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Business Systems Analyst
MetLife, a leading provider of insurance and other financial services to individual and institutional customers, is seeking a Business Systems Analyst / Data Modeler in Somerset, NJ!
Major Duties and Functions Include:Responsible for Business Analysis in support of Data Management initiatives across MetLife Bank’s Retail, Home Loans and Reverse Mortgage divisions.
Candidate should have a sound technical and banking background, exemplary interpersonal skills, a track record of producing high quality deliverables and an ability to handle multiple high priority assignments simultaneously.
The Data Specialist will achieve this by strategically designing, developing, and implementing data models for interfacing and supporting enterprise-level applications and systems
Ensure that complete solutions are in-line with overall project goals across multiple resources.
Source data from disparate data sources in order to assemble complete data solutions.
Mapping of data sources, data movement, interfaces, and analytics, with the goal of ensuring data quality.
Develop and promote data management dictionaries, methodologies and standards.
Implement the appropriate tools, software, applications, and systems to support data technology goals.
Using Microsoft SQL reporting services, design appropriate output solution based on project requirements. Work with other analysts to refine requirements, proof solutions and achieve user acceptance.
Develop, maintain and promote data quality standards.
Isolate quality and integrity issues. Communicate and contribute to the development of a resolution path in line with standards.
Anticipate future needs of historical data in-line with current reporting needs.
Ensure translation of data into consistent, maintainable formats in preparation for the ETL process.
Ensure data sharing needs are met across various domains while still ensuring data access policies are applied and upheld.
Assist in resolving business issues by analyzing data sets in order to illuminate meaningful relationships.
Document existing data sources and uses of data.
Document and maintain procedures and process with the intention of supporting a defined, repeatable daily reporting operation.
Facilitate a high standard of documentation that wall ensure a successful representation of data knowledge over time.
Establish a compliance method for accommodating, leading knowledge of evolving data sources ensuring ongoing management of changes.
Establish formalized test standards that include the comparison of expected results to actual along with the documentation of results.
Ensure that test coverage accommodated the validation of daily operations are validate for source system changes.
Develop test plans that include external change factors and ensure our testing needs are included in external planning efforts.
4+ years of experience as an IT data analyst (gathering requirements, writing reports, extracting and validating data).
3+ years of experience in the field of data mining and analytics large-scale data modeling, and business requirements gathering/analysis and support of Business Intelligence initiatives.
Banking or financial services background a must.
Direct experience in implementing data management processes, procedures, and decision support.
Strong understanding of relational data structures, theories, principles, and practices.
Strong familiarity with metadata management and associated processes.
Hands-on knowledge of enterprise repository tools, data modeling tools, ETL type data mapping tools, and data profiling tools.
Demonstrated expertise with repository creation, and data and information system life cycle methodologies.
Experience with business requirements analysis, entity relationship planning, database design, reporting structures, and so on.
Ability to manage data and metadata migration.
Experience with database platforms, specifically SQL & Oracle
Demonstrated skill in working independently with databases to generate graphic and tabular reports, including building complex original queries, defining data elements, interpreting results, and documenting standard procedures for report designs.
Proven experience in gathering business requirements from large user groups and facilitating the translation into functional requirements.
Solid understanding of relational database concepts and database architecture and design.
Proven ability to learn new applications. Proficiency in Microsoft SQL, Reporting Services, Visual Studio, and Visio.
Apply varied gathering methods to ensure complete requirements elicitation.
Work with technical staff to ensure the translation of functional requirements to complete quality driven technical solutions.
Ensure appropriate documentation of data and reporting requirements in line with project standards.
Understand business needs ensuring their inclusion into detailed actionable plans and ensure their roll-up into master project plans.
Convene, facilitate and drive user groups with the short-term charters meant to complete specific project deliverables.
Familiarity with BI tools specifically reporting services, Microsoft SQL server and Visual Studio.
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Additional Information
Position Type: Full Time, Employee
Ref Code: 31189
Number of Openings: 1
Business Area: Information Technology
Travel paid for interviews? NO
Relocation expenses paid? NO
Percent of travel on the job: 5-15
Salary Grade: 29
Company Code: Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
Beyond meaningful and challenging work, MetLife provides a variety of flexible work arrangements, as well as a tuition reimbursement program, competitive benefits, and retirement and pension plans. MetLife’s responsiveness to the needs of both clients and employees is a direct result of one of the core company values– People Count.