We, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) , are inviting applications for the position of Business Analyst (M/F).
Job Location: Helsinki, Finland
Duties:
- Work in close collaboration with business users to prepare, review and proactively provide feedback on business requirements, specifications and business processes
- Act as primary liaison between user community (technical and scientific personnel) of the operational units and IT (in-house development teams or third party contractors) regarding software functionality, throughout the development lifecycle
- Proactively highlight to ECHA business teams the implications and constraints that the technical solution has on the business requirements
- Ensure that the requirements are documented in a standard, detailed and sufficiently unambiguous manner, so that they could be sent to an off-site technical analyst, for further elaboration prior to programming
- Assist ECHA business teams in maintaining and managing the requirements repository. This includes ensuring the requirements are documented in a standard way that they are 2/4 coherent and sufficiently unambiguous, so that they can be efficiently understood by an off-site vendor development team
- Share knowledge with other parties in the software process, either face to face, or via remote collaboration methods
- Follow the details of system deficiencies and the associated resolutions proposed by the development teams. Propose alternative solutions when appropriate
- Analyse and review functional and technical artefacts delivered by a contractor including architecture, designs, code, and database schemas
- Contribute to the preparation of calls for tender for requests for technical services
- Validate that proposed software solutions are in compliance with the software and technical architecture of ECHA core systems
- Perform other tasks related to the job
For the required qualifications and the selection process, please click on the Apply Today link.
Deadline for applications: 14 November 2011, 11:00, Helsinki time
