System Analyst

Grid Dynamics - Chicago, IL

Hiring: System Analyst Company: Grid Dynamics Location: Chicago, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 13:22:28 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Agile, Azure DevOps, Data Pipeline, MLOps, MVP, Project Management, Scrum, Stakeholder Management About the job Experience: •7+ years as a Business Analyst on complex, technical software or data engineering programs, including client-facing, on-site work •8 years of experience and leadership in enterprise AI, supported by profound expertise and ongoing investment in data, analytics, cloud & DevOps, application modernization and customer experience. Founded in 2006, Grid Dynamics is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices across the Americas, Europe, and India. Required Skills: •Be the "person on the ground" — capture and relay daily updates, sync notes, concerns, and open questions from stakeholders and site operations to the offsite delivery team. •Triage and resolve, in person and in hours, issues that would otherwise take days to clarify over remote channels. •Run regular syncs with the offsite delivery pod to gather implementation gaps and information, and drive clarity on how CMS features will be demoed and accepted. •Build a clear, shared understanding of the roadmap and value prioritization with stakeholders, and act as the driver on the ground for maximizing the value delivered each cycle. •Own requirements documentation for the CMS Data Platform workflow — business rules, data flows, and operational constraints — in a form the engineering team can act on •Define and validate demo scenarios and acceptance criteria for CMS features (e.g., the Stockpile Management pilot) with client stakeholders and the delivery team •Track issues, risks, and decisions to closure; escalate blockers promptly and maintain a single source of truth for open items •Support demo/UAT readiness — coordinating schedules, preparing walkthroughs, and confirming client acceptance sign-off Qualifications: •Proven ability to elicit, structure, and translate business and operational requirements into clear specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria that a technical delivery team can build against •Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills — comfortable running syncs, workshops, and issue-resolution conversations across client and delivery organizations •Excellent written and verbal English communication, able to produce concise status updates and documentation for both engineering and executive audiences •Comfortable working with significant autonomy as the accountable on-site presence, including independent issue triage and escalation •Comfortable following up on IT tickets and coordinating with support teams to resolve access, tooling, and environment issues •Project management skills — planning, tracking, and coordinating delivery across workstreams Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!