Role description
Job Description – System Analyst (API & Integrations)Job Title
System Analyst – API & Integrations
Experience
4–12+ years of overall IT experience with a strong focus on System Analysis, API-based Integrations, and Enterprise Application Delivery.
Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced System Analyst with strong API and integration knowledge to act as a bridge between business stakeholders, product teams, architects, and development teams.
The ideal candidate should possess strong analytical skills, hands-on experience with RESTful APIs, and the ability to translate complex business requirements into clear, actionable system and technical specifications.
Key Responsibilities
1. System & Requirement Analysis
- Engage with business stakeholders, product owners, and SMEs to gather, analyze, and validate business requirements.
- Translate business needs into:
- System Requirements
- Functional Specifications
- API Contracts
- Perform gap analysis between current-state and target-state systems.
- Recommend scalable and efficient technical solutions.
2. API & Integration
- Analyze, define, and document RESTful API requirements, including:
- Request/Response Models
- Input Validations
- Error Handling
- Performance Expectations
- Support API design reviews while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
- Assess upstream and downstream system impacts resulting from API and integration changes.
- Collaborate with Solution Architects and Development teams on:
- Microservices Architecture
- Integration Patterns
- Enterprise APIs
3.
Delivery & Collaboration
- Act as the primary liaison between:
- Business Teams
- Development Teams
- QA Teams
- Architecture Teams
- Ensure requirement clarity, completeness, and traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
- Support:
- System Testing
- Integration Testing
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Clarify functional issues during development and testing phases and drive timely resolution.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, including:
- Backlog Grooming
- Sprint Planning
- Sprint Reviews
- Serve as the senior functional authority for requirement-related discussions.
4. Documentation & Governance
- Create and maintain:
- System Design Documents
- Interface Specifications
- Data Flow Diagrams
- Process Flow Documents
- Maintain end-to-end requirements traceability from business needs through development and testing.
- Support compliance, governance, and audit activities where applicable.
Required Technical Skills
System Analysis
- Strong experience in:
- System Analysis
- Enterprise Application Design
- Functional Requirement Analysis
API & Integration
- RESTful APIs
- JSON
- HTTP/HTTPS
- API Contracts
- API Integration Analysis
Architecture
- Microservices-based Architecture
- Enterprise Integration Patterns
Security
- Authentication & Authorization concepts
- OAuth
- Access Tokens
- API Security fundamentals
Database
- RDBMS
- NoSQL Databases
- Data Modeling
Development Methodologies
- Agile
- Scrum
Technical Understanding
- Ability to read and understand:
- Application Logs
- API Specifications (Swagger/OpenAPI)
- High-level Application Code Flows
Behavioral & Qualified Skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Proactive in identifying requirement gaps, risks, and solution opportunities.
- Strong documentation, presentation, and facilitation skills.
Skills
Contract Testing, Data Modeling, Integration Testing, Agile, Business Analysis, Microservices, NoSQL, HTTP, Requirements Gathering, Scrum, SQL
About UST
UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.
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