Senior System Analyst

Job Description

As a system analyst, you should implement software requirements by defining and analyzing system problems; designing and testing standards and solution.

Your role is to liaise with and report to internal and external clients and stakeholders, including colleagues and developers, throughout the development process.

You will conduct a cost analysis and agree on the timeframe to implement the proposed solution. You specify and shape the system requirements and operations, the user interfaces and output and present the proposal to the client. You will work closely with the client team, including commercial managers and software developers, during both the report and implementation phase. Overlap with project management is also common.

• Liaising extensively with external or internal clients;
• Analyzing clients' existing systems and business models;
• Mapping and documenting interfaces between legacy and new systems;
• Understanding software development lifecycle;
• Translating client requirements into highly specified project briefs;
• Identifying options for potential solutions and assessing them for both technical and business suitability;
• Conducting requirements analysis and preparing specific proposals for modified or replacement systems;
• Developing solutions and related products;
• Producing project feasibility and costings reports;
• Presenting proposals to clients;
• Working closely with colleagues, developers, testers and a variety of end users to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction;
• Ensuring that budgets are adhered to and deadlines are met;
• Drawing up, supervising and documenting testing schedules for complete systems;
• Overseeing implementation of a new system including data migration;
• Planning and working flexibly to deadlines;
• Supporting users on change control and system updates;
• Providing training and user manuals to users of a new system;
• Keeping up to date with technical and industry developments.