IT Business Analyst

IT Business Analyst

Location: Leeds (LS1) , Leeds View map Salary: Unspecified Competitive Date posted: 31/05/2012 16:04 Job type:Permanent Company: William Hill Organisation Contact: Recruitment Team Ref: Totaljobs Job ID: 53619884

Company information

Its no surprise were known as the Home of Betting. We put the customer at the heart of everything we do and exceed expectations along the way.Before the betting process even starts, our support functions are on hand to make everything run smoothly. Our entire IT infrastructure is supported by a complex range of IT systems which keep everything in our shops, support functions and online on the go. For a business that relies so heavily on advanced technology, they're vital to everything we do. Working in such a fast-moving environment, our support services need to be as dynamic as the betting markets themselves.

Job Description

We are currently looking for an IT Business Analyst who will support business change and the production of benefits cases as part of the product / project delivery process. The successful applicant will be responsible for minimising service interruptions by quickly responding to database incidents and employing a pro-active approach.

Our Business Analysts primary responsibility will be:

To produce business models mapping the activities in different areas of the business

To document business processes and information flows representative of how the business works and suggest improvements where necessary

To extrapolate the business requirements relating to systems changes

To ensure applications are developed making the best use of current and planned technology

Maintain the current functional / operational capability specification for the applications which includes use cases, business rules and non functional requirements

Liaise with the business sponsor to gain sign off approval for each piece of new functionality

Our ideal Business Analyst will have:

Gained Analysis qualification or certification

Working knowledge of business applications and their integration

Ability to translate business requirements into technical requirements, producing use case specifications and applying the most appropriate requirement specification techniques in order to communicate the need
Working understanding of verification and validation techniques and the ability to apply them to assure product quality

Strong communication (verbal/written) and influencing skills, with an ability to manage internal and external relationships up to senior levels of management

Ability to capture specific, measurable and accurate requirements using business terminology

If you have the skills we are looking for and have experience of working in a fast moving environment, we would love to hear from you. We are a fast pace forward thinking organisation in a unique industry so if you like a challenge and relish change youll be a perfect fit.