IT Business Analyst Open Banking & XS2A @ING Hubs Romania

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ING Hubs Romania offers 130 services in software development, data management, non-financial risk & compliance, audit, and retail operations to 24 ING units worldwide, with the help ofover 2000 high-performing engineers, risk and operations professionals.

We started out in 2015 as ING’s software development hub, then steadily expanded our range to include more services and competencies. Now we provide borderless services with bank-wide capabilities andoperate from two locations: Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca.

Our tech capabilities remain the core of our business,with more than 1800 colleagues active in Data Management, Touchpoint Channels & Integration, Core Banking, and Global Products.

We enjoy a flexible way of working and a highly collaborative environment, where fair and constructive feedback is encouraged.

For us, impact isn't a perk. It's the driver of our work. We are guided and rewarded by a shared desire to make the world a better place, one innovative solution at a time. Our colleagues make it their job to do impactful things and they love doing it in good company. Do you?

Your day to day:

As an IT Business Analyst in our Open Banking & XS2A area, you will play a crucial role in aligning with various stakeholders to understand business requirements and translating them into functional and technical specifications, to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions.

• You will determine the functional impact on our IT-domain, as primary objective, based on functional and non-functional business, architecture and IT-requirements.
• You will design features in close cooperation with key stakeholders, splitting epics into features, determining the mutual interdependencies resulting in a functional roadmap.
• You will support decision-making by presenting clear design alternatives and substantiating them.
• You will act as our primary contact for stakeholders on key projects, aligning with business, IT, and architects across different areas and countries.
• You will collaborate with different stakeholders to understand and translate business requirements into detailed functional and technical specifications.
• You will focus on removing impediments and ensuring that work is directed towards maximizing consumers’ value.
• You will work with architects and developers to design and choose the best technical solutions, considering aspects like Open Banking & XS2A area strategy, risks, and non-functional impact.
• You will combine the business and IT knowledge to slice Epics into Features.
• You will highlight the IT and business dependencies within an area or across areas.
• You will have the end-to-end view, and you will see the impact and identify needs and dependencies across areas or Domains.
• You will coach on accurate Feature definition, estimation, and creation of functional roadmaps.
• You will collaborate closely with developers during the programming phase.

What you’ll bring to the team

Experience:
Mandatory:

• At least 3-5 years of experience in IT/ business analysis in banking or related business area.
• Experience with industry best practices for API documentation and design following OpenAPI specifications.
• Practical IT related knowledge (development and operation of modern APIs in micro-service architecture, databases, operating systems, programming languages)
• Experience with sequence diagrams, using tools such as PlantUML and/or draw.io.
• Experience with testing APIs using tools like Postman
• Strong analytical capabilities, methodical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to make informed decisions and think conceptually.
• Ability to manage a global product in an international context with multiple consumers.
• Experience with global products aligned to multiple stakeholders’ requirements.
• Adaptability to multiple consumers’ requirements and changing project needs.
• Knowledge and best practices of security, audit, IT architecture
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Fluency in English

Nice to have:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in an IT related field
• Basic coding/programming skills
• Basic knowledge of release management
• Experience with Azure Devops or Gitlab is considered a plus
• IT Landscape and software development life-cycle knowledge (experience of working with an agile methodology) would be an advantage
• Knowledge of Open Banking & PSD2 standards and regulations

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