Senior Systems Analyst- Dallas, TX

PHOTON, LLC
Dallas, TX, United States
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$32,000.0 - $114,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Data Analysis Customer Information Control System (CICS) COBOL (Programming Language) Software Documentation Databases Data Integrity Data Mapping IBM DB2 Relational Databases Software Debugging Distributed Systems
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Monitoring of Systems Human-Computer Interaction Job Control Language (JCL) Systems Analysis JSON Mainframes JSON Web Token Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) SQL Stored Procedures SQL Databases Data Streaming Systems Integration Virtual Storage Access Methods Extensible Markup Language (XML) Datadog Transaction Processing (Computing) Data Processing Scripting Enterprise Software Applications Postman Backend Information Technology Figma Restful APIs Splunk

Requirements

Do you have experience in XML?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?, * Bachelor’s degree in finance, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related technology preferred (or equivalent experience).

  • 5 - 9+ years in systems analysis for complex enterprise applications
  • Strong financial services domain knowledge, with brokerage/trading experience preferred
  • Expertise in requirements analysis, data mapping, user stories, gap analysis, and UAT across the full delivery lifecycle
  • Experience with APIs and integrations (REST, SOAP, JSON/XML, JWT, API testing tools) across distributed systems
  • Proficiency in SQL , relational databases, scripting and monitoring tools (Splunk, Datadog)
  • Experience collaborating with product, engineering, and UX teams (e.g., Figma )
  • Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to drive clarity and influence decisions
  • Self-starter with high attention to detail, ability to manage ambiguity, and quickly learn complex systems
  • Mainframe skills
  • Ability to navigate complex mainframe applications and trace end-to-end processing, including upstream and downstream integrations
  • Strong proficiency in COBOL analysis and debugging
  • Experience with JCL (Job Control Language) and enterprise batch job processing
  • Solid understanding of VSAM file structures and data handling
  • Strong knowledge of DB2 databases and Native Stored Procedures (NSPs)
  • Experience analyzing data transformations and ensuring data integrity across DB2 and VSAM
  • Ability to evaluate program dependencies, data flow, and system interactions
  • Proven capability to interpret legacy system documentation and analyze source code
  • Experience with CICS (Customer Information Control System) transaction analysis , including understanding transaction processing and backend logic
  • Ability to analyze 3270 screen flows , including user interaction, navigation paths, and screen-to-transaction mapping

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • 401(k)
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Paid holidays, Minimum Compensation: USD 32,000 Maximum Compensation: USD 114,000 Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role. Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees. This position is not available for independent contractors No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post

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