Established in 1997, Alpha is a leading provider of IT solutions and consulting services to a diverse and global clientele. Specializing in application support, software development, staff augmentation, system integration, infrastructure maintenance, datacenter maintenance and relocation services, GAP analysis and corporate governance, Alpha has also earned a respected reputation for its expertise in infrastructure services. Our knowledgeable staff has impressive credentials and experience in delivering superior turnkey technology solutions.

Summary:

The Risk & Finance IT Liquidity Program Managers are seeking experienced Data Architect with Data Modeling background to support delivery of the US Liquidity Reporting project required for Fed compliance. The project scope includes delivery of 5G and LCR reports for US entities.

We are specifically looking for one BA each to focus on the following:

• Review and understand data requirements for all projects including data warehouse projects, application development and reporting projects

• Collaborate with business and IT partners to refine and document system data requirements

• Perform data analysis activities including data profiling, creation of data dictionaries, data transformation rules and integration requirements

• Develop, document and maintain logical and physical data models for a multi-phase development projects

• Analyze enterprise and application logical and physical data models and associated business rules

• Develop data migration strategies for retiring legacy systems into modern information systems

• Analyze and design data sizing and scaling approaches, distribution alternatives and trade-offs

• Coordinate across organizations as required to support data integration efforts

• Support and apply data standardization policies

• Global analysis of LCR’s implemented across multiple regions for harmonization of logical data models and to lead Axiom fit/gap analysis for tools assessment

This role will additionally support the following:

• 5G and LCR dimensional and functional reporting requirements analysis and designs to support FED submission and analytic capabilities required by LMR teams

• QA end-to-end 5G and LCR reporting processes, including validation of supplier data and enrichments/calculations performed on this data

The primary responsibility for this rolew is to understand the business requirements and align data requirements and solutions, and to produce functional specifications that will provide the basis for the technical designs that will be defined and built by technical analysts assigned to the project. Responsibilities include:

• Liaise with Business subject matter experts and project team to understand relevant business processes and the nature of the reporting requirements

• Define Data Specifications per area of focus (see above), including for relevant data sourcing, enrichments, calculations, and reporting, and oversee development of corresponding technical designs by developers assigned to same functional area

The positions will report to the IT Project Lead and are based in New York. Collaboration with global project managers and IT counterparts may be required for global alignment of regulatory reporting solutions across regions in scope under the Liquidity Program Book of Work.

WORK EXPERIENCE/BACKGROUND: We are specifically looking for one BA each to focus on the following:

• Logical and Physical Data Modeling in diverse technical environments and industries.

• Familiarity through use with metadata capture and management.

• Familiarity through use with disciplined project management structures and systems development life-cycle.

• Familiarity through use with the complete solution development life cycle.

• Excellent non-technical communication (written and verbal) skills at all levels of the organization.

• Creative problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work independently or as part of a project team.

• Ability to self-management tasks to meet delivery targets.

• Ability to indirectly lead though influencing others.

• Expert-level data sourcing and data mapping skills.

• 5+ years’ experience as an analyst in the financial industry, with demonstrated experience providing business analysis for Treasury or Regulatory Reporting processes and applications

• Knowledge of Treasury processes, including for liquidity risk management/monitoring and familiarity with bank products; knowledge of regulatory reporting standards and practices strongly preferred

• Understanding of all phases of an application development life cycle and development methodologies, and familiarity with IT platforms and software development methodologies

• Strong analytical skills and project execution skills relevant to delivery of Treasury applications

• Working knowledge of MS Office applications, especially Excel

• Ability to understand and challenge business processes, requirements and proposed solutions to help define strategic, robust, and scalable solutions in line with CFO/CIO strategies

• Ability to proactively manage timelines, risks, and client to ensure timely delivery of quality deliverables

• Ability to communicate with diverse audience at varying levels of detail as appropriate, including with Business SME’s and IT application developers across multiple regions

• Ability to demonstrate self-initiative as well as take direction and escalate issues as appropriate

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as interpersonal skills

 EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• University-level accreditation in Finance, Accounting, or technical discipline (such as MIS/Computer Science) or commensurate experience

My Name is Jamie Cruz and I have been with Alpha Technologies USA since 1997.  My contact info: 917-579-2303.