Systems Programmer Analyst

W2 ONLYHybrid > 1-2x a week onsite in Pasadena, CASummarySeeking a Systems Programmer Analyst to analyze business and system needs, document requirements, and translate them into clear functional and technical specifications.ResponsibilitiesPerform systems analysis across applications, databases, batch jobs, interfaces, reports, and operational processes to support enhancements, troubleshooting, conversions, and production support.Develop, execute, validate, and optimize complex SQL queries and scripts to research data issues, support analysis, confirm expected results, and validate business rules or system changes.Analyze data structures, database relationships, source-to-target mappings, and application logic to support reporting, integrations, batch processing, and modernization efforts.Create and maintain requirements documents, functional specifications, process flows, data mappings, test scenarios, validation results, and implementation support materials.Collaborate with business users, developers, database administrators, quality assurance staff, architects, and project teams to clarify requirements, evaluate options, and support delivery of system changes.Support development and testing activities by reviewing logic, validating program output, creating test data, documenting defects, and assisting with optional programming or scripting tasks when needed.Assist with production support, implementation planning, post-deployment validation, and clear communication of findings, risks, and recommended remediation steps.RequirementsA Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Information Systems, or a closely related field, AND at least three (3) years of progressively responsible, full-time, paid experience in a centralized Information Technology organization performing systems analysis, requirements documentation, application support, data analysis, SQL development, application development, or related technical analysis work.Strong systems analyst experience is required, including requirements gathering, functional and process analysis, technical documentation, stakeholder coordination, testing support, and implementation support.Advanced SQL proficiency is required, including writing, modifying, debugging, optimizing, executing, and validating SQL queries and scripts for data analysis, reconciliation, troubleshooting, reporting, and system validation.Experience analyzing relational databases, data models, source-to-target mappings, stored procedures, data quality issues, and application or batch processing logic is required.Experience supporting application development, enhancement, conversion, or modernization initiatives is required, including the ability to work with developers and technical teams to clarify logic, validate outputs, and support design decisions.Programming experience is preferred but not required; desirable experience may include Java, Spring, scripting, batch processing, report development, stored procedures, mainframe, or legacy technologies.Experience designing automated parity/comparison gates instead of manual report-by-report checks, and supporting a legacy-to-modern parallel-run/cut-over cycle is preferred.Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, communication, facilitation, documentation, and attention-to-detail skills are required.EducationA Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Information Systems, or a closely related fieldThe estimated pay range for this position is USD $65.00/hr - USD $75.00/hr. Exact compensation and offers of employment are dependent on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, licenses or certifications, and location. We also offer comprehensive benefits. The Talent Acquisition Partner can share more details about compensation or benefits for the role during the interview process.***Notice to Job Seekers Regarding Impersonation and Fraudulent Job Offers***It has come to our attention that unauthorized individuals and entities are impersonating Milestone Technologies, Inc. on various job boards/portals, specifically Naukri.com and Linkedin.comPlease be advised of the following official Milestone Technologies recruitment policies:Official Communication ChannelsAll legitimate email communications from our recruitment team will originate ONLY from the domains: @milestone.tech. We do not use generic email services (e.g. @gmail.com, @yahoo.com, @outlook.com) or unofficial third party messaging apps to conduct formal business.No Recruitment FeesMilestone Technologies never requests any form of payment, "security deposit", "laptop/equipment fee", or "processing fee" at any stage of the recruitment or onboarding process. Any request for money in exchange for an interview or job offer is a scam.