About the Role
This role focuses on the continuous improvement of business applications, managing application releases, and maintaining environment stability. The analyst acts as a bridge between technical operations and business needs, driving outcomes through proactive relationship management and technical expertise.
Responsibilities
- Develop trusted relationships with business stakeholders as the primary point of contact.
- Identify opportunities for technology-enabled improvement by understanding business processes.
- Translate business needs into technical requirements for delivery teams and suppliers.
- Champion the adoption of application features and AI tools to improve performance.
- Build and prioritize product roadmaps in collaboration with the business.
- Facilitate workshops and business process reviews.
- Monitor and maintain development, test, and production environments.
- Troubleshoot environment-related issues and coordinate with support vendors.
- Plan, coordinate, and execute application releases under change management.
- Manage release schedules, documentation, and deployment risks.
- Create test scripts and coordinate user acceptance testing.
- Serve as the primary administrator for key business applications.
- Optimize licensing costs and application usage.
- Configure and update application settings based on user needs.
- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and security across systems.
- Perform regular audits, data cleansing, and support integration efforts.
- Maintain and prioritize application enhancement and technical backlogs.
- Collaborate with infrastructure teams on backup, recovery, and data retention.
- Govern user access through role-based controls and data obfuscation.
Requirements
- Proven experience in a technical analyst or business application analyst role.
- Experience with SaaS applications and administration.
- Strong understanding of release cycles, environment management, and application administration.
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills.
- Experience managing third-party suppliers and support partners.
- Experience supporting integrations, APIs, and data migration activities.
- Familiarity with ITIL practices and Agile methodologies.
- Understanding of data governance, security, and application compliance requirements.
- Ability to work independently and prioritize workload with minimal supervision.
Skills
- Jira
- ServiceNow
- HTML
- Python
- SQL
- Scripting
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
Location
- London
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Full-time
