Our direct, Fortune 500 client is looking for an experienced, REMOTE Sr. IT Systems Analyst for a long-term, extendable contract position.
You'd be joining the Commercial Lines team and will be collaborating with the business team to translate business requests into IT functional/technical requirements for modifications and improvements to their rating systems.
Your main responsibilities will revolve around analyzing systems and programs/applications to evaluate where improvements can be made to enhance systems design and performance.
An understanding of P&C Insurance or Insurance rating systems is critical, as well as a strong technical aptitude (strong Excel, XML, and data experience).
Please note that this schedule will follow ET hours (8am - 4pm ET core hours).
Day to Day Responsibilities
- Creates basic artifacts (e.g., documentation, data flow diagrams, context diagrams) used in the design, development, and implementation of new systems and system enhancements.
- Evaluates basic designs including identification, investigation and validation of business and/or technical problems.
- Participates in design review sessions to validate solutions.
- Reviews data archiving and retention needs.
- With direction, performs detailed analysis on the impact various projects could have on targeted systems.
- With direction, conducts detailed analysis and creates metrics by collecting, analyzing, interpreting, monitoring and auditing for a particular system(s).
- With assistance, begins to understand solutions, determine risk/cost and deliver business solutions.
- Participates in requirements reviews to ensure comprehensiveness and adherence to documentation standards and methodologies.
- Story card creation, and additionally attending Scrum ceremonies
Essential Skills
- Moderate to advanced Excel knowledge, including the ability to write formulas utilizing Vlookups (this is a crucial skill)
- Technical aptitude and knowledge of IT technologies, software applications, programming languages, and adjacent systems and data exchanges.
- Analytical and problem solving skills including the ability to investigate, assess and recommend solutions.
- Familiarity with industry tools and techniques to elicit, prioritize, organize, document, model and analyze technical requirements.
- Listening, verbal and written communications skills.
- Ability to collaborate in a team-oriented environment with tight deadlines and changing priorities.
- Organization skills with the ability to work on multiple small projects and/or assignments simultaneously.
- Prior experience with gathering and writing requirements
Plusses
- Insurance rating knowledge
- Ability to read and interpret C# code
- Knowledge of software development methodologies (SCRUM)
- Ability to read and interpret XML
- Familiarity with Azure DevOps and writing requirements in Gherkin format