Job Snapshot
Role: Senior Analyst - Commercial and Financial Solutions
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Information Technology
Experience: Minimum 8 years of relevant IT experience
Job Type: Full-time
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Abu Dhabi
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Information Technology
Salary: Not disclosed
Gender: No Preference
Candidate Nationality: Not specified
Job Type: Full-time
Work Arrangement: On-site
Job Purpose
The Senior Analyst is responsible for delivering and maintaining commercial and financial technology solutions that support ADNOC Group 's business processes and digital operations. Working across business functions and technical teams, the position involves assessing existing systems, defining solution requirements, coordinating application development, and managing technology enhancements throughout the system lifecycle. An important part of the assignment is ensuring that new and existing applications comply with enterprise architecture, information security, integration, and service delivery standards.
Key Accountabilities
- - Engage with commercial and financial process owners to identify technology requirements and evaluate opportunities for improving business applications.
- - Develop feasibility studies, business cases, requests for proposals, and proof-of-concept assessments for proposed digital solutions.
- - Review vendor proposals and technical documentation to evaluate solution suitability, architectural compatibility, and cybersecurity compliance.
- - Prepare high-level solution designs and architecture specifications for new applications and enhancements.
- - Translate business requirements into functional specifications covering transactions, reporting, workflows, and system processes.
- - Conduct impact assessments to identify dependencies between applications and maintain consistency across integrated enterprise systems.
Enterprise Architecture and Digital Governance
- - Evaluate application and data architecture against established enterprise architecture principles.
- - Coordinate with information security specialists to develop and apply relevant technology policies and guidelines.
- - Review digital projects for compliance with architectural standards, security controls, and governance requirements.
- - Research technology management practices and maintain internal documentation of applicable standards.
- - Support business continuity and disaster recovery planning for critical information systems.
- - Identify improvements in application architecture that strengthen integration, data accessibility, and operational reliability.
Application Development and Project Delivery
- - Lead commercial and financial application development projects while managing scope, schedules, costs, quality, resources, and delivery risks.
- - Coordinate software development activities according to approved project management methodologies.
- - Oversee solution configuration, technical integration, testing, and implementation.
- - Develop and execute testing plans with internal stakeholders and external technology providers.
- - Coordinate User Acceptance Testing and document findings before production deployment.
- - Verify that completed solutions meet functional requirements and established quality assurance standards.
- - Monitor project progress and report delivery performance, resource utilization, and cost information to digital solutions management.
Commercial and Financial Systems Support
- - Manage the delivery and support of business-critical commercial and financial applications.
- - Provide technical assistance for existing ERP platforms and enterprise application environments.
- - Assess packaged software solutions for compatibility with business requirements and existing processes.
- - Coordinate interfaces between applications to maintain information availability, integrity, and service continuity.
- - Evaluate, prioritize, and coordinate application change requests submitted by business users.
- - Support the development of secure software solutions that comply with ADNOC Group technology policies.
- - Monitor internal and external service providers against agreed service level agreements.
- - Provide technical guidance to business users and coordinate issue resolution when required.
Systems Maintenance and Continuous Improvement
Responsibilities include planning application upgrades, evaluating new development tools, implementing approved enhancements, and supporting system recovery procedures. The position also requires participation in contingency planning, backup recovery activities, software release management, and technical assessments of proposed technology improvements.
System Documentation and Knowledge Transfer
- - Prepare solution architecture documents, data models, data flow diagrams, and technical design specifications.
- - Maintain accurate documentation throughout application development and support lifecycles.
- - Archive completed system documentation and implementation records according to company standards.
- - Coordinate software release deployment and provide technical guidance during implementation.
- - Deliver appropriate system training and operational support to users.
- - Apply established implementation practices to future commercial and financial technology initiatives.
Team Coordination and Operational Governance
- - Plan and supervise work within the assigned functional area.
- - Support the development of team members through relevant technical training and knowledge sharing.
- - Contribute to departmental budget preparation and approved operational work plans.
- - Review significant budget variances and provide information supporting cost control.
- - Implement approved departmental procedures, policies, and performance requirements.
- - Identify process improvements that enhance operational efficiency and service quality.
- - Contribute to management information reports and project performance updates.
- - Follow applicable health, safety, environmental, sustainability, and information security requirements.
Qualifications and Professional Experience
Candidates must hold a Bachelor 's degree in Computer Science, IT Engineering, or an equivalent discipline. A minimum of 8 years of relevant information technology experience is required, with particular emphasis on IT solutions, application development, and project management. Experience working as a managing consultant with a top-tier IT consultancy firm is preferred. Applicants should demonstrate knowledge of enterprise application environments, technology architecture, business solutions delivery, and IT governance. A professional certification in Business Solutions or Application Development from a globally recognized institution is preferred.
Technical Knowledge and Skills
- - Enterprise Resource Planning systems and architecture
- - Application development and solution implementation
- - Enterprise and technical architecture principles
- - IT architecture tools and methodologies
- - Business requirements analysis
- - Application integration and interface development
- - Digital project management
- - Software configuration and system upgrades
- - Functional specifications and solution design
- - User Acceptance Testing
- - Software testing and quality assurance
- - IT governance and operational controls
- - Cybersecurity standards and application security
- - Data architecture and information management
- - Business continuity and disaster recovery
- - Vendor technical evaluations
- - Service level agreement management
- - Technical documentation and system design
- - IT consultancy and advisory services
Working Relationships
The Senior Analyst works with ADNOC Group 's IT management teams, commercial and financial business users, project managers, enterprise architects, and cybersecurity specialists. Internal coordination includes collaboration with other ADNOC Group companies on technology requirements, application integration, and digital service delivery. External interactions involve technology vendors, consultants, auditors, IT service providers, and telecommunications organizations to support system implementation, governance, and operational performance.
Professional Scope
This opportunity involves managing enterprise technology solutions that support commercial and financial activities within ADNOC Group. The position combines application development oversight, business systems analysis, technical architecture, vendor coordination, and digital service management. It provides responsibility for technology initiatives that affect business process efficiency, system integration, information security, and operational continuity.
About the Company
ADNOC Group is an Abu Dhabi-based energy company operating across the oil and gas value chain. Its business activities include exploration, production, processing, and energy resource development. The Group 's digital and cybersecurity functions support enterprise technology services, information