Senior Data and System Analyst

Location: Hybrid (Up to 3 Days Per Week Onsite) | Minneapolis, MN
Employment Type: Full-Time / Consultant Opportunity
Experience Level: Proficient (8+ Years)

About the Role

Are you the type of analyst who enjoys uncovering how complex systems actually work? Join our client's team as a Senior Data and System Analyst to lead deep discovery, analysis, and documentation efforts across critical financial services platforms. This is a highly visible role where you'll connect business processes, data flows, and technology systems to help shape future-state solutions and modernization initiatives.

What's In It for You

• Take ownership of high-impact discovery and analysis initiatives supporting critical business processes
• Work closely with product managers, architects, technology teams, and business stakeholders
• Influence strategic decisions through detailed system, process, and data analysis
• Lead complex investigations across integrated platforms, applications, and data ecosystems
• Help drive modernization efforts by uncovering opportunities for efficiency and process improvement
• Collaborate with experienced professionals in a fast-paced financial services environment
• Expand your expertise in data lineage, systems integration, Agile delivery, and enterprise architecture

Responsibilities

Business Systems & Process Discovery

• Trace transactions from initiation through internal systems and downstream repositories
• Reverse-engineer existing business processes, integrations, and workflows to document current-state operations
• Interview stakeholders across operations, technology, product, vendor, and business functions to uncover processing requirements
• Observe users, applications, and operational procedures to gain a complete understanding of workflows
• Identify undocumented dependencies, manual workarounds, inefficiencies, and operational risks

Data Analysis & Lineage Documentation

• Document transaction types, systems of record, ownership structures, and reconciliation processes
• Analyze data movement across batch processes, APIs, message queues, event streams, and integrated platforms
• Map data lineage, transformations, data attributes, interfaces, and dependencies across applications
• Identify data quality concerns, latency issues, control gaps, and data loss risks
• Develop comprehensive inventories of interfaces, integrations, and source systems

Process Modeling & Documentation

• Create end-to-end process maps and workflow diagrams
• Produce system-context diagrams, interface inventories, and data flow documentation
• Develop current-state assessments and identify opportunities for future-state improvement
• Consolidate findings into centralized documentation repositories and knowledge assets
• Deliver actionable insights to product, architecture, and development teams

Agile Requirements & Solution Support

• Convert discovery findings into Agile-ready user stories and acceptance criteria
• Partner with product managers and development teams to refine business and system requirements
• Support backlog creation, prioritization, and requirements clarification activities
• Ensure business needs are accurately translated into technical solutions
• Facilitate knowledge transfer sessions for delivery teams and stakeholders

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Coordinate analysis activities across multiple analysts and functional domains
• Lead daily discovery stand-ups and progress reviews
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder discussions to validate findings and requirements
• Build trusted relationships across business and technology organizations
• Present findings, recommendations, risks, and opportunities to leadership audiences

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in business systems analysis, technical business analysis, data analysis, or solution discovery
• Strong financial services experience supporting brokerage cash, deposits, ACH, payments, cards, checks, or money movement functions
• Demonstrated experience reverse-engineering undocumented systems, processes, and integrations
• Deep understanding of systems integration concepts and enterprise application ecosystems
• Experience working with batch files, APIs, messaging platforms, event streams, and data movement processes
• Strong knowledge of data lineage, data flows, and information lifecycle management
• Experience writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and requirements documentation in Agile environments
• Excellent facilitation, interviewing, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to work effectively in hybrid environments with regular onsite collaboration in Minneapolis

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with banking and brokerage platforms
• Experience using Erwin or other enterprise data modeling tools
• Knowledge of data modeling methodologies and best practices
• SQL querying and data-profiling experience
• Experience supporting enterprise modernization, migration, or transformation initiatives
• Exposure to architecture documentation and solution design efforts
• Experience working with enterprise data governance and controls

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, Finance, Data Analytics, Engineering, or a related field preferred
• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) certification is a plus
• Agile, Scrum, Product Owner, or Business Analysis certifications are beneficial
• Relevant data analysis, financial services, or system architecture certifications are advantageous

Benefits

• Competitive compensation: $155,000-$165,000 annually or $92-$102 per hour, based on skill alignment, experience, and market rates
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• HSA with company contribution
• Company-sponsored life insurance and short/long-term disability insurance
• Voluntary plans including legal, hospital, accident, and pet wellness
• 401k with company matching
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Career development and advancement opportunities within a global company
• Strong team culture focused on collaboration and professional growth