What are the responsibilities and job description for the System Analyst position at Soho Square Solutions?
Role: Systems Analyst
Location: Owatonna, MN 55060 (Onsite)
Duration: 12 months contract
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the elicitation, documentation, and validation of business and system requirements.
- Translate business needs into detailed functional and non‑functional requirements.
Solution Design & Technical Collaboration:
- Partner with architects, developers, project managers, and business SMEs to design effective and scalable solutions.
- Participate in technical design reviews and challenge assumptions to ensure solutions meet requirements and follow architectural standards.
Testing & Quality Assurance:
- Ensure stories are ready for development and validated through testing.
- Develop test scenarios/cases to validate requirements and solution functionality.
Collaboration & Communication:
- Serve as a primary liaison between business partners and IS teams.
- Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Continuous Improvement & Knowledge Development
- Analyze complex systems and workflows to identify gaps, dependencies, risks, and improvement opportunities.
- Seek continuous improvement in processes, systems, and team collaboration.
- Support sprint planning, backlog grooming, and other Agile ceremonies as needed.
Qualifications:
- 10 years of systems analysis experience supporting complex technology projects.
- Strong understanding of system design, technical architecture, and software development lifecycle concepts.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
- Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management abilities.
Additional Beneficial Experience:
- Knowledge of the insurance industry is helpful but not required.