Homesteaders Life
Senior Technical Business Systems Analyst
Homesteaders Life, West Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50265
As a Senior Technical Business Systems Analyst, you will be responsible for bridging the gap between business needs and technical solutions. Your role will include collaborating with the Business units, IT Teams, and Stakeholders to define and implement overall business strategies. This role requires a technical background, experience with Agile methodologies, and excellent communication skills. You'll work with a team on ensuring the system developments meet the highest standards of quality and efficiency to drive technical direction and execution across the organization.
Your responsibilities will include:
Work directly with business units to understand business needs, document requirements, and translate them into technical specifications.Assist in creating, managing, and prioritizing the backlog, ensuring that it aligns with the overall technical vision.Participate in agile ceremonies, ensuring that sprint goals are technically achievable and align with long-term technical strategies. Validate and accept completed work, ensuring it meets technical standards and requirements.Support production issues, analyze root causes, and provide detailed resolutions or technical guidance.Conduct gap analysis to identify areas for process and system improvement, both from business and technical perspectives.Maintain documentation and procedures. Gather critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and produces useful documentation.Support project efforts by analyzing data migration issues, conducting system tests, and validating data consistency.Recommend process improvements and system enhancements based on industry best practices and emerging technologies.Perform ad hoc analysis to investigate ongoing or operational issues.Participate in off-hours system upgrades and implementations to minimize customer impact and promote system reliability.Requirements
Equivalent to high school graduation and a 4-year college/university degree in a job-related field OR equivalent work experience.Five+ years of experience preferred in business systems analysis, technical product management, system analysis, or a similar role with emphasis in policy administration, customer service, or information services.Proficiency in basic software applications including Word and Excel, and familiarity with relational database concepts and query writing.Experience with agile methodologies and frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).Our benefits include:
An excellent schedule - office closes at 1 p.m. every FridayAnnual profit sharing401(k) with company match with discretionary contributionCompany-sponsored group medical and dental insuranceCompany-paid life insuranceCompany-paid long-term disabilityHybrid work environmentPaid holidaysGenerous vacation time and sick leavePaid parental leave
About Homesteaders:
Homesteaders Life Company, a mutual company owned by its policy holders, is a national leader providing products and services to help people design a better farewell. Founded in 1906, Homesteaders is known for secure preneed funding and innovative solutions that help funeral and end-of-life professionals and consumers connect with each other.
We are currently not hiring in Colorado, Montana, New York, Illinois, Minnesota, and California.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Salary Description
93,000+
Your responsibilities will include:
Work directly with business units to understand business needs, document requirements, and translate them into technical specifications.Assist in creating, managing, and prioritizing the backlog, ensuring that it aligns with the overall technical vision.Participate in agile ceremonies, ensuring that sprint goals are technically achievable and align with long-term technical strategies. Validate and accept completed work, ensuring it meets technical standards and requirements.Support production issues, analyze root causes, and provide detailed resolutions or technical guidance.Conduct gap analysis to identify areas for process and system improvement, both from business and technical perspectives.Maintain documentation and procedures. Gather critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and produces useful documentation.Support project efforts by analyzing data migration issues, conducting system tests, and validating data consistency.Recommend process improvements and system enhancements based on industry best practices and emerging technologies.Perform ad hoc analysis to investigate ongoing or operational issues.Participate in off-hours system upgrades and implementations to minimize customer impact and promote system reliability.Requirements
Equivalent to high school graduation and a 4-year college/university degree in a job-related field OR equivalent work experience.Five+ years of experience preferred in business systems analysis, technical product management, system analysis, or a similar role with emphasis in policy administration, customer service, or information services.Proficiency in basic software applications including Word and Excel, and familiarity with relational database concepts and query writing.Experience with agile methodologies and frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).Our benefits include:
An excellent schedule - office closes at 1 p.m. every FridayAnnual profit sharing401(k) with company match with discretionary contributionCompany-sponsored group medical and dental insuranceCompany-paid life insuranceCompany-paid long-term disabilityHybrid work environmentPaid holidaysGenerous vacation time and sick leavePaid parental leave
About Homesteaders:
Homesteaders Life Company, a mutual company owned by its policy holders, is a national leader providing products and services to help people design a better farewell. Founded in 1906, Homesteaders is known for secure preneed funding and innovative solutions that help funeral and end-of-life professionals and consumers connect with each other.
We are currently not hiring in Colorado, Montana, New York, Illinois, Minnesota, and California.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Salary Description
93,000+