This role is hybrid and requires you to be at our client office (250 Yonge, St Toronto) at a minimum 3-4 days per week - subject to change at any time.

Required Qualifications:

• Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
• Ņ–7+ years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst, with proven leadership in payments projects and solution design.
• Strong hands-on experience with SWIFT messaging standards including MT and ISO 20022 MX.
• Proficient in XML/XSD and JSON schema development and interpretation.
• Experience designing technical solutions for complex requirements in the financial services or banking sector.
• Understanding of payment-related architectures and application delivery lifecycles.
• Knowledge of domestic and global payments ecosystems (e.g., Lynx, ACSS, CHIPS, TARGET2).
• Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Bilingual in English/French is preferred for client-facing roles

YOUR FUTURE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with client business and technology stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business and system requirements related to ISO 20022-based payments and broader payments initiatives.
• Lead end-to-end analysis and solution design for complex payments modernization projects.
• Conduct detailed gap analyses between SWIFT MT (legacy) and ISO 20022 MX (XML) message formats (e.g., PACS, PAIN, CAMT).
• Develop message mapping documentation and transformation rules using SWIFT MyStandards, XML, and JSON tools.
• Interpret and work with XML, XSDs, and JSON schemas for data validation and transformation purposes.
• Understand and support REST APIs, and various communication protocols such as SFTP and MQ.
• Work closely with architects, integration teams, and other stakeholders to define functional and technical specifications.
• Support integration efforts involving payment hubs, settlement systems, sanctions screening systems, and internal banking platforms.
• Participate in system and user acceptance testing, validating end-to-end payment flows across SWIFT FIN/MX and domestic/international rails.
• Provide subject matter expertise on ISO 20022 strategy, implementation timelines, and SWIFT compliance.
• Ensure adherence to payments controls such as limits checks, duplicate checks, and maker-checker processes.
• Contribute actively to Agile delivery processes including backlog grooming, sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE

Required Qualifications:

• Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
• Ņ–7+ years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst, with proven leadership in payments projects and solution design.
• Strong hands-on experience with SWIFT messaging standards including MT and ISO 20022 MX.
• Proficient in XML/XSD and JSON schema development and interpretation.
• Experience designing technical solutions for complex requirements in the financial services or banking sector.
• Understanding of payment-related architectures and application delivery lifecycles.
• Knowledge of domestic and global payments ecosystems (e.g., Lynx, ACSS, CHIPS, TARGET2).
• Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Bilingual in English/French is preferred for client-facing roles.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in payments consulting roles at major Canadian banks.
• Familiarity with compliance and regulatory standards affecting financial messaging.
• Exposure to integration platforms such as IBM IIB and MQ.
• Experience with Agile project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence).

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