Technical Analyst-Must have LVTS or other buy side OMS

 SofTec I.T. L.L.C. has a premier client in San Francisco, CA seeking several Technical Analysts with the following exact and specific skills and work experience:

To serve as liaison between the business community and the IT Application Development (AD) organization to provide technical solutions that meet user needs; translate business requirements into functional specifications; must possess business domain expertise in the business unit(s) supported and understand the systems and capabilities of the IT organization; analyze business partner operations to understand their strengths / weaknesses and determine opportunities to automate processes and functions; assist in business process redesign and documentation, as needed for new technology initiatives; translate high level business requirements into functional specifications and manage changes to specifications; negotiate deliverables by facilitating communication between business unit(s) and IT from initial requirements to final implementation; recommend buy vs. build decisions; follow rigorous SDLC and project management best practices, comply with internal Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) and other compliance related processes and adhere to change control and problem management procedures.

-Works with the business community to provide applications software / technical solutions that meet user needs.
-Leads complex / major efforts in delivering applications software / technical solutions to the business community / end users.
-Lead a team of 6 developers; may serve as departmental liaison to interdepartmental or interdivisional project initiatives.
-Serves as subject matter expert (SME) in LVTS Order Management System.
-Strong knowledge of systems analysis, design, development, quality assurance, and integration methodologies.
-Translates business requirements into functional specifications.
-Writes and maintains other technical documentation (including issues lists, flow charts, risk assessments, and use cases) as required for new technologies and/or regulatory compliance, e.g., in support of SDLC, SOX, change control, and problem management processes.
-Strong ability to work with business users and AD teams to provide reporting and business intelligence support, prioritizing data and information requirements; translates these requirements into applications that employ appropriate decision support and reporting tools; performs modeling of data sources and flows, monitors reporting, inquiry / BI system performance, and assists in selecting new tools / products.
-Handles complex operational tasks, resolves complex problems, and recommends processing and technology changes.
-Strong ability to work with business owners and AD teams to support applications that comprise components from different vendors; develops RFIs, RFPs, and business
cases; monitors SLAs and Disaster Recovery requirements / testing with vendors.
-Strong ability to design GUIs into visually compelling layouts with fluid navigation; adheres to enterprise GUI standards and extends to business application GUI requirements; may design screens / layouts for portal, web or rich client interfaces; adept at working with GUI design / tools, e.g., Photoshop, Dreamweaver or other comparable HTML editors, as well as Illustrator, PowerPoint, and Excel.
-Negotiates deliverables from initial requirements to final implementation by leading communication between business units and IT.
-Recommends buy vs. build decisions, as well as the development of new code vs. the reuse of existing code.
-Participates in component and data architecture design, performance monitoring, and product evaluations.
-Evaluates and implements new initiatives on process improvement and technology initiatives.
-Serves as initial point of escalation for all processing and operational issues.
-Assists management in coordinating business area activities and balancing workload.
-Analyzes complex performance and capacity issues with systems / applications software and / or system components.
-Maintains knowledge of emerging technologies.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field. 6 to 10 years of IT work experience in applications programming / analysis. Linedata LVTS experience, or other Buy-side OMS experience.

Required Skills:
LVTS or other buy side OMS, change control, BI system performance, modeling of data sources and flows, design GUI's, photoshop, Dreamweaver or HTML editors
Benefits: Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Dental Insurance, Disability Insurance, Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Leave, 401(k), Profit Sharing, Stock Options, Bonus, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Training, Flex Time, Vision Insurance
Industry:
Insurance