Gigafest is hiring a Business Analyst.
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Work arrangement: Hybrid, 2 days a week onsite
Contract length: 5 months
Expected start date: ASAP
⏰ **URGENT: Applications closing in 48 hours** - We move fast! This role fills quickly.
About the Opportunity:
Gigafest is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to support the establishment of US Whole Loans business and the Centricity platform within Securitization Technology at a leading financial services organization. You'll provide dedicated business analysis throughout the full project lifecycle - from requirements gathering through implementation and production readiness. This is a high-impact role where you'll translate complex business needs into well-defined technology solutions for a mission-critical capital markets platform.
You'll partner with front office stakeholders, operations, finance, risk and technology teams while coordinating with the Centricity vendor and upstream/downstream systems. A portion of the role also supports the existing securitization portfolio, including SecureHub and Promerit.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with US Whole Loans front office, Operations, Finance, Risk and Technology stakeholders to gather and document comprehensive business and functional requirements
- Develop current-state and target-state process maps, data flows and detailed system interaction diagrams
- Work with Centricity vendor and internal technology teams to translate complex requirements into implementable solutions
- Define requirements for integrations with upstream and downstream systems, including file interfaces, APIs and data exchanges
- Perform gap, impact and dependency analysis; identify and raise risks that could affect delivery
- Support SIT, UAT and end-to-end testing, including test scenarios, requirements traceability and defect triage
- Support implementation and production readiness activities; provide BA and L2 support for SecureHub and Promerit
- Document complex, multi-system architectures with many downstream dependencies in a regulated environment
Must Haves:
- 5+ years of business analysis experience in capital markets, securitization, whole loans, mortgage finance or similar financial services technology environment
- Strong knowledge of US Whole Loans and residential mortgage products, including the mortgage lifecycle
- Demonstrated experience with securitization, MBS, ABS and/or fixed income business processes
- Proven experience implementing, integrating or enhancing capital markets or mortgage technology platforms
- Expert-level requirements management: elicitation, functional specifications, process mapping, gap analysis, impact analysis and requirements traceability
- Strong end-to-end workflow analysis skills, including data movement between upstream and downstream applications
- Proficiency in data modelling, static and reference data, data repositories, file-based integration and application interfaces
- Hands-on experience with SIT, UAT, end-to-end testing, defect management and production readiness activities
Nice to Have:
- Working knowledge of SQL and Oracle databases
- Experience with Centricity or comparable whole loan/mortgage technology platforms (SitusAMC applications)
- Direct experience with US whole loans, mortgage trading, loan acquisition, aggregation or securitization
- Familiarity with SecureHub, MortgageHub, Promerit or other securitization platforms
- Knowledge of APIs, SFTP and file-based integrations, and downstream reporting
- Experience coordinating with third-party technology vendors on requirements, testing and releases
- Background supporting capital markets platform launches or new business builds
⏰ **APPLY NOW** - This role closes in 48 hours. Reach out to info@gigafest.ca or apply directly.
⚠️ **IMPORTANT:** Valid North American work authorization required. We do not sponsor visas. Must be available to work in Canada.
- View the full job posting: https://gigafest.ca/#/jobs/business-analyst-securitization-technology-14249
