Job Title: Systems Analyst / Systems Design Specialist (Insurance Industry)

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Systems Analyst / Systems Design Specialist with strong expertise in both Business Analysis and Systems Design within the insurance industry. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of working on complex, enterprise-scale projects and will be responsible for requirements gathering, designing solutions, and producing key technical deliverables such as TDDs, LLDs, FRSs, and integration designs.

This role plays a crucial link between business stakeholders, technical teams, and architects, ensuring that solutions meet both business needs and system architecture standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with business stakeholders and product owners to gather and analyze business requirements.

• Conduct detailed systems analysis, documenting functional and non-functional requirements.

• Create and maintain key technical design documentation, including:

  • Technical Design Documents (TDDs)

  • Low-Level Designs (LLDs)

  • Functional Requirements Specifications (FRSs)

  • Integration Designs

• Design and propose system landscape architectures and solution designs in alignment with enterprise architecture standards.

• Collaborate with development teams to ensure that designs are implementable and scalable.

• Support development and testing teams during development, integration, and system testing phases.

• Engage in impact analysis for system changes, enhancements, and new implementations.

• Facilitate workshops, walkthroughs, and design review sessions with technical and business stakeholders.

• Ensure traceability from business requirements through to implementation.

Experience and Qualifications:

Must Have:

• Minimum 5+ years experience as a Systems Analyst, Business Systems Analyst, or Systems Designer.

• Proven experience working on complex projects within large-scale or enterprise environments.

• Strong background in Business Analysis and Systems Analysis.

• Experience in writing and maintaining:

  • TDDs (Technical Design Documents)

  • LLDs (Low-Level Designs)

  • FRSs (Functional Requirements Specifications)

  • Integration Design Documents

• Experience in Landscape Architecture Design or Solution Architecture (working alongside Solution Architects or Enterprise Architects).

• Insurance Industry Experience (e.g., Life Insurance, Short-term Insurance, Group Risk, Employee Benefits, Financial Services).

• Solid understanding of SDLC methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid).

Advantageous:

• Exposure to Enterprise Integration Patterns or Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).

• Experience with integration tools, API design, or middleware technologies.

• Familiarity with UML, BPMN, or other design modeling languages.

• Previous work in data migration projects, insurance platform transformations, or policy administration systems.

Key Competencies:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders.

• Detail-oriented with a focus on documentation quality and traceability.

• Ability to work under pressure and deliver in fast-paced, high-complexity project environments.

Contact information

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