Functional Analyst

AtkinsRéalis; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive life insurance coverage

Premium medical insurance for you and

Generous annual leave balance

Flexible and hybrid work solutions

Remote work opportunities outside of a

Company gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus program

Relocation assistance

Employee Wellbeing Program

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Bengaluru seeks an Application Functional Analyst to lead the functional domain of project controls and governance tools such as Primavera P6, EcoSys, CostX and Comaea. You will manage upgrades, testing, and vendor relations while ensuring processes meet business delivery needs. The role requires 5+ years of enterprise app experience and strong stakeholder collaboration in a global environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, CS, engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years supporting enterprise applications, preferably in project controls or governance.
• Experience coordinating upgrades, testing, deployments, and vendor-driven changes.

Responsibilities

• Act as the functional lead for project controls and governance apps, ensuring alignment with business processes and standards.
• Coordinate upgrades, patches, releases, and vendor changes with testing and business readiness.
• Collaborate with vendors, DB, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and stakeholders on consolidation, rationalisation, and modernization.
• Provide Level 3 functional support for complex issues and coordinate with vendors for root-cause analysis and fixes.

Skills

Functional analysis

Stakeholder management

Vendor coordination

Hybrid support

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in information systems/CS/engineering

Experience in project controls/governance

Tools

Primavera P6 Cloud

Primavera P6 On-Premises

EcoSys

CostX

Comaea

Job description

Overview

The Application Functional Analyst is responsible for the ongoing management, functional support, maintenance, and continuous improvement of project controls and governance applications, including Primavera P6 Cloud, Primavera P6 On-Premises, EcoSys, CostX and Comaea. The role acts as the primary liaison between business users, vendors, support teams, and IT stakeholders to ensure applications remain reliable, supportable, and aligned with business needs.

This role combines functional expertise, application lifecycle management, vendor coordination, upgrade management, testing, and Level 3 support responsibilities.

Your Role

Roles & Responsibilities

• Act as the functional lead for assigned project controls and governance applications, ensuring systems remain aligned with business processes, delivery needs, and technology standards.
• Coordinate upgrades, patches, releases, and vendor-led changes, including impact assessments, testing, communications, and business readiness activities.
• Work with application vendors, database teams, infrastructure teams, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders to coordinate initiatives such as database consolidation, environment rationalisation, and application modernisation.
• Provide Level 3 functional support for complex issues, working with technical teams and vendors to investigate root causes, recommend workarounds, and implement long-term corrective actions.
• Participate in solution testing, release validation, and deployment activities.
• Maintain strong relationships with project controls, estimating, scheduling, finance, governance, and operational teams using the applications.
• Ensure application documentation, support models, configuration records, and knowledge articles remain accurate and usable by IT and business stakeholders.

Application Ownership & Functional Support

• Provide advanced functional support for Primavera P6 Cloud, Primavera P6 On-Premises, EcoSys, CostX and Comaea.
• Investigate and resolve complex application issues.
• Analyze application behaviour, workflow execution, and data-related issues.
• Escalate software defects and coordinate resolution activities with vendors.

Vendor & Upgrade Management

• Coordinate software upgrades, patches, hotfixes, and release activities.
• Review release notes and assess impacts on business operations.
• Facilitate testing and user validation efforts.
• Manage application vendor relationships and service requests.

Testing & Change Management

• Develop and execute functional test plans and validation scenarios.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and release readiness activities.
• Validate configurations and ensure system stability after deployments.
• Coordinate production rollouts and post-release support.

Configuration & Continuous Improvement

• Support application configurations and workflow changes.
• Recommend improvements that enhance usability, efficiency, and supportability.
• Maintain system documentation, configuration records, and operational procedures.
• Share knowledge with support teams and business users.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Support business users with application guidance and best practices.
• Collaborate with Project Controls, Estimating, Commercial, and Delivery teams.
• Participate in governance meetings and vendor discussions.
• Provide impact assessments and recommendations for application-related decisions.

About You

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise business applications.
• Experience supporting project controls, scheduling, estimating, or project governance systems.
• Experience coordinating vendor-managed applications.
• Experience managing upgrades, testing, deployments, and release activities.
• Experience troubleshooting application configuration, workflow, and data issues.
• Experience working with hybrid support models involving IT, vendors, and business stakeholders.

Competency

• Strong functional analysis and problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand both business process and application behavior.
• Ability to bridge business needs, vendor capabilities, and IT delivery constraints in a practical and solution-oriented way.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Organized and structured approach to releases, testing, documentation, issue management, and follow-up.
• Good understanding of project controls, project lifecycle, governance, scheduling, estimating, cost management, or EPCM delivery environments.
• Ability to manage ambiguity and turn operational issues into clear actions, decisions, and improvement opportunities.
• Client-focused mindset with the ability to balance business value, system stability, governance, and long-term maintainability.
• Comfortable working in a global, cross-functional environment with internal teams, vendors, and business stakeholders.

Success Measures

• Maintain application stability and service quality.
• Ensure successful execution of upgrades and releases.
• Reduce recurring incidents through proactive problem management.
• Improve user adoption and application effectiveness.
• Strengthen vendor performance and responsiveness.
• Support business continuity across project controls and governance platforms.

Training

AtkinsRéalis develops individuals through a portfolio of training and development activities designed to help you maximize your abilities and talents. These are reviewed with individuals through an annual appraisal process. We actively support staff in achieving corporate membership in relevant institutions.

Rewards & Benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Comprehensive life insurance coverage.
• Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents.
• Generous annual leave balance.
• Flexible and hybrid work solutions.
• Remote work opportunities outside of country.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Relocation assistance.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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