply relational data concepts to support source-to-target data mapping and document data flows for enterprise data lake ingestion and reporting solutions.
• Partner with Agile teams to support delivery of risk-related solutions, ensuring alignment with business requirements and timelines.
• Conduct gap analysis and exploratory data analysis to identify improvement opportunities and inform solution design.
• Perform analysis, design, implementation, modification, and daily functional support of applications.
• Work with key stakeholders within all business functions to align technology solutions with business strategies.
• Gather requirements from business units and translate them to programmers and developers.
• Prepare cost-benefit and return-on-investment analyses to aid in decisions on system implementation.
• Support one or more highly complex business processes.
• Work on multiple projects as a project team member.
• Serve as a liaison between the business community and the IT organization to provide technical solutions to meet user needs.

• 3-5 years proven experience as an IT Business Analyst or similar role.
• 2-4 years of experience in a related IT Business Analyst role.
• Strong knowledge of Gen AI use case development.
• Proficiency in RSA Archer and operational risk terminology.
• Advanced SQL skills and experience with data mapping and data flow diagrams.
• Excellent business requirement documentation skills.
• Experience working in Agile squads.
• Familiarity with Azure Open AI and Azure Synapse.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to translate business and technical requirements into clear documentation, including BRDs, process flows, and data mappings.
• Understanding of Agile delivery methodologies, with experience using Jira and Scrum.
• Working knowledge of enterprise data lake architectures and cloud-based data platforms.
• Educational background:
  Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Business, Data Analytics, or related field; advanced degrees are considered an asset. Also mentions related fields and basic knowledge of programming to comprehend reading code.
• Ability to create business solutions that increase competitive advantage and to exercise good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Project management skills to handle diverse projects and meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills; ability to analyze complex situations and research to arrive at innovative solutions.

• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks (Basel, OSFI, etc.).
• Experience with Power BI or Tableau.
• Familiarity with Azure data platforms (ADLS, Synapse, Databricks, etc.).
• Experience with RSA Archer or similar GRC platforms.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks related to operational risk (e.g., Basel, OSFI guidelines).
• Experience with data visualization and reporting tools, such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Familiarity with Azure data platforms and services, including Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS), Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure Databricks.
• Certifications:
  
  Agile, Business Analysis, Risk Management.
• Education:
  
  Bachelors Degree.