Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior System Analyst – Core Banking & Payments to join our banking technology team. The successful candidate will play a key role in analyzing business requirements, translating business needs into functional specifications, and delivering solutions across Core Banking and Payments platforms.

This role requires strong expertise in payment systems such as SWIFT, PayNow, DuitNow, PromptPay, and Core Banking applications. The candidate will collaborate closely with business stakeholders, application leads, vendors, developers, and testing teams to ensure successful delivery of banking technology initiatives.

Key ResponsibilitiesBusiness Analysis & Requirement Management

• Analyze and manage business requirements within Core Banking and Payments project teams.
• Conduct requirement elicitation workshops, stakeholder interviews, and business process analysis.
• Translate Business Requirement Documents (BRDs) into detailed Functional Specifications (FS) and solution designs.
• Review and validate functional requirements, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Maintain requirement traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support impact analysis for change requests and system enhancements.

Core Banking & Payments

• Design and support solutions related to:
• • SWIFT Payments
  • PayNow
  • DuitNow
  • PromptPay
  • Cross-border and domestic payment systems
• Work on Core Banking domains including:
• • Deposits
  • Loans
  • Payments
  • Wealth Management
  • Customer Demographics
• Collaborate with application leads and vendors to provide effort estimation and implementation planning.

System Analysis & Solution Design

• Develop functional solution designs for banking applications.
• Support integration between Core Banking, payment platforms, and downstream systems.
• Participate in architecture and technical design discussions.
• Conduct Functional Specification and Traceability Reviews with business users and testing teams.
• Ensure compliance with banking regulations, security, and operational standards.

Application Support & Delivery

• Work closely with development and testing teams during implementation.
• Support SIT, UAT, and production deployment activities.
• Troubleshoot application issues and provide business/functional support.
• Coordinate with multiple stakeholders across business and technology teams.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 6 years of experience as a System Analyst, Business Analyst, or Functional Analyst within Banking or Financial Services.
• Strong experience in Core Banking and Payments domains.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end requirement analysis and solution delivery.

Required Skills & ExperienceBanking Domain Expertise

• Strong understanding of Banking Technology:
• • Deposits
  • Loans
  • Payments
  • Wealth Management
  • Customer Demographics
• Experience with Core Banking platforms.
• Knowledge of Silverlake Banking System (SIBS) is highly preferred.

Payments Knowledge

• SWIFT
• PayNow
• DuitNow
• PromptPay
• Payment processing and settlement systems
• Banking transaction workflows

Technical Skills

• AS400 / IBM i Platform
• SIBS Applications
• RPG / RPGLE (Preferred)
• COBOL (Preferred)
• Red Hat Linux
• Shell Scripting
• Java
• ASP.NET MVC using C#
• Web API
• Entity Framework
• ELSA Workflow Framework
• IBM MQ
• Connect: Direct Technologies
• System Integration and API-based solutions

Methodologies

• Agile and Waterfall project delivery methodologies
• SDLC and Application Lifecycle Management
• Requirement Traceability and Documentation

Preferred Experience

• 7 Years of experience in Customer Demographics and Wealth Management systems.
• Experience working with regional payment platforms and banking integrations.
• Exposure to digital banking transformation initiatives.
• Experience working with vendors and external technology partners.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently.
• Collaborative team player with the ability to work across diverse business units.
• Ability to quickly learn new banking products and technologies.