Systems Analyst, Sr

Countrywide Financial Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is a nationwide financial services company and a national leader in residential finance.

We're recognized as an innovator of new financial products and services. As a technically advanced IT organization, we?ve long since realized that our people are the key resource driving our business success. That?s why Countrywide provides an environment that offers exceptional opportunity for professional development and advancement.

Systems Analyst, Senior
Primary Responsibilities Include:
- Developing and/or modifying Information Systems by researching and fact-finding user needs to formulate and define scope and objectives.
- Leading and/or participating in Project-Planning, Project-Definition, Design, Testing, Quality-Assurance, System-Documentation and User-Training processes that impact single and/or multiple systems.
- Modeling and documenting business and functional requirements.
- Conducting feasibility studies.
- Providing cost estimates.
- Developing detailed specifications for use in Coding/Programming.
- Assessing the impact of changes to systems and processes.
- Analyzing and revising system logic and documentation.
- Significantly influencing final decisions that have a direct and relevant impact on departmental, business unit and/or company-wide Information-Systems.
- Providing analysis, recommendations, consultation and advice.
- Leading small- to medium-sized, moderately complex projects and/or leading components of large, complex projects.
- Providing detailed analyses of complex data, processes and systems.
- Recommending new development-efforts and system-changes that impact multiple systems and complex projects.
- Developing project documentation.
- Documenting requirements.
- Developing detailed functional specifications.
- Creating current- and future-state models.
- Facilitating joint Application-Design sessions with project teams.
- Identifying and evaluating the impact of system changes.
- Liaising between Technical and Business groups to resolve issues.
- Providing test-plan input.
- Participating in Testing and/or liaising with QA Teams in the completion of Testing.
- Ensuring that test results meet requirements.
A Successful Candidate Will Have:
- Bachelor's (or equivalent) degree in Computer Science or Information Technology (and/or equivalent experience).
- 5+ years of Systems-Analysis experience.
- Advanced proficiency with Systems-Analysis tools and processes.
- Advanced proficiency with Data-Modeling and Data-Analysis tools and processes.
- Strong knowledge of Project-Management and SDLC processes and methodology.
- Comprehensive knowledge of and ability to apply concepts, practices and procedures in at least one specialized area of IT.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate to a broad range of Technical and non-Technical audiences.
- Ability to effectively participate in and lead teams.
- Strong Facilitation and Meeting-Management skills.
The Ideal Candidate May Also Possess:
- Post-graduate degree.


Experience in Systems Analysis and SDLC methodologies. Posses a keen ability to gather business requirements, accumulate relevant information, and be proficient in producing clear and concise functional/technical specifications. Understanding of the Loan Origination process.

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