Senior Business Analyst

As a Senior Business Analyst, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams of architects, developers, and business stakeholders to define, document, and deliver functional and technical requirements. Your contribution will be essential to the success of these large-scale, transformative programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Collect, analyze, and document business and functional requirements across integration use cases.
• Translate high-level business needs into detailed technical specifications for APIs and integration services.
• Lead and contribute to API design discussions, including versioning, data contracts, authentication, and error handling.
• Collaborate with developers and architects to define integration patterns and reusable services on IBM WebMethods.
• Maintain detailed API documentation and ensure alignment between business expectations and technical delivery.
• Identify data sources, define mapping rules, and document transformation logic between connected systems.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies (e.g., backlog grooming, sprint planning, reviews) for integration-focused product increments.
• Support the onboarding and enablement of consuming teams for published APIs and integration services.
• Participate in quality assurance efforts, including functional testing, system integration testing, and UAT coordination.
• Ensure all activities comply with security, privacy, and data protection regulations.
• Monitor integration performance and proactively suggest improvements or redesigns for optimization.

Technical Skills

• Proven experience in business analysis for integration projects, especially involving API-centric and iPaaS ecosystems.
• Hands-on experience with IBM WebMethods (Integration Server, Designer, API Gateway) or similar enterprise-grade middleware platforms.
• Excellent understanding of RESTful API architecture, Swagger/OpenAPI, JSON, OAuth2, JWT, etc.
• Familiarity with enterprise integration patterns (EIP), message brokers, pub/sub models, and asynchronous communication.
• Knowledge of API lifecycle management, including versioning, deprecation, and API analytics.
• Strong command of data mapping, transformation, and orchestration logic between systems.
• Experience working with Agile delivery models using tools like JIRA, Confluence, GitLab, Postman, etc.
• Understanding of SDLC, CI/CD pipelines, and software testing practices in API environments.
• Experience with RFP analysis, solution comparison, and vendor engagement is a plus.

Functional Skills

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Structured thinking and the ability to break down complex requirements into actionable tasks.
• High attention to detail, ability to manage conflicting priorities, and deliver under pressure.
• Ability to operate in large, matrixed organizations and in multi-vendor environments.
• Strong documentation skills and ability to produce clear business cases, diagrams, and flowcharts.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in IT, including 3-5 years in business analysis. Experience in integration and API domains is a strong plus.
• Experience working in multinational or complex enterprise environments.
• Fluency in English is required; French is a strong advantage.