Senior Systems Analyst

GoAhead Solutions has a great opportunity for a Senior Systems Analyst in San Francisco, CA. This would be a Six to Twelve month contract to start out. This position will require to be on site (hybrid Model three days a week) in San Francisco. Job Description:As an analyst in Regulatory and Corporate Technology you will perform analysis and design activities on complex IT initiatives by eliciting, defining, validating and translating business functional, non-functional and information objectives, then validating them when implemented, as well as preparing status updates on a regular basis to all stakeholders. Also identifies and communicates business objectives and information technology requirements as well as recommendations to assigned stakeholders. This position will be responsible for leveraging advanced analytical, research and problem-solving skills to define innovative technology solutions in cooperation with developers to meet business objectives. Responsibilities:-Conducting full lifecycle analysis to include requirements, activities and design.-The Systems Analyst will work with Business to define and document the overall system flow of projects. This will include a high degree of interaction with business and operations units to understand the functional needs of the users of the system as well as the various technology teams, both within and outside of the Bank, which are responsible for integration point.-Draw out, analyze, validate and manage requirements, flows and deliverables for projects.-Act as a liaison among technical development, business users and vendors.-Contributing to overall system design.-Evaluate current processes and procedures to ensure relevance and accuracy. Make recommendations for changes and keep documentation current.-Work with business to understand requirements and help to translate them into actionable IT tasks.-Acts as a subject matter expert on Regulatory and Compliance Functions.-Working closely with the IT team to deliver business requirements.-Building critical working relationships with the business and users.-Specify and fully document application customizations that would bear scrutiny by an internal audit or external regulators. Skill/Experience/Education:-Proven working experience as a data analyst or business data analyst.-Strong Analytical skills with attention to detail.-Experience of working with Jira tool.-Knowledge of and experience with reporting packages (Business Objects etc), databases (SQL etc), programming.-Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.-Adept at queries, report writing and presenting findings with Flowcharts and presentation decks.-BS in Computer Science, Information Management.-Resilience and commitment during periods of uncertainty and change.-Able to work effectively as part of a team.-Strong written and verbal communication skills e.g. the ability to facilitate group discussions.-Able to rapidly acquire a sound high-level understanding of new business and technical domains.-Interpret data, analyze results using statistical techniques and provide ongoing reports.-Expertise in Data Quality and cleansing methodologies and be able to identify/troubleshoot data issues.-Develop and implement databases, data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality.-Experience in data collection/sourcing techniques with SQL.-Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets.-Review existing ETL pipelines in Informatica/SSIS to identify/troubleshoot data issues.-Work with management to prioritize business and information needs.-Understanding of SDLC and Agile Techniques.-Knowledge of enterprise data management technologies, including Data warehousing and at least one ETL tool.-Knowledge of Tableau /Power BI or any BI tool and be able to build and support dashboards is an added advantage.-Knowledge of SQL Server and SSIS.-Ability to document, establish and adhere to standards including source control, software configuration.-Good to have cloud platforms experience in AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform and working in hybrid environments. Certifications preferred.-Other duties as assigned. Job demands:-Must be able to review and analyze data reports and manuals; must be computer proficient.-Must be able to communicate effectively via telephone and in person.