Job Summary:

We are seeking for a Business Analyst to join the Core Banking IT department which is in charge of developing and maintaining the International Back Office Cash Management System.

Mandatory Skill-set:

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant business analyst experience with banking IT systems (Payment systems and Core Banking applications).
• End-to-End payments system knowledge with detailed insights on payment file format ISO20022, SWIFT and SEPA payments. Experience with payments field/value mapping and validations.
• Hands on experience on payment systems and exposure to Payments Hub, Clearing and Settlement, Automated clearing house programs and channels.
• Good knowledge on payment life-cycle (Client Clearing) for High Value, Payments. Also, experience on handling R-Msgs.
• Proficient in Functional & System Integration testing of banking and financial applications, User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Strong understanding of SDLC and Software Testing LifeCycle
• Break FSD & EPICs into developable stories for developers by creating linkage & traceability of requirements.
• Experience in following areas is a plus: Corporate Banking, Corporate commercial Payments, International & Domestic Payments, Payment Hub/Factory, Correspondent Banking, Real Time Payments, Cash & Liquidity Management, Compliance/AML, FX, & Messaging (Swift and ISO)

Responsibilities:

• Executing Business Analysis best practices and Engagement of Stakeholders across Front-to-Back functions.
• Responsible for all analysis of functional requirements arising from the requirements of business stakeholders, business users and technology.
• Mapping the identified functional requirements and define a solution
• Designing and executing the test cases for the IT business requirements
• Defect reporting and triage
• Multi-tasking: Work in Agile - Scrum environment as a BA & PM/Scrum Master. Should be able to refine/groom future stories & perform BA tests within the sprint time-box.
• Managing the requirements and provide design options for the solutions available and guide the team.
• Evaluation of alternative IT solutions and provide appropriate recommendations.
• Provide Payments domain expertise to help define a viable business solution, working with the key business sponsors.
• Ensuring that the services delivered conforms with, and contributes to the development of the business strategy.
• Assess the impacts on the project plans resulting from change requests, adhoc projects, or technology issues.
• Coordinating with various users groups and interface teams and getting them on board as interface services for various financial services.
• Managing stakeholders, risks, issues, quality, and project controls.
• Work closely with the technical implementation team in bridging the gap from translating functional to technical details
• Involve in QA activities when needed.
• Provide functional Guidance to the Team, working closely with developers/Tech Leads for assisting in resolution of queries

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