Systems Analyst

University of Surrey; Guildford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Market leading pension

40 days holiday

Travel and family benefits

On-site leisure facilities

Job summary

The University of Surrey is seeking a Systems Analyst to join the IT Services team as part of a digital transformation. The role focuses on leading consultation to gather, shape and define business requirements and translate them into deliverable IT solutions that support the University's Vision and Strategic Plans.

You will collaborate with business stakeholders and project teams across the portfolio, document requirements, consider privacy, accessibility and security, and ensure solutions fit

Qualifications

• Experience in gathering and shaping business requirements.
• Ability to translate requirements into technical specifications.
• Knowledge of information security, privacy, accessibility considerations.

Responsibilities

• Lead consultation to gather and define business requirements.
• Develop requirements through analysis into deliverable IT solutions.
• Support stakeholders and project teams from concept to delivery.
• Document requirements and promote suitable IT solutions.
• Ensure designs align with University architecture and IT strategy.
• Proactively challenge the current environment to deliver business benefits.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Business analysis

IT solutioning

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in IT/Computing

Job description

As part of an exciting digital transformation, the University of Surrey is seeking a Systems Analyst to join the IT Services team.

This role will be responsible for undertaking analysis of key strategic projects to support the delivery of high quality, fit for purpose solutions that implement University's Vision and Strategic Plans and meet business requirements.

We value, empower and support every member of staff to get the best out of your unique talents, so you'll be rewarded with a generous salary, 32 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays, pension contribution of 14.5%, and a unique and vibrant working environment.

Role & Responsibilities

You will primarily focus on leading consultation to gather, shape and define business requirements, applying a firm technical understanding to develop the requirements through analysis into deliverable, testable and appropriate IT solutions. The post holder will support business stakeholders and project team in analysis stages across the project portfolio from concept though to delivery. The post holder will document requirements and promote suitable IT solutions that exploit existing capabilities and proposing new solutions in accordance with University's architecture.

Responsibilities

• Identify stake holder requirements and develop requirements specifications, evaluate proposals and assist and advise business analysis, option definition and impact analysis.
• Work directly with, Suppliers, Business Stakeholders, Project Managers, Analysts, Developers, Testers and Architects to understand and capture initial business requirements and translate these into technical requirements that will be used to evaluate possible solution routes based on business benefit, architectural fit, value, cost and risk.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with senior managers, academics, researchers, corporate groups and other stakeholders to understand and document the complex, interdependent and wide-ranging business needs of the University.
• Develop and maintain accurate Requirement Specifications to ensure that they meet the needs of all key project stakeholders, including consumers such as Developers and the Test team and incorporate service design and information security needs, including functional and non-functional requirements, privacy, accessibility, recovery, resilience and reliability.
• Develop a strong understanding of IT strategy, architectures, capabilities and domain roadmaps to ensure solution designs are appropriate to Business and its IT strategy.
• Proactively challenge the current environment and recommend changes which support the delivery of the required business benefits to ensure that the business case is robust and aligned to business and IT strategy.

The IT team at Surrey are plugged in to the whole University, and our digital transformation work underpins the University's strategy. IT is growing our digital transformation capability, improving student experience, and helping increase our research impact.

It's a vibrant and exciting time to join a great and well-respected team at the heart of the University's strategic plans.

We think Surrey is an amazing place to work, and we are carefully crafting a dynamic, flexible, and fun place to work and thrive.

Our campus is a beautiful, leafy environment with carefully designed gardens, vibrant green playing fields, and a picturesque lake. With the buzz of student life and superb working facilities, the University is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research in an inspiring, innovative and diverse environment.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Market leading Pension
• Up to 40 DAYS Holiday: 25 Days annual leave + 7 University Days + Bank Holidays
• Travel & Family benefits including subsidised rail fare, cycle to work scheme and on-site childcare
• Access to on site leisure facilities at discounted rates

The University is committed to providing an inclusive environment that offers equal opportunities for all. We place great value on diversity and are seeking to increase the diversity within our community. Therefore, we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities.

The University reserves the right to close this vacancy early based on volume and calibre of interest.