Business Applications Analyst Senior

Job Description

Purpose of Job

We are seeking a talented Business Applications Analyst – Senior for our San Antonio Home Office facility or a 100% remote opportunity.
The candidate selected for this position will be working in USAA’s Bank Operations Specialized Services group as part of the FCRA Bank Program team supporting credit bureau reporting as well as other automation initiatives. Working with SAS/SQL, Python, Experian Data Studio, and other applications, this candidate will be instrumental in mitigating FCRA risk within the bank and optimizing existing processes.
Business Application Analyst Senior provides complex analytical, business, and technical support related to strategic business functions, process, and applications/IT platforms. Leads and participates in efforts supporting business analysis and decision-making processes including creating, implementing, and maintaining application solutions to meet the needs of a business or organization. Proposes changes to business processes to better align to business need.

Job Requirements

About USAA

USAA knows what it means to serve. We facilitate the financial security of millions of U.S. military members and their families. This singular mission requires a dedication to innovative thinking at every level.

About USAA IT

Our most meaningful qualification isn't technical, it's human. Here, we don't just sit in front of a screen. We stand behind our 13 million members who rely on us every day.

We're proud of USAA's strong history -- and we're even more passionate about our future. That's why we have a team of supportive and collaborative hardworking technology professionals focused on doing more for our members. And why we're continuing to add innovative problem solvers to our team. With us, you'll find exciting challenges that inspire you to continue learning and growing.

Tasks

• Identifies and manages existing and emerging risks that stem from business activities and the job role.
• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled.
• Follows written risk and compliance policies, standards, and procedures for business activities.
• Advises and provides analytical support and recommendations to stakeholders making decisions related to business and application/IT platform direction and modifications, taking into account current and future business needs and opportunities.
• Maintains advanced understanding of business processes, applications/IT platform and strategic direction and advises customers on and facilitates the identification, research, and analysis of application/IT platform and technology solutions.
• Collaborates and exchanges information with team members, stakeholders, and information services to ensure dependencies, risks, and opportunities are identified and addressed.
• Researches complex business issues requiring advanced knowledge of business principles and theories.
• Responsible for analyzing and participates in documenting business requirements for application/IT platform and data systems and directing the testing and implementation of new systems or changes to current system as required to meet contractual needs and improve processes.
• Leads and participates in the design and administration of standards and policies regarding application/IT platform and end user customer documentation.
• Provides input and participates in establishing system documentation standards and quality assurance methodologies for systems and applications/IT platform.
• Provides work direction and coaching to team members and may provide input on performance and development plans.

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor's degree: OR 4 years of related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• 6 years of work experience in analyzing IT business processes, software application/IT platform design and/or IT documentation, with an understanding of application/IT platform data systems and operations processes.
• Demonstrated understanding of application/IT platform administration and the software development life cycle, to include testing execution.
• Experience in developing and maintaining documentation related to workflow and business requirements, as well as technical functionality of IT applications/IT platform.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office tools.
• Knowledge of risk & controls with experience identifying and fixing gaps, documenting controls and testing of those controls.
• Successful completion of an analyst assessment may be required

When you apply for this position, you will be required to answer some initial questions. This will take approximately 5 minutes. Once you begin the questions you will not be able to finish them at a later time and you will not be able to change your responses.

Preferred experience:

• Experience in the Software Development Life Cycle including Drafting business and system requirements documentation, Software development, Testing planning and execution, Production release, Operations and maintenance.
• Experience developing, implementing, and managing large scale data analytics program, including implementing standardized reporting processes such as dashboards
• Experience analyzing data analytics results for exceptions, patterns, and data quality issues
• Demonstrated proficiency with SQL and SAS are required.
• Knowledge of credit reporting federal and state law and regulations, specifically Metro 2 and Credit Reporting Resource Guide (CRRG). CDIA FCRA Data Furnisher Requirements Certificate is a plus
• Preferably skilled in JavaScript, HTML, and Python.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

Compensation:

USAA has an effective method for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market position. The salary range for this skill is: $88,200.00 - $158,900.00*

Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance or at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

Geographical Differential: Geographic pay differential is additional pay provided to eligible employees working in locations where market pay levels are above the national average.

Shift premium: will be addressed on an individual basis for applicable roles that are consistently scheduled for non-core hours.

Benefits:

At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.

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Relocation assistance is Not Available for this position.