business analyst - it iv.

Our client, is seeking a senior, highly technical Business Analyst - IT IV (API & Integration Lead) to join their core technology engineering group.

In this high-impact consulting role, you will be responsible for defining technical API requirements, designing complex system integration specifications, and bridging the gap between business pricing strategy, analytics teams, and engineering squads. You will translate complex business pricing logic and data transformation rules into clear technical specifications, user stories, and source-to-target data mappings. Working within a fast-paced environment, you will play a crucial role in shaping backend API contracts, supporting data science/analytics integrations, and guiding User Acceptance Testing (UAT) through to production deployment.

Duration: Contract (09/21/2026 to 12/31/2026, with potential for extension)

Advantages
High-Impact Enterprise Integration Scope: Drive technical requirements for core API architecture and integration pipelines powering critical pricing and analytics systems.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with specialized pricing teams, data science professionals, analytics leads, and backend software engineering squads.

Senior Strategic Focus: Translate high-level business pricing logic into precise, actionable technical documentation and RESTful API specifications.

Streamlined Engagement: Dedicated short-term consulting engagement with a major enterprise platform team.

Responsibilities
API Requirements & Data Architecture
API Specification & Contracts: Define comprehensive API requirements, integration specifications, endpoints, and contracts following modern RESTful design standards and versioning conventions.

Data Mapping & Flow Design: Document end-to-end data flows and write detailed source-to-target data transformation mappings.

Business Logic Translation: Analyze complex business pricing rules, segmentation models, and analytics-driven use cases, translating them into precise technical specifications and system rules.

Agile Documentation & Testing Governance
User Story & Spec Authoring: Write detailed functional specifications, technical user stories, data schemas, and precise acceptance criteria for engineering teams.

Agile Execution & Delivery: Collaborate daily with software engineers and data teams to clarify requirements, clear technical blockers, and refine backlogs.

UAT & Production Rollout: Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), release planning, defect triage, and post-implementation validation during production deployment.

Qualifications
Professional Experience: 10+ years of dedicated experience operating as a Senior Technical Business Analyst within complex system integration or API-centric programs.

API & Integration Depth: Proven experience defining REST API requirements, API contracts, data flows, and system integration specs.

Data Mapping Expertise: Strong, hands-on background creating source-to-target data mappings, transformation rules, and data dictionaries.

Technical Specification Mastery: Demonstrated ability to write production-ready functional specs, granular user stories, and clear acceptance criteria.

Soft Skills: Exceptional written and verbal technical communication skills; outstanding analytical problem-solving abilities; strong stakeholder management across business and engineering disciplines.

Preferred Assets & Nice-to-Haves
Technical background within Banking, Mortgages, or Financial Pricing/Rate Systems.

Familiarity with analytics-driven use cases, segmentation models, or direct collaboration with data science teams.

Hands-on knowledge of modern API design standards (REST conventions, payload structures, status codes, versioning).

Demonstrated experience guiding UAT execution and production launch validation.

Summary
If you are a tech-savvy Business Analyst - IT IV who pairs 10+ years of technical integration experience, API contract definition, and source-to-target data mapping with the ability to translate complex pricing logic into clean technical user stories, this contract opportunity is an outstanding match. Bring your integration precision, API expertise, and collaborative focus to our client's engineering group today!

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