IT Integration Business Analyst

Job Description

What is on offerAHK has an exciting opportunity for an Integration Business Analyst to join our IT Team based in Prescot. The IT Integration Business Analyst works with stakeholders from all business units and related third parties to elicit, analyse and document businessprocesses and software requirements for integrating new technologies to the existing business systems. Will carry out researching activities and make appropriate recommendations to integrate new acquisitions and new revenue streams.Overseas travel may be required from time to time, to facilitate workshops and participate in project initiation and/or feasibility studies.About usAlfred H Knight are an independent provider of inspection and testing services. Established in 1881, AHK operates in more than 40 countries with a well-earned reputation for providing reliable, professional services. We provide specialist services for awide range of commodities within base and minor metals, steel raw materials, ferroalloys, precious metals, platinum group metals, industrial minerals, solid fuels and fertilisers. Our clients include miners, smelters, refineries, traders, financial institutionsand government bodies. We maintain rigorous quality standards to ensure that our operations provide the highest level of services to our clients. We achieve this through compliance with industry standards and regulations for laboratory, inspection and qualitymanagement, including ISO: IEC 17025, 17020, 9001, 14001 and 45001. Our people are our finest asset and as a truly global company, we value diversity, and respect people from all backgrounds.Do you have what it takesTo be successful at Alfred H Knight, you will need to display the following:Responsibilities

• Work with the businesss M&A team to ensure all technology requirements for the M&As are captured, documented and communicated.
• Perform gap analysis on acquisition business and AHK, developing a plan to mitigate risks of the transition to AHKs systems.
• Work with SMEs as AHK diversifies into new markets and supports management with recommendations on system compatibility with new markets.
• Facilitate workshops or interviews with key business stakeholders, to elicit and capture both the users and organisations requirements.
• Define the business problem and primary objectives of new projects. Identify and validate the key business requirements.
• Elicit and analyse functional, non-functional and technical requirements from business stakeholders.
• Understand problem domain and explain complex issues in clear terms to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Use data modelling practices to analyse requirements and create recommendations for business change.
• Consider opportunities and potential risks to any recommendations you have made.
• Gain agreement, usually from senior management, of the best method of introducing your recommendations to the business once developed.
• Effectively communicate the benefits of your recommendations across departments and address any uncertainty and concern.
• Research new software packages and make system upgrade recommendations based on the Groups strategic goals.
• Support the staff and teams in implementing your recommendations, including support in resolving any related issues.
• Perform gap analysis on the to-be versus the as-is process, to verify that any existing functions are not affected by your recommendations.
• Evaluate potential software solutions, including off-the-shelf and open source components, and the system architecture to ensure that they meet business requirements.
• Capture and document functional requirements in the form of use cases and user stories. Coordinate walk-through and sign offs, verifying the accuracy of the requirements with business users.
• Write thorough UAT scripts to validate the solution against the business outcomes.
• Coordinate and conduct UAT with business users to obtain sign-off on the solution against the business requirements.
• Assist with project pre-initiation phase by supporting business users in presenting business cases and supporting the IT department to conduct feasibility studies on solution options.
• To undertake other duties of an appropriate nature in consultation with the line manager.
• Prioritise/refine product backlog as and when required, ensuring user stories and requirements are adequately prepared and prioritised for development.

Required Skills and Qualifications:Essential

• Educated to degree level (high grade).
• 3+ years experience in a similar role or carrying out business analysis related activities.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to talk to and present to a range of audiences, sometimes acting as a translator between parties.
• Able to demonstrate and understanding of the role of a Business/Integration Analyst.
• Excellent analytical skills and an informed, evidence based approach.
• The ability to work under pressure on multiple projects within your project timeframes.
• The ability to motivate others and lead change.
• A passion for creating solutions with a positive attitude to change.
• A good understanding and grasp of information technology.
• Experience working with software vendors, sourcing off-the-shelf solutions.
• Experience dealing with senior stakeholders.

Desirable

• BCS/IIBA Certified.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.
• Metals and Minerals sector experience.
• LIMS, JTS and/or Mobile Data Capture experience.
• Experience using modelling languages such as UML and BPMN.
• Spanish language skills.
• Experience using tools such as Asana, Redmine, Git, Lucidchart/MS Visio and Google Apps.

Language SkillsSpanish - business proficiency desired.What are the benefitsWe are offering an excellent opportunity with a salary and benefits package to match including pension, life assurance and an employee assistance programme.

Keyskills :
Analytical SkillsBusiness AnalystBusiness IntegrationSMESoftware Development