Sr Analyst, Application Integration

Job description

Position Title

Sr Analyst, Application Integration

Function

Information Systems (IS)

Site / Location of Position

Canada - Mississauga, ON

Legal Entity

Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA)

Posting Description

Nissan is a global company driven by the accomplishments of our employees. We find pride in our continued commitment to diversity and an exciting lineup of vehicles. Simply put, we are at the intersection of people, transportation, and the environment which keeps us at the forefront of innovation. We're currently looking for an Application Integration Senior Analyst to join our Nissan Canada Finance IS team in Mississauga, ON .

Summary:

·  Co-ordinates the initiation, assessment, approval and status of all project requests submitted to vendor partners.
·  Assist the IS team's effort to monitor service levels, contract compliance, and research and escalate deviations to appropriate levels.
·  Assists the business unit in justifying projects, by participating in the investment decision process to ensure that the IS initiatives are aligned to the business priorities.
·  Actively participates in application or technology development projects.
·  Assist in overseeing projects ensuring they stay on track with defined initiatives. As necessary, performs any other relevant duties to aid in the success of the organization.
Minimum Qualifications:

Knowledge:

·  Bachelor's degree with advanced technical degree preferred.
·  Minimum 8 years' experience within technical specialization; Possess knowledge of application integration between cloud based solutions, COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) products, enterprise and legacy mainframe platforms
·  Work with Business Analysts, Enterprise Architects and business owners to lead in Application integration & testing
·  Manage integration projects from start to end and ensure they meet business requirements
·  Standardize integration on existing processes
·  Evaluate the results of integration projects against bench marks
·  Knowledge about secure transmissions, digital certificates and application architecture
·  Expertise on WebSphere, Java/JEE, .NET, SOA messaging and frameworks
·  Expertise on event driven systems, orchestration and ESB
·  Knowledge on SAML, REST, WSDL, SOAP, XSLT
·  Integration Load & stress testing
·  The Application Integration Analyst must have the communication skills and the ability to understand technical issues and provide resolutions to management and peers in their area of expertise.
Interpersonal Skills:

·  Strong interpersonal skills to work with end users, as well as with other analysts, programmers, and other systems professionals in a culturally diverse environment.
·  Effective communication skills that promote the establishment of partnerships with service providers.
Decision-Making and Impact:

·  Ability to establish deliverables and detail customer requirements, constraints, and assumptions with stakeholders and service providers in order to establish the deliverables for the service providers, using requirement-gathering techniques (e.g., planning sessions, brainstorming, focus groups).
·  Ability to implement approved actions and workarounds with vendors minimizing risk.
·  Ability to work in a team environment and contribute to team performance.
·  Occasional project related travel & extended working hours
All of us at Nissan - regardless of functional area or expertise - share a passion to design, manufacture and sell high-performance, fun to drive vehicles. Nissan is an Equal Opportunity Employer for all. Applicants will be considered for all positions regardless of race, gender, military status, disability, or any other status protected by law.