Business Analyst, Payments

• Participate in the functional design of enhancements within the market infrastructure systems scope
• Draft functional specifications and associated deliverables
• Prepare and perform functional testing
• Draft test and acceptance plans and oversee acceptance testing
• Participate in projects and enhancements affecting the Target / GEOCRI / VIT applications
• Contribute to ECB stress tests and enhancements within the Squad’s scope
• Produce meeting minutes and update functional documentation
• Participate in the RUN activities for the Target / GEOCRI / VIT applications
• Contribute to the management and monitoring of incidents and JIRA tickets
• Provide functional support for the applications within scope
• Update documentation in Confluence, including practical guides, MOA how-to guides, and similar materials
• Participate in maintaining the enterprise repository
• Contribute to risk monitoring and the production of related deliverables, particularly MESARI
• Collaborate with teams in a demanding banking environment focused on payments and interbank exchanges

Requirements

• At least 4 years of experience as a Business Analyst
• Initial experience in the payments sector, ideally involving interbank payments
• Experience with functional specifications, testing, and acceptance testing
• Good understanding of interbank exchanges
• Knowledge of SWIFT MT / MX messages
• Knowledge of TARGET / TARGET2 / T2 flows
• Knowledge of SEPA and international transfers is a plus
• Requirements analysis and preparation of functional deliverables
• Preparation of test and acceptance plans
• Proficiency in or knowledge of JIRA and Confluence
• Knowledge of ALM Octane and/or Notepad++ is a plus
• Self-motivated, responsive, and able to take ownership of assigned topics
• Comfortable working in an environment where rapid incident response is essential
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Available and adaptable to the constraints of a sensitive application environment, including out-of-hours interventions or on-call duties

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in functional design, specifications, and testing within banking applications, particularly in interbank payments and exchanges. Proficient in managing incidents and documentation while collaborating effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Business Analysis
• Functional Specifications
• Interbank Payments
• JIRA
• Confluence

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Functional Testing
• Acceptance Testing
• Requirements Analysis
• SWIFT MT/MX Messages
• TARGET/TARGET2/T2 Flows
• SEPA Transfers
• Test Plans Preparation
• Incident Management
• Documentation Updates
• Risk Monitoring

Soft Skills

• Self-Motivated
• Responsive
• Strong Communication Skills
• Ownership
• Adaptability

Industry Keywords

• Payments Sector
• Interbank Exchanges
• Banking Environment
• Functional Deliverables
• Incident Response

Tools & Technologies

• JIRA
• Confluence
• ALM Octane
• Notepad++