Agile Business Analyst

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of an Agile Business Analyst in Payments Services IT.

Principal responsibilities

• Problem solving and analytical abilities including the ability to evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details and apply sound business knowledge.
• Elicit user requirements and document in accepted formats with client sign-off.
• Analyse Business Requirement and prepare detailed requirement
• Capability to function also as System Analyst
• Providing consultation / inputs to business
• Show n Tell / Demos to business
• Providing requirement walkthrough to project stakeholders
• Ensure that the functional information is appropriately conveyed to the technical teams and testing team as per project needs through training to development and testing teams
• Assisting testing team with scope definition, test strategy and test scenario
• Work with external service providers / vendors
• Ability to prioritize work to successfully deliver service to agreed levels in a diverse and constantly changing environment
• Effectively co-ordinate delivery of services involving elements delivered by other internal/external teams
• Strong customer focus, business thinking and play product owner role in the POD
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. Be able to clearly and professionally communicate with all business and IT parties, including negotiation skills to resolve conflicts and maintain good relationship with all parties.
• Demonstrated success in key stakeholder management
• Have ability to multi-task and work independently, as well as work collaboratively with other teams, some of which may be geographically distributed

Requirements

• At least 7 years of relevant IT experience, including exposure to business analysis, systems analysis, functional testing.
• Prior business analysis / consulting experience in Corporate Internet banking, Payments or Corporate Channels domain is preferred.
• Knowledge of Banking Payment Systems and/or Banking Domain is preferred.
• Knowledge in Payment Systems like SEPA / NACHA / RTP will be preferred
• Experience on XML, ISO 20022, SWIFT and other industry standard formats and frameworks is preferred
• Working experience in low value, file based payments processing systems
• Prior experience in Agile methodology
• Awareness of story slicing and experience in story point estimation technique
• Experience in using JIRA and Visio is must
• Awareness of protocols like Connect Direct, FTPS, SFTP is desirable
• Experience in BDD is preferred (Behaviour Driven Development