Senior Systems Analyst

Job Description

The Role ----------

Strategic Advisors Technology SAT is seeking a Senior Systems Analyst to play a vital role in one of Fidelitys critical strategic programs. In this role, you will partner with Fidelity business stakeholders to understand their key business drivers and business requirements. This is not just about gathering requirements; its about understanding the why behind them. You will then work with your Development Team and technology counterparts to translate these into user stories and deliver high-quality, innovative, and timely solutions.

Collaborating with Business Stakeholders ----------------------------------------

• Gathering and analyzing business and functional requirements
• Confirming these via meaningful artifacts, such as Business Requirements documents, process flows, use cases, etc.
• Performing cost-benefit analyses to ensure technology investments for the given business requirements are strategically aligned financially sound and deliver maximum business value

Converting Business Requirements into Actionable Delivery Plans ----------------------------------------------------------------

• Defining milestones and timelines
• Identifying and managing risks and dependencies for planned work
• Implementing delivery plans through quarterly planning and backlog management
• Managing product backlogs using collaborative tools, including JIRA, Confluence, PowerPoint, Excel, and SharePoint

Translating Complex Business Requirements into User Stories ---------------------------------------------------------

• Translating complex business requirements into user stories with well-defined business value and acceptance criteria
• Leading team refinement sessions to ensure stories are clear and ready for sprint planning
• Defining story acceptance tests in collaboration with the team, applying Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD) principles during refinement

Ownership and Quality Assurance ------------------------------

• Ownership of user story sign-off, ensuring the delivery meets the requirements and has passed all tests, automated and manual
• Proactively identifying opportunities for process and system improvements to extend the value delivered to your business partners

Education and Experience ------------------------

At minimum, a Bachelors degree or foreign education equivalent in Computer Science, Business Analytics, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field, and five (5) years of experience as a Systems Analyst.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring -----------------------------------

• Financial services industry knowledge and experience is highly desirable
• Investment management and/or wealth management domain knowledge (a plus)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to understand the technology and software architecture of an application
• Experience with various tools that assist in analysis and testing, including SQL, Developer, Insomnia, Kafka - Offset Explorer, and Datadog for data validation and debugging
• Familiarity with modern AI tools and their application in Systems Analysis (desirable)
• Has worked in an Agile environment that uses the Scrum Methodology and is experienced with the related events and artifacts
• Effectively worked in a global team-based environment with team members in various locations and countries

The Team --------

As a Senior Systems Analyst on the team, you will work in partnership with the Strategic Advisors business stakeholders, Squad team members, Product Area Leader to understand the product vision and challenges. From there, you will work with your technology counterparts to deliver innovative, cost-effective, architecturally aligned, and timely solutions. By demonstrating and promoting Fidelity and Agile leadership principles, you sustain and evolve our innovative Agile culture.

Compensation and Benefits -------------------------

The base salary range for this position is $80,000 - $153,000 USD per year. Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidates, relevant experience, and other factors. Base salary is only part of the total compensation package. Depending on the position and eligibility requirements, the offer package may also include bonus or other variable compensation. We offer a wide range of benefits to meet your evolving needs and help you live your best life at work and at home, including comprehensive health care coverage, emotional well-being support, market-leading retirement, generous paid time off, parental leave, charitable giving, employee match program, educational assistance, including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career.

Note: Fidelitys business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities investment and retirement-related financial activities, and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.

Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week, all business days M-F in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.

Certifications --------------

Category Information Technology