Position Description: Sr. MDM Systems Analyst responsible for leading the grooming of Lenovo’s Rest of World (RoW) Master Data Management (MDM) epics and stories in an agile development environment. Works directly with business and associated business analysts to understand core business requirements and ideate high-level solutions. Prepares system-level requirements based upon business requirements and validates the same with stakeholders and the development team. Defines acceptance criteria for test team reference and reviews and validates the completeness of the test cases written in response to them. Maintains an “ownership” mentality over the quality of the work delivered against the epics and stories they are assigned; i.e., if development produces low quality results or test fails to capture obvious bugs, they can acknowledge where better input in the epic/story descriptions or the acceptance criteria themselves could have prevented the miss, and then absorbs the learning to improve their craft. RESPONSIBILITIES: Meet and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to establish project scope, system goals, and requirements Develop, analyze, prioritize, and organize requirement specifications, data mapping, diagrams, and flowcharts for developers and testers to follow Translate highly technical specifications into clear non-technical requirements Define and coordinate the execution of testing procedures, and develop test cases to serve the overall quality assurance process Provide documentation of all processes and training as needed Develop and implement maintenance procedures, monitor systems health, gather system statistics, and troubleshoot reported errors and alarms Perform design, implementation, and upgrades of information systems to meet the business and user needs Implement best practices for scalability, supportability, ease of maintenance, and system performance #### Position Requirements: SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Bachelor's degree in computer science or information technology, or equivalent experience 4-6 years experience working with information technologies and systems analysis Strong computer, hardware, software, and analytical skills Proven ability to assess business needs and translate them into relevant solutions Strong understanding and knowledge of the principles and practices associated with database maintenance and administration Experience installing, configuring, documenting, testing, training, and implementing new applications and systems Working knowledge of a wide variety of programming languages Excellent technical and analytical skills Strong written and verbal communication skills Intellectual curiosity and an inclination toward continuous improvement and learning Strong command of SQL In addition to demonstrating competency as a systems analyst, weight will also be applied in favor of candidates that come with other developed areas of expertise that can contribute to the needs of the RoW MDM team generally where developing and sharing a multi-faceted skillset is encouraged. Other relevant competencies include any of the following: data architecture and modeling, data analysis, ETL development, test, CI/CD, monitoring and scrum management. Preference for knowledge of common data management practices such as MDM specifically Preference for candidates that can demonstrate strong competency as a systems analyst Preference for candidates that demonstrate an inclination toward mentoring and training others, such as junior level resources, and advocating on their behalf. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.