Position: IT Business Systems Analyst - Cards, Romania
Company: Luxoft
Category: Business Analyst
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

Project Description
We are looking for a skilled and enthusiast business systems analyst to join our Client Bank family and engage in projects for the Cards area.
You will be part of a highly motivated IT team, will work closely with IT architects, developers, testers and application administrators, while keeping a close collaboration with the business lines on the projects.

Responsibilities
● Interact with business lines to clarify business requirements;
● Assess feasibility, benefits and risks and provide opinions/recommendations;
● Analyze impact of business requirements on the existing systems and overall IT environment;
● Provide effort estimates for the analysis and project support work;
● Transform business requirements into software requirements specifications;
● Recommend the solution design; support with architecture design; support development and testing;
● Maintain specifications up to date throughout the project, operating approved changes;
● Provide post-implementation support to system administrators during stabilization;
● Participate actively in vendor related RfPs. Document specific requirements, perform gap analysis and participate in the evaluation process.

Skills
Must have

● Bachelor's degree or higher
● Advanced skills in one or more SQL flavors (T-SQL/ PL-SQL/ DB2 SQL...);
● 5+ years experience in business & system analysis;
● Previous experience with Cards Management systems (Debit Cards, Credit Cards, Issuing, ATMs/Pos, e-Commerce, Loyalty, so on) - IT change/ run areas background.
● Proven work experience in large card systems projects (e.g. implementations, migrations, large functional enhancements).
● Good understanding of specific card technologies, terminology, practice & general regulation.
● Good knowledge of card back-office processes, especially merchant acquiring processes
● Familiar with VISA/Mastercard regulations and/or card standards
● Ability to inquire Oracle databases and use SQL statements.
● Previous experience with VISA/Mastercard projects/certifications is a plus.
● Familiar with JIRA/Confluence (as a user), experience in agile/waterfall projects.
● Ability to build specifications having technical content
● Good command of English;
● Availability to occasionally travel abroad for project related work (short trips such as workshops/ alignment or status meetings)

Nice to have

● Have a structured, analytical thinking and come up with new innovative ideas;
● Are familiar with complex technical architectures and understand cards related technologies;
● Have good presentation skills;
● Are focused on finding solutions and on achieving results;
● Can easily and clearly communicate with vendors, business lines and IT colleagues;
● Can create good work relations based on trust and responsibility;
● Act as a team player, energetic with a desire to learn and progress

Languages
English: B2 Upper Intermediate

Seniority
Regular