Keep IT Simple
Keep IT Simple
Keep IT Simple (KIS) is a Silicon Valley-based IT services and solutions provider serving organizations across California and beyond. Established in 1988, the company helps clients address complex technology needs through cybersecurity, virtualization, cloud solutions, and network infrastructure consulting. Its work spans industries including logistics, healthcare, and cybersecurity, with an emphasis on practical IT guidance, cost-conscious solutions, and responsive customer service.

Senior Systems Analyst - Remote

Senior Systems Analyst gathering requirements and designing solutions for IT consulting projects. Work remotely with SQL, APIs, data modeling, and end-to-end delivery.

Description

  • Gather and refine functional and non-functional requirements with business stakeholders and technical teams
  • Document requirements through user stories, acceptance criteria, business rules, use cases, and workflows
  • Model business processes and technical solutions using workflows, diagrams, data models, and API contracts
  • Design technical solutions and transfer them to developers while resolving questions during implementation
  • Contribute to refinement, planning, and other Agile ceremonies to ensure requirements meet the Definition of Ready
  • Maintain traceability across requirements, solutions, and tests in partnership with the quality team
  • Use SQL to analyze data, understand business rules, validate assumptions, and support specifications
  • Assist with user acceptance testing by checking deliverables against documented requirements
  • Maintain current project documentation in Confluence
  • Investigate and resolve incidents in production environments
  • Collaborate with the Squad Leader, developers, and broader team while monitoring work through production deployment

Requirements

  • Experience as a Systems Analyst, Requirements Analyst, or comparable contractor, third-party, or employee
  • Proficiency in gathering and documenting requirements, including user stories, acceptance criteria, and business rules
  • Experience with UML and BPMN modeling, including use cases, sequence diagrams, activity diagrams, and process flows
  • Knowledge of data modeling concepts such as entities, relationships, and data dictionaries
  • Intermediate to advanced SQL skills for querying and analyzing data
  • Understanding of application architecture and system integration involving REST and SOAP APIs, messaging, and files
  • Ability to read and create API contracts
  • Familiarity with Agile practices, including Scrum or Kanban, along with Jira and Confluence
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for converting business needs into clear technical specifications for developers
  • Critical-thinking skills for identifying inconsistencies and gaps in business rules

Benefits

  • Fully remote work
  • Contractor engagement under a PJ arrangement

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