Junior Business Analyst – Payment Systems

• Contribute to the functional design of enhancements within the market infrastructure systems scope
• Draft functional specifications and related deliverables
• Prepare and execute functional tests
• Draft acceptance test plans and oversee acceptance testing
• Contribute to projects and enhancements affecting the Target / GEOCRI / VIT applications
• Support ECB stress tests and enhancements within the Squad's scope
• Prepare meeting minutes and update functional documentation
• Participate in the RUN/operations of the Target / GEOCRI / VIT applications
• Support the management and monitoring of incidents and JIRA tickets
• Provide functional support for applications within the scope
• Maintain documentation in Confluence, including practical guides and business analyst how-to guides
• Contribute to maintaining the corporate repository
• Support risk monitoring and the production of related deliverables, particularly MESARI
• Collaborate with business, technical, and engagement management teams in a banking environment

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience as a Business Analyst
• Initial experience in the payments field, 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
• Strong skills in requirements analysis and drafting functional deliverables
• Proficiency in preparing test and acceptance test 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
• Team-oriented, with effective written and verbal communication skills
• Available and adaptable to the demands of a sensitive application environment, including interventions or on-call duties outside normal business hours

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in functional design, testing, and documentation within banking applications, particularly in interbank payments and related systems. Proficient in requirements analysis, incident management, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Business Analysis
• Functional Specifications
• Acceptance Testing
• JIRA
• Confluence

Hard Skills

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

Soft Skills

• Self-Motivated
• Responsive
• Team-Oriented
• Effective Communication
• Adaptable

Industry Keywords

• Interbank Payments
• Banking Environment
• Functional Design
• Incident Response
• Corporate Repository

Tools & Technologies

• JIRA
• Confluence
• ALM Octane
• Notepad++