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# Principal Application System Analyst

- **Company:** Spectraforce
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Software Applications, Data Mapping, Software Design Documents, Systems Analysis, Reverse Engineering, Component Analysis
- **Published:** October 3, 2026
- **Apply:** http://leoforce.us/Careers/Spectraforce/JobDetails.html?jobid=5433c804-d02a-4ee9-bdb4-84b6a4e06061&OrgId=1&UserId=5770

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)
 * 8+ years of experience in related field.
 * In lieu of degree, 10+ years of experience in related field.

Must Haves

 * API Connect (in the last five years) and Data Power
 * Needs to be more of a tech analyst

Nice to Have

 * Developer to Analyst experience
 * Strong communication skills

## Description

* Facilitate and influence the design, construction, deployment, and ongoing maintenance of specific complex technical solutions through design documents, gap analysis, business rule and data mapping management, risk assessment, traceability mapping and financial and timeline constraints to balance ROI.
 * Elaborate business requirements, rules, and data elements into functional designs that are both complex in nature and enterprise oriented.
 * Applicable business requirements and processes are reviewed, analyzed, and translated into system function points.
 * Conduct systems analysis to validate designs. Perform or facilitate reverse engineering of code when required.
 * Create functional designs that meet systems analysis standards and are aligned with the Enterprise Business Process Architecture.
 * Prioritize requirements through negotiation, release and phase management techniques and systems analysis techniques and tools.
 * Create and document functional designs of business solutions. Ensure end-to-end traceability through appropriate artifacts.
 * Determine and manage enterprise wide, upstream and downstream system impacts of proposed changes and enhancements.
 * Maintain and utilize detailed system, application, and component analysis and design knowledge related to the construction of broad based and highly complex solutions, which requires detailed knowledge of the processes, technologies, and people components.
 * Serve as a trusted, expert advisor or a Subject Matter Expert for systems analysis and process design services.
 * Provide consultancy and advice to business partners on the applicability and usability of alternative technology to help address business requirements, problems or issues.
 * Review documents and models produced by Business Analysts, Architects, and Developers to ensure end to end quality of the product.
 * Support program and portfolio management goals through assessment of business solutions for decomposition of projects into multiple production releases to meet business owner needs.
 * Recognize and manage technical synergies and conflicts across concurrent project activity.
 * Participate in the development and support of scope and implementation strategies, including definition, development, and planning of incremental or iterative phasing for design, construction and implementation.
 * Interpret and translate impacts, risks, and gaps across technical and non-technical audiences to ensure a holistic understanding of business and user requirements.
 * Coordinate work of teams to effectively define, analyze, and develop enterprise solutions.
 * Lead and mentor less experienced staff to influence the maturation of the practice.