You will be able to capture business requirements and look at systems holistically to assess interfaces between applications, databases and middleware systems
Key responsibilities
- Form strong business partnerships with the Business, and Business Excellence to understand the business process / business requirements.
- Demonstrate up-to-date expertise on the company's Application Architecture, and how that architecture supports the various business processes:
- Clearly articulate all system functionality: how each functionality breaks down into system components and how the components integrate to support the respective business process.
- Stay current with business processes supported by the Enterprise Application Architecture.
- Lead or participate in multiple projects by completing project documentation, managing scope, adjusting schedules when necessary, and following agreed escalation paths:
- Elicit, impact assess, analyse and translate business requirements into system requirements.
- Define acceptance criteria covering regression, functional and non-functional scenarios.
- Ensure timely completion of project milestones, identify scope creep, anticipate bottlenecks and escalate as appropriate.
- Manage project expectations by developing a communication process to keep project sponsors and Head of Enterprise Application Architecture up-to-date on project results.
- Execute and support BAU processes in relation to applications covering system configuration changes, monitoring integrations, and training on system functionality.
- Liaise with Business Users, Developers and QAs to ensure requirements understood from all sides.
- Partner Head of Enterprise Application Architecture and Senior Solution Architect to conduct assessments on new systems to ensure technology meets Enterprise Architecture requirements.
- Support the Head of Enterprise Application Architecture in developing and maintaining an asset register of all applications, including documentation of BAU IT processes supporting the applications
Essential Skills / Experience
- 5+ years experience in Business Systems Analysis in the London Specialty Insurance Industry.
- Documenting Use Cases, User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria.
- Process analysis, data modelling, and data analytical skills using SQL and Excel.
- Extensive knowledge of RESTful APIs.
- Intermediate knowledge of Python, associated libraries and frameworks.
- Previous experience implementing HX Renew. is Essential
- Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies.
- Excellent communication skills: verbal and written.
- Pro-active, self-organiser who can plan detail of work to be undertaken and act to ensure it happens.
- Keen eye for detail, ability to scrutinise, think critically, and ask the right questions.
- Problem analysis identify root cause of issues and what impact this has on the systems / data.
- Comfortable with investigating application configuration and how that maps to business processes.