Business Systems Analyst

The Business Systems Analyst (hereafter, the incumbent) is a skilled and adaptable data and process improvement professional with primary responsibilities in business and process analysis, requirements gathering, and documentation efforts for the Investment team. The incumbent’s responsibilities include analyzing existing processes, interviewing business process owners, gathering relevant data, and designing technology-based process improvement strategies. The incumbent will be responsible for maintaining existing processes and creating testing plans. Additionally, the incumbent will assist with data analysis, reporting, and development as needed. Specific responsibilities include:

• Meet with Investment team members and conduct interviews to discuss areas of improvement; Gather data to identify areas of process improvement.

• Elicit and document requirements from Investment team members as they relate to projects or ad-hoc work.

• Design workflows and process strategies to improve business performance.

• Develop a thorough understanding of investments applications and databases, including the architecture of and data flow between systems.

• Create and maintain detailed documentation for business and technical processes such as data flows and operational systems.

• Create and execute testing plans for projects and ad-hoc work.

• Provide support to internal teams by assisting with data analysis and report development.

• Continue to enhance technical skills including SQL, process automation and reporting tools.

• Attend relevant conferences, training seminars, or classes to enhance knowledge of programming languages, investments and investment systems, process automation and business intelligence tools.

• Special projects at the direction of the Research Director – IDS.

Minimum Qualifications At a minimum, the incumbent will have a bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience, excellent communication skills, and will be able to work effectively and closely with others. Experience with investments, and the technology implementation surrounding investments including: SQL Server, data modeling, business intelligence, computational application development, and financial market data is sought.
Specific skills include:

• Experience gathering and documenting process or system requirements.

• Experience working with technology staff to deliver solutions for business lines.

• Experience improving business and technical processes.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience writing technical documents.

• Excellent critical thinking skills and attention to detail to help solve problems and make decisions.

• Demonstrated ability to manage time and prioritize projects to meet deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with robotic process automation tools such as UiPath or Power Automate.

• Experience using SQL programming language, MATLAB or python a plus

• Experience with reporting and data visualization tools such as SQL Server Reporting Services and/or Tableau.

• Basic understanding of investment data.

• An advanced degree or certification in Computer Science, Information Systems, or similar technical field is preferred.

Special Requirements
Special Instructions to Applicants Please see the VRS website at www.varetire.org to learn more about the agency.

This position follows the hybrid work model requiring two days onsite and 3 days remote.
Disclaimer: Applications of individuals who have applied for this position may be considered for vacant positions within the same job series, if the qualifications for the vacant position are met.