Systems Analyst

Systems Analyst

5-Month contract - Inside IR35 - up to £600 per day

London based - hybrid working - 2-3 days onsite

Media industry

JOB PURPOSE

The overall purpose of this role is to carry out impact analyses and design activities on a range of applications. Assessing how best to meet requirements is key, preferably using a methodological approach. You will be working closely with the IS Project Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, Testers and end users.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Work with Business Analysts and end users to understand the project aims, requirements and priorities of each initiative.
* Develop an understanding of the business processes, their strengths and weaknesses.
* Assess the impact of meeting the requirements on the applications portfolio.
* Identify the design options, assess these and recommend the most appropriate solution.
* Work closely with the Architecture, Development and Testing teams to ensure effective implementation of the chosen design.
* Assess success of the design in meeting the requirements post deployment and learn from the experience.
* Contribute to prioritisation and phasing plans in liaison with the Project Manager.
* Help the Project Manager run development using Agile frameworks.
* Facilitate estimation sessions to help plan and cost new work.
* Test or help to test applications and system changes when required.
* Be part of inter-team design initiatives and share knowledge with other Systems Analysts so that work across all systems is coherent.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Technical & Professional Skills
* Experience in systems analysis and design of new applications and enhancements to existing applications.
* Experience of requirements capture.
* Experience of business modelling in the form of process flows and entity modelling using UML.
* Ability to use prototyping or mock-ups where appropriate.
* Experience of capturing and documenting of non-functional requirements.
* Knowledge of how to effectively perform impact analysis.
* Experience of producing specifications to a level of detail that will allow the Development team to progress with the implementation.
* Knowledge of Agile/iterative development methodologies.
* Ability to work with Team Foundation Server in creating user stories, tasks and grooming backlogs.
* Good estimation skills and the ability to work with developers to create development estimates, for example in a poker planning session.
* Good SQL and database design skills.
* Experience of structured test plans and their execution, including on systems that may not be familiar to you.
* Experience in assessing 3rd party tools/software and carrying out gap analysis.
* The role requires some experience of the full systems development lifecycle from inception to support.
* Knowledge of service-orientated architecture and domain driven design would be an advantage.
* Exposure to Project Management.
* Experience of the media industry, especially broadcasting, would be a distinct advantage - but is by no means essential to the role.

Knowledge of composable architecture and microservices would be an advantage
Experience in cloud technologies, AWS and/or Azure.Autonomy/Judgement/Decision Making
* Acumen to identify and act on any wider business issues, that need to be reported back to the IS department, including audit considerations.
* Ability to work harmoniously and effectively within a team.
* Self-motivated and capable to handle autonomy.
* Capable of making design decisions with support of Architecture, Development and Testing teams.

Relationship Management (internal, external, 3rd parties)
* Excellent communication skills: persuasive, with the ability to present ideas verbally and in writing.
* Ability to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience is vital.
* Strong customer facing skills.
* Experience of dealing with 3rd parties in addressing business developments.

Complexity/Problem Solving
* The ideal candidate will have experience of a range of medium-large multi-user systems and will be able to quickly grasp the essentials of existing systems and how they interact.
* Solid analysis skills are essential.
* Strong investigative abilities and attention to detail are vital.
* Ability to handle conflicting opinions within a team and to gain a consensus on the way forward.
* Flexible and adaptable, capable to perform well within a fast changing environment.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change