Digital & IT Business Analyst
Job Description
Job title: Digital & IT Business Analyst
Company: KBR
Job description: Title: Digital & IT Business Analyst
DIGITAL & IT BUSINESS ANALYST
We are seeking an experienced Digital & IT Business Analyst to join our team in the delivery of expert project, programme, and portfolio support to a key client.
Through the RWM329 Call-off Contract, KBR is required to provide the Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), Programme and Project Management support and will be called upon to supply the necessary services, resources and skills needed to establish and develop their Geological Disposal Facility (GDF).
KBR will bring a wealth of experience and expertise gained during the delivery of its portfolio of projects and programmes. Working collaboratively with NWS, KBR will complement the existing capability and provide NWS access to a pool of high-quality programme and project management resources to support the development of the GDF.
ROLE INFORMATION
Our client is going through a period of integration, re-organisation, and system improvement and has set out an exciting Digital and IT blueprint to make best use of secure, innovative cloud-based technologies to harness insights from vast amounts of data, automate and streamline processes, improve usability and access to information and systems in a secure way, and support best in class collaboration internally and with partner organisations.
We need experienced Digital and IT Business Analysts to join us on this journey. They will help ensure we set each project off on the right footing with well-defined and prioritised requirements, a clear understanding of the current situation and potential for improvement and ensure (working with business and technical experts from across the business and supplier/partners) we drive the right solution though to go-live and adoption to deliver expected benefits.
This rewarding role will see you working directly with our staff and partners across the organisation. Ideally applicants should have significant previous experience in a Digital/IT Business Analyst/Lead BA environment, ideally in an agile, cloud-first and regulated environment.
CORE RESPONSIBILITES
This is a critical role, working on a wide range of different IT and digital orientated projects as part of delivering our GDF Digital and IT Blueprint and ongoing systems enhancements, to include:
Defining scope, managing change, and ensuring the correct level of challenge and clarification is made to the business’s requirements.
Detailed requirements gathering, “As is” and “To Be,” to support impact assessment and provide technical detail for new developments and capturing expected benefits to support effective prioritisation.
Lead conversion of requirements into solution design with support/input of relevant Engineering leads/principals and gain buy-in from relevant stakeholders/owners.
Requirements prioritisation, so we focus efforts on the most important things
Use your multi-domain knowledge and BA skills to assess impact (and sizing) of new changes and ensuring the team and key stakeholders are made aware.
Running one to one stakeholder interviews and running effective workshops to engage the business, ensure effective requirements capture, test solutions, and test our assumptions.
Act as domain expert and / or SME for assigned Projects. Maintaining and creating process/system flow diagrams, business requirements, and project documentation to ensure we are all working off the latest information and can provide evidence of solutions and changes as needed.
Undertaking process and functional efficiency reviews and providing recommendations for improvement.
Carrying out Vendor/Supplier evaluations as part of supplier selection to engage the most appropriate supplier in a compliant manner.
Supporting project managers as required to produce accurate progress reports.
Supporting the design, testing and implementation of new processes and systems, so we deliver on expected outcomes and in line with critical standards and policies.
Investigation of bugs / defects using analytical skills to understand root cause and propose recommendation to resolve.
Measurement and reporting of benefits delivered and recommending changes as needed.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
ESSENTIAL:
The suitable candidate should be passionate and proactive, with a keen eye for detail. They will have a proven track record of successfully carrying out a Business Analyst role in delivering a range of IT/ Digital projects, ideally in a cloud-based environment.
Understanding and experience of working in a structured product/ System Development Lifecycle with experience of working in both Waterfall and Agile delivery methodologies.
Comfortable analysing and interpreting data, to make sound recommendations on best course of action using commercial judgement and analytic insight.
Experience in building key business relationships and managing stakeholders.
Evidence of supporting business/system/product owners to ensure the end delivery provides expected business value.
Able to demonstrate experience of working with autonomy within strict deadlines.
High level of competency with MS office/other tools e.g. Teams/SharePoint for effective collaboration, Excel for data analysis and insights, Visio (or equivalent) for process/system mapping etc., PowerPoint for clear and compelling presentations.
DESIRABLE:
Cloud computing experience including MS365 environment, MS Azure, Software development lifecycle.
Data platform experience.
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning experience.
Experience using techniques such as Lean, SDLC, Kanban, LUMA, Design Thinking.
Experience working in public sector and/ or regulated industry.
Although extensive travel is not required, the candidate must be willing to travel as required to engage with stakeholders/run workshops.
You must hold the right to work in the UK.
Expected salary:
Location: Oxford
