Primary Office Location:30 Isabella Street. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 15212. Join our team. Make a difference - for us and for your future. This position is primarily responsible for being the Lead Application Analyst for Actimize assigned projects and supports initiatives of high complexity and visibility using expert knowledge of business domain, banking knowledge and Actimize business application functionality. The incumbent is at the Subject Matter Expert (SME) understanding level of the systems life cycle, systems integration, data flows and reporting tools. The incumbent's decisions greatly impact the corporation and the operational effectiveness of the Technology Department. Basic Requirements: Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in a relevant field Technical abilities and experience will be directly assessed during the interview process Excellent verbal and written communication skills Proficient in SQL, PL/SQL, SQL Server and SSIS Experience in Java Development Experience in NICE Actimize ActOne, SAM, IFM, CDD-X and WLF solutions implementation. Experience in NICE Actimize solutions custom development. Familiarity with different software development methodologies Comprehensive grasp of Risk, compliance, anti-money laundering practices Position Title: Lead Application Analyst Business Unit: Technology Reports to: Manager of Application Analysis Position Overview: This position is primarily responsible for developing work plans or reviewing work plan timelines and managing workflows to meet timeframes. The incumbent participates in the project management estimation process, manages and plans for service demand forecasts and may participate in the development of business cases to support Technology projects. The incumbent helps to improve application performance and determines root cause problems with hardware, software and databases and has expertise in all phases of hardware, software and application activities. Primary Responsibilities: Provides top technical and application business expertise to multiple end user groups. Monitors system health, reviews logs and reports and escalates issues to vendors. Performs proactive and preventative maintenance. Uses available data to proactively improve application performance. Designs server applications and performance metrics for monitoring system health. Formulates and defines system requirements and objectives based on business needs and performance goals. Identifies, explains, resolves and prevents application performance issues. Recommends improvements for business processing requirements and recommends design requirements during installations and upgrades. Provides technical consulting on business implications of application performance. Leads strategic planning efforts in regard to the development of the application platform to meet organizational requirements and support growth. Communicates with lines of business users and Technology. Requires excellent technology project management skills. Prevents reliability and performance issues of business applications. Recommends actions to Technology partners to achieve lines of business goals and objectives. Creates and modifies complex processes to solve capacity, limitations and performance issues. Analyzes and revises system hardware and software. Solves or prevents complex business problems with hardware, software and databases. Provides experience to achieve optimum performance and eliminate down time. Designs and implements tracking processes for hardware and software performance. Works with management to set tactical plans to meet objectives. Exerts wide latitude under management oversight in determining objectives for assignments to meet user and Technology requirements. Acts independently on defined project tasks. Reviews, discusses, designs and implements application cha