Business Systems Analyst III

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Job Description:

The Business Systems Analyst (BSA) provides systems analysis and operational support for business-critical applications within Investment Management Technology. The role works closely with business, development, infrastructure, and support partners to translate business needs into effective technology solutions while ensuring the stability and ongoing supportability of production applications.

The successful candidate will combine strong business and systems analysis capabilities with hands-on technical troubleshooting skills. The role includes requirements analysis, production support, incident and problem management, root-cause analysis, operational readiness, and continuous improvement.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Research and analyze current-state business and system processes and recommend effective and efficient technology solutions.
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to assess requirements, solution options, system impacts, integration considerations, and implementation approaches.
• Translate business requirements into detailed functional and system specifications, including applicable non-functional requirements.
• Maintain traceability of system requirements through design, development, testing, deployment, and acceptance.
• Partner with testing teams to translate requirements and use cases into test conditions and expected results for functional, performance, user acceptance, and operational acceptance testing.
• Provide guidance during delivery with a focus on quality, reusability, scalability, and operational sustainability.
• Manage and maintain production incidents and problem records through resolution.
• Assess the technical and business impact of application defects, data issues, processing failures, and other production problems.
• Prioritize and respond to production issues based on business impact and urgency.
• Coordinate communication between business, development, infrastructure, and support teams during incident investigation and resolution.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, increase efficiency, and reduce recurring incidents.

Operational Support & Governance

• Support incident, problem, and change management processes.
• Perform root-cause analysis and contribute to sustainable corrective and preventative solutions.
• Track issues through completion and provide timely, clear status updates to stakeholders.
• Document investigation findings, resolutions, root causes, and recommended preventative actions.
• Support implementation, post-implementation validation, and operational readiness activities.
• Support audit activities, compliance requirements, and operational reporting.
• Follow established technology delivery practices, requirements-management standards, architecture standards, and the TD Code of Conduct.
• Maintain current knowledge of supported applications, system components, interfaces, data flows, business rules, and emerging technology trends.
• Participate in on-call or after-hours production support rotations where required.

Team & Collaboration

• Work collaboratively with business, development, testing, infrastructure, and application support teams.
• Maintain clear communication regarding project progress, production issues, risks, and other information relevant to stakeholders.
• Remain calm, organized, and effective when managing high-priority or time-sensitive production situations.
• Participate in knowledge transfer and cross-training across the team.
• Provide guidance to colleagues on application troubleshooting and issue resolution where appropriate.
• Contribute to a positive, inclusive environment focused on service, quality, innovation, continuous improvement, and teamwork.

Technical Skills & Knowledge

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience working with integrated application environments involving Java APIs, Microsoft Azure, batch processing, and mainframe technologies.
• Familiarity with CA7, JCL, and COBOL.
• Ability to read, interpret, and analyze application and system logs.
• Working knowledge of SQL.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Familiarity with monitoring, alerting, and observability tools.
• Strong understanding of incident, problem, and change management practices.
• Strong root-cause analysis and technical troubleshooting capabilities.
• Sound to advanced knowledge of systems analysis processes and techniques.
• Understanding of application components, interfaces, integrations, data flows, and business rules.
• Knowledge of enterprise technology delivery, development, testing, and implementation practices.

Business Knowledge

• Knowledge of Retail Investment Domain and related financial-services operations.
• Ability to understand business processes and evaluate the downstream business impact of technology, application, and data issues.
• Ability to progressively develop subject-matter expertise in the applications and business processes supported by the team.

Key Capabilities

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong root-cause analysis and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to effectively manage competing priorities.
• Ability to remain composed and make progress during high-priority production issues.
• Strong collaboration skills across both technical and business teams.
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance while escalating risks or impediments appropriately.

Education & Experience

• Undergraduate degree or technical certificate.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience working in Agile environments is preferred.

Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we strive to make every interaction, product, and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to foster deeper relationships, ensure disciplined execution, and build a simpler, faster banking experience. TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are client facing. Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.

Our Total Rewards Package
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Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.

If you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.  

We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process 
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
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We look forward to hearing from you!

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