Business Systems Analyst - Integrations

Great America Financial Services
Cedar Rapids, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/14/2024
GreatAmerica Financial Services is a highly successful entrepreneurial company providing equipment financing to businesses across the United States. Our exemplary customer service, our principle-centered business philosophy and our team-based operating approach are key to our success and growth.
We Are Looking to Add a Key Member to Our Enterprise Technology Group!
The Business Systems Analyst will work closely with the Product Owner and engineers of the Integrations agile team to deliver on critical business needs across the commercial leasing lifecycle. This role will be responsible for documenting the specifications for various system integrations enabling the efficient development and delivery of APIs for a wide variety of business needs. A successful candidate will have experience in technology delivery and demonstrate passion to solve business problems with integrations and software solutions, work in a collaborative agile team environment, and strive for excellence. The candidate shows initiative and exceptional communication skills, with a desire and mindset for growth and self-improvement.
As a Business Systems Analyst, You’ll
  • Partner with business and technology teams to evaluate complex business problems and collaborate with the team to design and implement comprehensive technology solutions
  • Design and write the OAS required to develop and maintain services and APIs.
  • Troubleshoot, debug, and implement fixes in the existing applications, services, and APIs.
  • Document design patterns based on best practices and engineering principles defined by our software engineering community and Integration Platform team
  • Understand and engage in the broader context of the business “why” and needs behind the OAS.
  • Contribute ideas on best practices and process improvements to the software engineering team in GreatAmerica.
  • Actively participate in design/architectural discussions, reviewing user stories, providing technical solutions and related acceptance criteria and dependencies, sprint demos, and daily standups of corresponding product teams.
  • Participate in agile product teams to build quality products for consistency, robustness, and scalability.
  • Determine best practices and process improvements for OAS implementation and reuse.
To be successful in this role you’ll need
  • A bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Management Information Systems or equivalent
  • 5-7 years of progressive responsibility and successful Business Systems Analysis experience
  • 3 years’ experience delivering with an engineering team with recent focus on developing services and APIs
  • 3 years’ experience working in Agile development environment
  • 3 years facilitating the gathering of functional and non-functional requirements
  • Experience supporting the technology delivery of customer facing digital platforms preferred
  • Experience with Swagger or OAS
  • Ability to read, understand and write an OAS in JSON or YAML languages
  • General understanding of how to write JSON and YAML
  • Experience with implementing and consuming microservices
  • Experience working in Salesforce platform and ecosystem is preferred
  • Experience with MuleSoft or like-API gateway technologies preferred.
  • Familiarity with the Microsoft Office Suite, JIRA and ServiceNow
  • Ability to read, use and produce system design artifacts such as flowcharts and wireframes.
  • Communication/Teamwork Attributes
    • Strong communication skills when collaborating with other software engineers, IT professionals, Product team members, and users/customers we serve.
    • Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented, cross-functional, and collaborative environment.
    • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and excels at communicating shifts in prioritization.
    • Ability to adapt to shifting business priorities, demands, and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
    • Ability to anticipate needs and proactively solves problems.
    • Driven to Excellence and is motivated to learn; consistently desires to improve knowledge in areas of expertise.
  • Superior organizational skills and a strong sense of urgency
  • The ability to solve problems and be inquisitive
  • An eagerness to find mutually beneficial win-win solutions
  • Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
You’ll work hard, you’ll have fun and you’ll enjoy a competitive total rewards package
At GreatAmerica we offer a compensation program with market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives (bonuses) for all roles. We share rewards because we believe every single person here contributes to GreatAmerica’s success. But GreatAmerica’s total rewards extends beyond just a paycheck and is designed to enrich our team members’ personal and professional lives in many ways, including:
  • Planning for Your Future: we set you up for long-term success through our competitive 401(k) plan with company matching and annual profit sharing.
  • Your Leadership fast-tracking programs: if leadership is on your horizon, we’ve got your back. We have a Building GREAT Leaders program, Dale Carnegie programs, and we contribute to your development through our educational tuition assistance program.
  • Prioritizing Your Health & Wellbeing: we support your work-life interests through programs like our gym reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many company sponsored events hosted through our GreatAmerica Network Group.
  • Your Time Away: competitive time off and flexible working arrangements allow you to do your best work and take the time you need to decompress. We have 10 paid sick days a year, and if you don’t use it you can convert up to 70% into additional paid time off the next year.
  • A strong organizational culture focused on our greatest asset: you!
If your experience is close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying. Experience comes in many forms – skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. We know that diversity makes for the best problem-solving and creative thinking, which is why we’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team and encourage you to consider applying if you feel you can make a strong impact in this role.
Please note, this position is not currently eligible for sponsorship for employment authorization.
At GreatAmerica, we’re looking to grow our business through our people. Are you looking to grow your career? If so, submit your application at www.greatamerica.com/careers.

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