Business Analyst
Roles and responsibilities:
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Application business analysis and IT technical solution consulting and application deployment planning and execution for both vendor and internally developed applications
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Need experience in formal requirements analysis and solicitation
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Builds and manages relationships with key stakeholders involved with system enhancements
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Researches and analyzes questions and issues to ensure a comprehensive design in development is made utilizing the best technology
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Reviews and understands business details of application enhancement requests
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Documents specifications to the appropriate detail level using the appropriate documentation
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Collaborates with technical staff when developing a new system enhancement
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Assists project managers with developing project task estimates
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Participates in acceptance testing of enhancements for maintenance enhancements and new system releases. Makes sure that best practice testing processes are utilized
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May also be asked to prepare, script, and execute test cases
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Works with the Project Manager and Technical Team to resolve issues identified during testing
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Effectively documents items for others to be used in decision making, coding and procedures. Ensures appropriate documentation is completed and stored in the repository database
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Works with Project Manager to provide the necessary documentation so appropriate training can be delivered and appropriate procedure guides updated
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Communicates status of project tasks to Project Manager. Is particularly diligent in reporting task changes that impact project schedules
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Communicates with Technical Analyst with regards to specification changes
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Communicates to business partners final specifications
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Bridging between the business partner and the technical team by acting as a technical liaison and stakeholder advocate
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Collaborate with customers to ensure alternatives have been carefully considered and that the chosen solution meets business objectives
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Conducts Requirements Gathering Sessions with the business in Phase 2 - eliciting, facilitating, documenting, and finalizing business requirements (e.g. process modeling, data, business rules, functions, etc.)
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Developing test cases and plans, run system testing, conduct testing validation
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Identifying alternatives in context of business opportunity and business processes
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Ensuring business’ requirements are met
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Applying a foundation of technical knowledge to a variety of business needs using industry standards and information protection policies
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Applying Operational Excellence principles, practices, and processes
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Contributing to enterprise architecture development from a business needs point of view
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Prepares Requirements Documents, Testing Plans and other documents requested from the Project Manager
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Familiar with the Business Analyst Body of Knowledge materials
Skills and qualifications:
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Ability to effectively engage business and technical resources on all levels.
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Strong meeting facilitation skills and presentation skills.
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Analytical skills, to critically evaluate the information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a more general understanding, distinguish presented user requests from the underlying true needs, and distinguish solution ideas from requirements
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Experience working in the Oil and Gas industry
Location / Schedule:
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Atyrau, 5 x 2