Business Analyst

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