Business Analyst - Subsurface Toolkit Development
Published: 16 June 2022
Location: Remote - with travel to local office as requested
Travel Requirements: 10%
Duration: 6 months (end of the year)
Role Summary
The Business Analyst works in collaboration with the Product Manager ensuring delivery expectations are realistic and product changes are communicated in a timely manner. The key component of this role is to be an integrator and facilitator for the development squad building plugin & integration products within the subsurface applications portfolio. The Business Analyst will also take on the activity set of the Scrum Master, by promoting self-organization in teams, removing impediments, and will be a key individual who the development team regularly turns to for advice and support.
Role Responsibilities
Required Skills
Desirable Skills
Travel Requirements: 10%
Duration: 6 months (end of the year)
Role Summary
The Business Analyst works in collaboration with the Product Manager ensuring delivery expectations are realistic and product changes are communicated in a timely manner. The key component of this role is to be an integrator and facilitator for the development squad building plugin & integration products within the subsurface applications portfolio. The Business Analyst will also take on the activity set of the Scrum Master, by promoting self-organization in teams, removing impediments, and will be a key individual who the development team regularly turns to for advice and support.
Role Responsibilities
- Co-ordinate activities for backlog development/refinement and execution with the Product Manager and development squad(s)
- Support the development and execution of product release plans
- Support the development of User Adoption and Objective & Key Results (OKRs) analytics using Power BI and App Insights dashboards to monitor and track product releases, sustained adoption, and value realization
- Ensure operational integrity of the product(s)
- Actively work with the development squad and product owner to bridge gaps and address potential bottlenecks and risks
- Identifying and removing impediments & blockers (taking on the Scrum Master role)
- Facilitating sprint ceremonies enabling teams to deliver benefit by upholding Agile principles and values.
- Supporting the Product Manager in delivering their Product aspirations/goal in a timely and efficient manner
- Demonstrating continuous improvement of the team and its individual members and highlighting where strengthening and change is required.
- Focusing on working within the team to ensure flow is improved and lead times are reduced at every stage of the development process
Required Skills
- Strong working relationships with key stakeholders
- Previous experience as a Business Analyst (BA) / Product Owner or Scrum Master with knowledge of project management techniques and tools
- Agile Delivery Capability: on experience in Agile environments, in software development
- Proficient in project management software: Where possible experience in some of these tools: Azure DevOps, Jira, Kanban, Microsoft or Google Office tools
- Advantage, experienced/certified Scrum Master professional, with an understanding of BA best practices and methodology
- Industry Experience: in Software Development or Business Transformation projects delivering change through technology
- Ability to lead and coach others and work cross-functionally within an organization
- Proven experience in strategic planning, risk management, and change management
- Understanding and experience within the full software development lifecycle
- Proven experience in the successful delivery of digital products, end to end
- Familiarity working within a highly matrixed organization
- A devotion to continuous improvement - always striving for the best from yourself and your team
- Ability to influence decision-making as well as work autonomously when required to do so
- Ability to convert developer squad information to user-sensitive understanding
- Problem-solving and a continuous improvement mindset
- Ability to identify issues and provide solutions
- Self-motivation and accountability
- Ability to work independently and recognize items that require escalation
- Communication skills (written and verbal)
- Understand team dynamics and how to increase work efficiencies
Desirable Skills
- Experience working on Plugin Development and/or integration solutions within Subsurface applications
- Experience with Schlumberger subsurface software products – Petrel, Studio, Techlog, GeoX, PetroMod, etc.
- Energy Industry experience
- Scrum Master certification
