Technical Business Analyst II or Senior

Summary of

Job Responsibilities

The Technical Business Analyst serves as a liaison between business stakeholders, Product Management, and technology teams to support the delivery of business and technology solutions. They are responsible for bridging the gap between business needs and technology solutions by evaluating business and technology requests and translating them into actionable requirements and solution approaches that align with organizational objectives. They collaborate closely with stakeholders, developers, QA, architects, and delivery teams throughout the software development lifecycle to support solution discovery, design, implementation, and validation activities.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate has experience working as a Business Analyst in pension, investments, or a related field. They are a good communicator with excellent listening and interpersonal skills. They have a solid understanding of technology and IT systems. The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills with the ability to assess complex business problems, break them down into manageable components, and propose effective solutions.

The analyst is skilled at creating visual representations of business processes, such as flowcharts and diagrams that clearly represent business processes and technology systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Individuals must be able to perform these duties with or without reasonable accommodations.

* Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, product owners, and delivery teams by clearly articulating business needs and translating them into actionable requirements.

* Analyze and validate requirements and solution approaches to ensure alignment with business objectives, technical constraints, and stakeholder needs.

* Partner with Product Managers, Project Managers, developers, and QA throughout the delivery lifecycle.

* Evaluate business and technology requests and translate them into detailed business requirements , functional and non-functional requirements, and acceptance criteria.

* Review functional requirements, data mappings, and solution designs with technical teams to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with implementation approach.

* Create and maintain project artifacts such as workflows, data mappings, and functional specifications.

* Lead UAT efforts, validating that delivered solutions meet business and functional requirements.

* Manage and communicate changes to requirements, ensuring alignment across stakeholders and project teams.

Other Duties/Responsibilities

* Performs other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Information Systems, Business Analytics, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience

See the leveling guide for the full list of responsibilities and qualifications

Working Conditions

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* Standard office environment with frequent telephone communication, computer operation, and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy and printer machine.

* Occasional moving and positioning supplies in excess of 20 pounds

* All employees are expected to present themselves in a professional manner in alignment with the financial services industry

* Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time

* Ability to operate standard PC equipment

* Ability to manage frequent deadlines and tight schedules

Hybrid Work Option

* Opportunity to work from home up to two days per week. Eligibility dependent upon factors detailed in PERA's Work from Home Policy.

LEVELING GUIDE

Level II and Senior requirements include those of the preceding level or levels.

Level II

Senior

Scope and Complexity of Work

Independently leads business analysis efforts for projects of varying size and complexity

Leads solution discovery efforts by evaluating business problems, exploring solution options, and recommending approaches aligned to business and technical constraints

Collaborates with technical teams to define solution components such as data flows, integrations, and system interactions

Manages the requirements lifecycle, including traceability, change management, and prioritization

Leads backlog refinement, sprint planning, and UAT efforts

Facilitates stakeholder discussions, identifying risks, gaps, and opportunities

Recommends solutions and improvements based on analysis of business needs and data insights

Owns requirements delivery end-to-end for most projects

Leads business analysis efforts for complex and enterprise-level initiatives

Leads solution design discussions by guiding stakeholders through trade-offs, risks, and impacts of different solution approaches

Ensures end-to-end solution alignment across…