Sr. Business Analyst- MRAS Phases 2 & 3

HM Note : This hybrid role is three (3) days in office and starts April 1, 2024

Description :

• Participate in business requirements walkthroughs.
• Analysis of business requirement documents and liaison with clients.
• Development and design of new programs or enhancements to existing ones (environment: IBM Mainframe – COBOL and DB2, occasional IMS).
• Creation and walk-through of Systems Response documents, Technical Specifications and Implementation Plans.
• Coding of payment programs including new and existing.
• Preparation of test plans, test data, and unit-testing of programs.
• Preparation of implementation plans and promotion of programs.
• As assigned, response to client queries and trouble-shooting of production incidents.
• Updates to key knowledge transfer documents such as the Claims System documentation and the Overview of Architected Payment Systems.
• Conduct / participate in design walkthroughs as well as test case and test results walkthroughs.
• Support testing of the changes by other team members.
• Weekly reporting on status, progress, and key issues/concerns as directed by the Project Lead or Sr. Project Manager.
• Transfer skills and knowledge to selected OPS staff.
• The resource may be required to do similar work related to the role, for other initiatives within PRS, as directed by the manager.

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Public Sector Experience: 5%

• Experience working in the public sector on a mainframe/legacy system.

Technical Skills: 45%

• Experience as a COBOL developer in an MVS environment writing programs that access DB2 and IMS databases.
• Experience in structured methodologies for the development, design, implementation, and maintenance of applications.
• Experience with one or more platforms, including the operating system, database technology, communication protocols, middleware, and gateways.
• Experience developing or maintaining large scale IT systems, including high-volume batch programs.
• Development and design of new programs or enhancements to existing ones (environment: IBM Mainframe – COBOL and DB2, occasional IMS).
• Ability to understand and analyze business requirements, and to design structured programs that efficiently satisfy these requirements.
• Ability to write programs that are modular, well-structured, and easy to maintain.
• Demonstrated success writing system design and implementation documents.
• Experience with, and understanding of, relational databases.
• Preparation of test plans, test data, and unit-testing of programs.
• Preparation of implementation plans and promotion of modules.
• Participate in business requirements walkthroughs.
• Conduct / participate in design walkthroughs.
• Conduct / participate in testing walkthroughs.

Analytical Skills: 35%

• Ability to analyze and update legacy COBOL code.
• Analysis of business requirement documents and liaison with clients.
• Development and design of new programs or enhancements to existing ones (environment: IBM Mainframe – COBOL and DB2, occasional IMS).
• Respond to client queries and troubleshooting of production incidents. Proven and demonstrable troubleshooting and analytical experience.

Communications: 15%

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Strong consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders.
• A demonstrated team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.

Must haves:

• Experience as a COBOL developer in an MVS environment writing programs that access DB2 and IMS databases.
• Development and design of new programs or enhancements to existing ones (environment: IBM Mainframe – COBOL and DB2, occasional IMS).
• Ability to analyze and update legacy COBOL code.