Business Analyst

Location

Aberdeen | United Kingdom

Job description

Are you ready to play a key role in propelling organisations on their data driven journey?

Sword builds foundations across platforms, data, and applications and our people have a shared passion for technology and solving complex business challenges for our customers.

Our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success. Our people and culture are our highest priority in all we do. Measurable feedback is captured annually to ensure we continue to improve and develop our offering.

If these values are important to you, and you are looking to take the next step in your career with an established and growing company, we’re delighted to share a newly created opportunity to join the Sword team in the role of IT Business Analyst.

The Business Analyst will be responsible for the delivery of analytical activities in support of our customer’s IS processes and project needs.

This role will be based in Aberdeen, Scotland , Hybrid working.

Here's what your new role will look like:

• Performing analytical activities, such as business case development, benefit realisation, process mapping and service improvements,
• Providing support and assistance to IS Project managers in the delivery of agreed projects and associated tasks,
• Understanding business processes end-to-end, actively measuring business contribution of enabling systems, and initiate improvement to the process and/or systems,
• Managing small projects through the creation of project plans, resource management, project coordination and project communication to stakeholders,

Requirements

• Proven experience and understanding, and the execution of IS process frameworks and methodologies
• Experiences in delivering Agile and Waterfall IS Projects / Improvements
• Exposure to SAP, PI, Energy Components, Business Objects, SAP BI, SmartPlant EDW, Landmark, Schlumberger and other significant E&P applications
• Organisational change management experience
• Negotiation and influencing skills
• Business Process Management and exposure to holding BPM workshops as part of requirement's identification
• Previous IS oil and gas experience
• Strong communications and networking skills
• Highly developed influencing and interpersonal skills
• Highly motivated and self-reliant problem solver
• Enthusiastic with a questioning and challenging attitude
• Ability to make rational decisions under pressure
• Proven ability to build and maintain key business relationships
• Multi-tasking abilities

Benefits

Our people are supported and encouraged to develop their career with Sword through their own personal learning and development plan, alongside a competitive salary, pension, private health, wellbeing and insurance schemes, a flexible approach to working, and employee assistance programme.

Sword is committed to maintaining a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. All applicants receive equal consideration for employment regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.

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