Senior Systems Analyst

Position Summary

The Senior Systems Analyst will be a lead technical resource and work independently to understand and document business requirements, design technical solutions, and implement applications. The candidate is expected to follow the Systems Development Lifecyle (SDLC) and create project deliverables as required. As a senior technical resource, this role will be sought out for complex tasks and to provide technical leadership in areas of implementation of new technology.

Primary Success Factors

Analyzes and authors user requirements. Evaluates procedures and identifies problems to develop automated solutions in new or existing applications. Regarded as a knowledge expert for certain complex business processes.

Develop code to implement functionality and create design documentation for the solution.

Responsible for providing technical leadership in the areas of application architecture and design in accordance with industry standards related to the target platform. Identifies deviations in the solution design from the IT strategic plan and proposes appropriate solutions.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable RESTful APIs to support data integration and application interoperability across enterprise systems.

Provides technical direction and guidance to the architecture team related to application development related topics, including research and design activities when required.

Provides project / task estimates to aid in the project planning process.

Works closely with project managers, other team members and external resources in the development and support of applications. Must communicate well with both business users and highly technical resources.

Participates in application code review sessions.

Applies application development skills to assist the group in completing projects, often addressing the most complex problems.

Performs unit testing and supports quality assurance and user acceptance testing.

Creates technical documentation and performs technical presentations as required. Provides level one support for certain applications in the production environment by responding to end user questions and issues.

Required Experience

Bachelors or master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field; or equivalent work experience

Seven or more years of experience with proficiency in targeted technologies :

Java Spring boot

Micro services architecture and docker

Developing REST APIs and exposure to other technologies (AWS knowledge, API Management, Oracle Application Express, PL / SQL, Automated testing tools, Oracle BI suite, agile scrum)

Certification in at least one targeted technology required

Experience in financial industry and the unique business model for the Bank is preferred

Experience in deploying container applications in AWS cloud is preferred.

Knowledge in leveraging Informatica Cloud (IICS / IDMC) to build and orchestrate data pipelines, and data exchange between cloud and / or on-premise platforms is preferred.

Expected deliverables include development and / or drafting of requirements, estimates, design artifacts, code, unit tests, technical documentation, and issue resolution

Must be able to lead / assist in trouble shooting advanced technical problems

Knowledge of industry best practices

We welcome applicants from outside the Pittsburgh area to apply. The Bank offers relocation assistance to candidates that are able to relocate within 90 days of their start date.

It is the policy of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh to ensure equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability status, genetic information, veteran's status, ancestry, sexual orientation or status as a parent as defined by applicable law. It is the Bank's policy to comply with applicable laws concerning the employment of persons with disabilities, including reasonable accommodation for applicants and employees with disabilities.