Lead Software Engineer
Strategic Functional Analysis: Lead the gathering and analysis of complex business requirements, conducting thorough gap analysis to identify opportunities for process optimization and digital transformation.
Solution Design & Architecture: Drive the design of functional solutions. Translate business needs into detailed functional specifications, ensuring they are robust, scalable, and compliant with industry standards.
Stakeholder Management: Act as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders. Facilitate high-level workshops, manage expectations, and provide clear communication on project status, risks, and proposed solutions.
Process Excellence: Utilize advanced process modeling techniques (e.g., BPMN, Visio) to map current-state and future-state workflows, ensuring seamless business integration.
Mentorship & Team Leadership: Provide functional guidance and mentorship to junior analysts, reviewing their work (User Stories, process flows, documentation) to maintain high delivery standards.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with developers, architects, and QA leads to ensure requirements are understood and correctly translated into the final product.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Experience: 5–7 years of relevant experience in Business Consulting, Functional Consulting, or senior Business Analysis roles.
Technical Proficiency
Advanced Requirement Engineering: Proven ability to create high-quality BRDs, FSDs, and user stories.
Data Analysis: Strong proficiency in SQL for data extraction, manipulation, and validation.
Agile Expertise: Hands-on experience leading or participating in Agile/SAFe/Scrum ceremonies; expert-level use of JIRA and Confluence.
Modeling Skills: Proficiency in process mapping tools (e.g., Lucidchart, MS Visio).
Communication: Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical teams and present complex findings to senior management.
Preferred Skills
Industry Expertise: Strong background in the relevant domain (e.g., Banking, Payments, Capital Markets, or Insurance) as per current project demands.
Process Improvement: Experience with methodologies like Lean Six Sigma or formal change management frameworks.
Domain Certifications: Relevant professional certifications (e.g., CBAP, CCBA, PMP, or industry-specific functional certifications).