Senior Systems Analyst Job at Fidelity Investments (Boston)

Senior Systems Analyst

Fidelity Investments

Location:
United States , Boston ▼
Merrimack

Category:
IT - Administration

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

80000.00 - 153000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Strategic Advisors Technology (SAT) is seeking a Senior Systems Analyst to play a vital role in one of Fidelity's critical strategic programs. In this role you will partner with Fidelity business stakeholders to understand their key business drivers and business requirements. This is not just about gathering requirements; it's about understanding the 'why' behind them. You will then work with your Development Team and technology counterparts to translate these into user stories and deliver high quality, innovative and timely solutions.

Job Responsibility:

Collaborating with business stakeholders to gather and analyze business and functional requirements and confirm these via meaningful artifacts
Performing cost-benefit analyses to ensure technology investments are strategically aligned
Converting business requirements into actionable delivery plans with defined milestones and timelines
Identifying and managing risks and dependencies for planned work
Implementing delivery plans through quarterly planning and backlog management
Managing product backlogs using collaborative tools including JIRA, Confluence, PowerPoint, Excel, and SharePoint
Translating complex business requirements into user stories with well-defined business value and acceptance criteria
Leading team refinement sessions to ensure stories are clear and ready for sprint planning
Defining story acceptance tests in collaboration with the team
Ownership of user story sign-off, ensuring the delivery meets the requirements and has passed all tests
Proactively identifying opportunities for process and system improvements
Where Needed - Participation in End-to-End test activities to ensure functionality is working per the requirements

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Business Analytics, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field
Five (5) years experience as a Systems Analyst
Financial services industry knowledge and experience is highly desirable
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Able to understand the technology and software architecture of an application
Experience with various tools that assist in analysis and testing including SQL Developer, Insomnia, Kafka - Offset Explorer, and Datadog for data validation and debugging, Jira and Confluence
Willingness to dive in and understand code for analysis and support purposes
Has worked in an Agile environment that uses the Scrum Methodology and is experienced with the related events and artifacts
Has effectively worked in a global, team-based environment with team members in various locations and countries

Nice to have:

Investment management and/or wealth management domain knowledge a plus
Familiarity with modern AI tools and their application in Systems Analysis is desirable

What we offer:

Comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support
Market-leading retirement
Generous paid time off and parental leave
Charitable giving employee match program
Educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 23, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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