Senior Application Specialist

4 days ago


Wellington Central, Wellington, New Zealand Kiwibank Full time
  • Wellington based opportunities
  • Banking benefits, flexible working options, additional wellbeing days of leave and more
  • Fixed Term Contract roles

Kō tātou tēnei. Hei kawe i ngā mahi kia tutuki | This is us. Where making an impact matters.

We're looking for two Senior Application Specialists (Technical Business Analysts) to join our data teams. These roles support and enable the building of our data platform, drive value creation from data, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. The ideal candidates will have a strong background in technical business analysis and experience drafting technical user stories for data teams in an agile setting.

We have two fixed term opportunities available:

  • 14-month contract (maternity leave cover)
  • 24-month contract (data enablement team)

Key role responsibilities:

  • Lead the Analysis and Design: Facilitate the conversations and workshops to define, design, estimate, and schedule the 'development' tasks required to deliver the required functionality
  • Work closely with stakeholders to gather and analyse business requirements for the squad, including facilitating workshops
  • Translate business requirements into story maps, actionable user stories with clear acceptance criteria
  • Develop functional and technical specifications, including data models, use cases, and workflows.
  • Champion user acceptance testing (UAT) process to ensure the platform meets business and technical requirements.
  • Provide necessary guidance to the development team during implementation.

Ko tātou tēnei. Kia hāpai i ō pūkenga | This is us. Where your expertise matters.

Key skills and experience we're looking for:

  • 5+ years of experience as a Technical Business Analyst, in an Agile squad.
  • Strong experience in banking or finance industries
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and address complex technical issues
  • Experienced in facilitating business and technical requirements elicitation sessions with stakeholders.
  • Experienced with large and complex modern cloud-based enterprise systems/platforms will be advantageous.
  • An agile mindset – adaptable to change, collaboration and continuous delivery of business and customer value
  • Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.

Ko tātou tēnei - Hei hāpai i a koe, me tō whānau |This is us. Where you and your whānau matter.

We want you to get the most out of work and life, so you will have the option to explore flexible working arrangements that suit both your needs and ours. We now also offer one wellbeing day a quarter to ensure our people are taken care of and can bring their best selves to work. Our great range of benefits discounted banking and an incredible package for new parents.

We are proud to be a certified B Corporation and we are the first bank in Aotearoa to get the Gender Tick. We are also an accredited Living Wage employer.

Tono mai |Apply Now– We will be reviewing applications throughout the advertising period, and we reserve the right to withdraw the ad at any time. Applications close Tuesday 4th November.

Please note: Due to a high volume of applications, there may be a delay in our response. Thank you for your patience.

Recruitment agencies: We're not seeking support at this stage.

At Kiwibank we are all about making Kiwi better off

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