VisionPLUS Business Analyst – Agile Requirements & Financial Services

Job Summary Synechron is seeking an experienced VisionPLUS Business Analyst with 9–18 years of experience in business analysis and software development projects. The role will lead Business Analyst activities, gather and document business requirements, analyze business processes, and support delivery teams in developing effective solutions for VisionPLUS-related initiatives.The position will contribute to business objectives by improving requirements quality, aligning project outcomes with organizational goals, supporting informed decision-making, managing changes, and enabling effective collaboration between stakeholders, business teams, and technology teams. Software Requirements Required • Experience using business analysis, requirements management, process mapping, documentation, and project tracking tools. • Proficiency with current and supported versions of tools used for: • Requirements gathering and traceability. • Process mapping and workflow documentation. • Functional specifications and business process documentation. • Project planning, issue tracking, and change management. • Collaboration, presentations, and stakeholder reporting. • Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and experience working in Agile delivery environments. • Experience creating business requirements documents, functional specifications, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and traceability matrices. • Experience managing change requests, requirement dependencies, risks, issues, and approvals. • Ability to translate complex business requirements into clear and actionable technical specifications. • Ability to use data, process documentation, and stakeholder feedback to support business decisions. Preferred • Experience with VisionPLUS-related business analysis, implementation, enhancement, migration, or support projects. • Knowledge of financial services, banking, cards, lending, payments, account processing, or related operational processes. • Familiarity with business process modeling and workflow documentation standards. • Experience using reporting, data analysis, or query tools to validate requirements and business outcomes. • Experience with requirements traceability, test planning, user acceptance testing, and defect management. • Familiarity with project governance, delivery reporting, and change control practices. Overall Responsibilities • Lead the Business Analyst team in gathering, analyzing, validating, and documenting business requirements for projects. • Work with stakeholders to understand business processes, identify improvement opportunities, and define expected outcomes. • Create detailed requirement specifications, functional documentation, process maps, user stories, and acceptance criteria to guide project development. • Ensure project requirements are aligned with Synechron’s business goals, delivery objectives, operational needs, and applicable governance standards. • Translate business requirements into clear technical specifications for development and testing teams. • Manage change requests, assess impacts, maintain requirement traceability, and obtain appropriate stakeholder approvals. • Track project progress, identify risks and dependencies, and escalate issues when required. • Facilitate communication between stakeholders, Business Analysts, project teams, technology teams, and delivery management. • Review proposed solutions to confirm that they address approved business requirements. • Support test planning, user acceptance testing, defect clarification, release readiness, and post-implementation reviews. • Identify process improvements that increase operational efficiency, reduce ambiguity, and improve delivery quality. • Mentor Business Analysts and promote consistent requirements, documentation, and stakeholder management practices. • Contribute to roadmaps, planning activities, status reporting, and delivery governance. • Consider operational efficiency, data quality, sustainable processes, and responsible use of technology when defining solutions. Technical Skills (By Category) Programming Languages Essential • Ability to understand technical concepts, system behavior, integrations, data flows, and application dependencies. • Ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications without requiring advanced programming expertise. • Understanding of functional and non-functional requirements, interfaces, workflows, and system interactions. Preferred • Basic knowledge of SQL for data validation and analysis. • Familiarity with scripting or programming concepts used to understand system behavior and technical constraints. • Ability to review technical documentation, data mappings, and integration specifications. Databases/Data Management Essential • Understanding of data entities, data flows, data relationships, data quality, and data validation. • Ability to document data requirements, field-level definitions, business rules, and data dependencies. • Experience analyzing business processes that involve customer, account, transaction, product, or operational data. Preferred • Working knowledge of SQL for requirement validation and data analysis. • Experience with data mapping, reconciliation, data migration, and interface requirements. • Knowledge of financial services, banking, cards, lending, payments, sub-ledger, or account-processing data. • Familiarity with data governance, data lineage, and data privacy considerations. Cloud Technologies Essential • Ability to understand cloud-based and on-premises solution concepts relevant to business requirements. • Awareness of cloud-related considerations such as accessibility, availability, security, scalability, and operational impact. Preferred • Experience documenting requirements for cloud-based applications, integrations, or data solutions. • Familiarity with cloud migration, modernization, or application integration initiatives. • Understanding of cloud cost, operational efficiency, and sustainability considerations. Frameworks and Libraries Essential • Understanding of business analysis frameworks, requirements lifecycle practices, process mapping, and Agile delivery methods. • Ability to use structured techniques for stakeholder interviews, workshops, process analysis, requirement validation, and solution assessment. Preferred • Experience with VisionPLUS business processes, functional modules, or related implementation and enhancement activities. • Familiarity with business process modeling and workflow documentation frameworks. • Experience applying user story mapping, impact analysis, process improvement, or service design techniques. Development Tools and Methodologies Essential • Strong knowledge of Agile software development methodologies. • Experience working with requirements management, project tracking, collaboration, and documentation tools. • Experience creating user stories, functional specifications, acceptance criteria, process flows, use cases, and requirement traceability matrices. • Knowledge of software development lifecycle activities, including analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance. • Experience with change management, issue tracking, risk management, stakeholder approvals, and delivery reporting. Preferred • Experience supporting Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid delivery models. • Familiarity with test management, defect tracking, user acceptance testing, and release management tools. • Experience with business process modeling tools and structured workflow documentation. • Knowledge of project governance, estimation, planning, and delivery performance reporting. Security Protocols Essential • Understanding of data privacy, secure data handling, ac