This is a hybrid position requiring an on-site presence 3 to 4 days per week. Please note that the number of days on-site can increase based on business needs
NO SPONSORSHIP (H1B or OPT )
Summary
The Functional Analyst collaborates with Product Owner/Platform Owner and team to deliver user stories focused on configuring package software or performing other technical tasks in a timely manner and as per set quality standards.
Responsibilities
- Collaborates effectively with the agile team to configure package software when applicable Supports the team in executing highly technical tasks according to the specific needs of stories during each iteration
- Ensures design and development standards are being followed to minimize rework; promotes only quality-tested code and does it regularly
- Participates in the daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to update progress, highlight and resolve impediments
- Gather and document business requirements for new trading partner onboarding and B2B integration projects
- Configure EDI transactions sets (850, 855, 856, 810, 820, 997, etc.)
- Serve as functional lead on middleware platforms (SEEBURGER) for configuration, testing, and issue resolution
- Support root-cause analysis of EDI/B2B transaction errors and drive resolution with internal and external stakeholders
- Draft and maintain trading partner onboarding documentation, including partner profiles, mapping specifications, and communication protocol setups (AS2, sFTP, HTTPS)
- Maintain documentation of integration architecture, partner configurations, and standard operating procedures
- Define potential improvement changes to resolve errors, prevent the recurrence of problems or improve system maintainability and stability
- Translate business requirements into functional specifications for developers and integration engineers
- Coordinate with trading partners to validate mapping specs, troubleshoot transaction failures, and support go-live testing
- Provide functional analysis for the domain/software related to Mergers & Acquisitions
- Provide SME around product(s) function and works with Product Owner and Business Partners to refine requirements/functionality
- Provide production support during non-business hours (team rotating schedule)
- Ability to adapt to a fast-paced working environment.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent
Mandatory Experience
- 2-4 years of experience.
- Basic knowledge of continuous integration / continuous delivery practice
Preferred Experience
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with EDI standards (X12 and/or EDIFACT) and B2B integration processes
- Working knowledge of trading partner communication protocols (AS2, sFTP, FTP/S, HTTPS)
- Experience with one or more B2B/EDI middleware platforms (IBM Sterling, SEEBURGER, TIBCO, Axway, or similar)
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate business needs into functional and technical specifications
- Experience writing clear onboarding documentation, mapping guides, and process runbooks
- Excellent communication skills – comfortable working directly with external trading partners and internal cross-functional teams
Competencies
- Demonstrated “agile-development” mindset with strong customer-focus & results-orientation
- Effective interpersonal, teamwork and collaboration skills
- Strong analytical and business problem solving skills
- Strong communication and documentation skills
- Experience in supply chain, retail, healthcare, or manufacturing verticals
- Familiarity with SQL for troubleshooting transaction data
- Proficient use of Excel, MS Word, and PowerPoint
- Basic understanding of Scrum, Kanban, and other agile development techniques
- Prior experience leading partner onboarding for large enterprise implementations
