Principal Systems Analyst - 2020792
Company: Fidelity Investments
Location: Durham, NC
Posted on: April 2, 2021
Job Description:
Builds functional test cases and assists in the testing and
validation of tests prior to functionality releases. Automates
functional test cases using Cucumber test framework. Provides
analysis leadership on complex systems analysis projects across
subsystems and companies in a matrix organization. Works in an
Agile development environment and drives sprints to ensure delivery
of products. Translates business requirements into systems
requirements for developers. Consults with business users to
develop recommendations that address difficult and complex business
needs and opportunities. Primary Responsibilities: Leads and conducts interviews with business users to gather
requirements, and understand technology needs and system and
workflow challenges. Develops recommendations that address complex business needs and
opportunities. Establishes full project life cycle plans and defines scope for
complex systems analysis projects. Leads analysts in the execution of documents on large and
complex projects, and monitors the quality and progress of
documents created by other analysts. Designs systems based on requirements. Leads and participates in the definition of test strategies, and
coordinates user acceptance testing efforts. Communicates progress of concurrent projects to management. Serves as an industry subject matter expert, and identifies
other subject matter experts who are the sources of requirements
for large and complex projects. Works with internal teams to evolve standards and best practices
for systems analysis processes. Participates in incident and crisis management to assess
business impact, and to determine and facilitate workarounds. Advises on risk assessment and management strategies. Takes ownership of Agile processes, drives Scrum meetings, and
prepares for and facilitates sprint planning. Breaks down stories and provides effort estimations. Identifies, defines, and documents problem domains and
translates those to technology requirements. Builds functional test cases and assists Squad members in
testing and validating before functionalities are released. Analyzes complex business requirements, translates those
requirements into projects plans, defines the scope and objectives,
and prepares detailed functional specifications. Performs process improvement analysis. Coaches and mentors junior product analysts and developers on
systems analysis techniques and business workflows. Education and Experience: Bachelors degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer
Science, Applied Computer Science, Engineering, Information
Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a closely
related field and five (5) years of experience in the job offered
or five (5) years of experience performing quality assurance
automation and performance testing of online transaction processing
applications throughout the Agile Software Development Lifecycle
(SDLC). Or, alternatively, Masters degree (or foreign education
equivalent) in Computer Science, Applied Computer Science,
Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems,
Mathematics, Physics, or a closely related field and three (3)
years of experience in the job offered or three (3) years of
experience performing quality assurance automation and performance
testing of online transaction processing applications throughout
the Agile Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). Skills and Knowledge: Candidate must also possess: Demonstrated Expertise (DE) identifying, analyzing, and
documenting business requirements and processes using use cases,
user stories, and structured analysis techniques -- data flow
diagrams, data dictionary, decision trees and tables, and
pseudocode. DE performing in the Agile SDLC -- writing user stories and
acceptance criteria in Jira, driving Scrum meetings, and
facilitating sprint planning -- in a financial services
environment. DE booking loans, recalls, and returns for counterparties for
testing and validation using Global One; creating loan requests
using Equilend Next Generation trading platform; analyzing security
(stock) availability for lending in the form of MT 535 position
messages; reviewing MT543, MT545, MT547, and MT548 trade and
settlement messages and reconciling with custodians; managing the
entire range of repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and
lending requirements using Apex; providing automatic securities
lending solutions for broker dealers, custodian banks, and agent
lenders, using Loanet and SmartLoan; and providing secure financial
transactions using SWIFT messaging system. DE developing and deploying functional databases, using Oracle
SQL and PL/SQL techniques; developing and deploying function Web
service automation, using Selenium Serenity Cucumber framework,
ICEDQ, Soap UI, and HP UFT tools; and building automation, using
object oriented techniques -- inheritance, encapsulation,
polymorphism, dynamic binding, abstraction, and relationships. For full job details and to apply, please visit
https://jobs.fidelity.com and search for job number: 2020792.
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