Technical Staffing Resources (TSR) are the in-house agency and master vendor for KBR who are a leading global engineering, construction, and services company.
KBR support the hydrocarbon and government services markets on six continents. Serving their customers through diverse business units, KBR offer challenging assignments on some of the world's largest and most complex projects.
We are looking to recruit a Digital / IT Business Analyst on a 6 month contract based in Oxford
On Offer:
1. Competitive hourly pay rate
2. Outside IR35, highly likely so engagement via a Ltd Co.is permitted
3. Hybrid working - 3 days in the office, 2 days from home
Purpose of the Role
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.
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.
Core Responsibilities
4. Define scope, manage change, and ensure the correct level of challenge and clarification is made to the business's requirements.
5. 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.
6. Lead conversion of requirements into solution design with support/input of relevant Engineering leads/principals and gain buy-in from relevant stakeholders/owners.
7. 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.
8. Run one to one stakeholder interviews and workshops to engage the business, ensure effective requirements capture, test solutions, and test assumptions.
9. Act as domain expert and / or SME for assigned Projects.
10. Maintain and create 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.
11. Undertake process and functional efficiency reviews and provide recommendations for improvement.
12. Carry out Vendor/Supplier evaluations as part of supplier selection to engage the most appropriate supplier in a compliant manner.
13. Support the design, testing and implementation of new processes and systems, so we deliver on expected outcomes and in line with critical standards and policies.
14. Investigate bugs / defects using analytical skills to understand root cause and propose recommendation to resolve.
15. Measure and report benefits delivered and recommend change as needed.
Skills / Experience
Essential;
16. The suitable candidate should be passionate and proactive, with a keen eye for detail.
17. Possess 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.
18. Understanding and experience of working in a structured product/ System Development Lifecycle with experience of working in both Waterfall and Agile delivery methodologies.
19. Comfortable analysing and interpreting data, to make sound recommendations on best course of action using commercial judgement and analytic insight.
20. Experience in building key business relationships and managing stakeholders.
21. Evidence of supporting business/system/product owners to ensure the end delivery provides expected business value.
22. Able to demonstrate experience of working with autonomy within strict deadlines.
23. 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:
24. Cloud computing experience including MS365 environment, MS Azure, Software development lifecycle.
25. Data platform experience.
26. Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning experience.
27. Experience using techniques such as Lean, SDLC, Kanban, LUMA, Design Thinking.
28. 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.
NB: We can only consider candidates with the right to live and work in the UK.
If you are looking for your next contract assignment, get in touch -
01372 862020 / matt.smith@kbr.com