Lead Business Analyst - Oil & Gas with Data

Epam Systems; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Epam Systems in Pune, India, seeks a Lead Business Analyst - Oil & Gas with Data to connect business leaders, domain experts, and engineers around data-centric product goals. You will capture and clarify requirements, define product capabilities, and align delivery with Oil & Gas workflows and data entities.

If you can turn complex domain needs into actionable stories and criteria, you will collaborate with stakeholders, guide UAT, and help drive adoption across product teams.

Qualifications

• Significant background in Business Analysis delivering software or product outcomes.
• Strong Oil & Gas domain knowledge and understanding of operational workflows.
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders, domain experts, product managers, and developers in cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in converting complex concepts into functional requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Proficiency with Azure DevOps to manage work items and requirements.

Responsibilities

• Represent Oil & Gas domain knowledge for product and engineering teams.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and global users to refine requirements.
• Enable engineering teams to understand domain concepts, processes, data models, and key entities.
• Produce detailed functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Work with product and engineering to shape features and ensure business value.
• Review solution designs against objectives and workflows.
• Run end-to-end business workflows across the product lifecycle.
• Spot gaps and opportunities to improve processes during development.
• Present demonstrations and briefings for business users.
• Support UAT and solution adoption activities.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Clear communication

User stories

Acceptance criteria

Tools

Azure DevOps

ProSource

OSDU

Petrel

Databricks

Job description

We are hiring a Lead Business Analyst - Oil & Gas with Data to connect business leaders, domain experts, and engineers around shared, data-centric product goals. You will capture and clarify requirements, define product capabilities, and align delivery with Oil & Gas operational workflows and data entities. If you can turn complex domain needs into actionable stories and criteria.

Responsibilities

• Represent Oil & Gas domain knowledge for product and engineering teams
• Coordinate with business stakeholders, domain experts, and global users to collect, analyze, and refine requirements
• Enable engineering teams to understand domain concepts, business processes, data models, and key industry entities
• Produce detailed functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria from business requirements
• Work closely with product and engineering to shape features and ensure business value is delivered
• Review and confirm solution designs against business objectives and operational workflows
• Run and test end-to-end business workflows across the product lifecycle
• Spot gaps, edge cases, and opportunities to improve processes during development
• Present demonstrations, walkthroughs, and stakeholder-facing briefings for business users
• Help drive UAT and support solution adoption activities

Requirements

• Significant professional background in Business Analysis, typically 5+ years of experience delivering software or product outcomes
• Solid knowledge of Oil & Gas processes, operational workflows, and how the domain runs day to day
• Track record of collaborating with business stakeholders, domain experts, product managers, and software engineers in cross-functional teams
• Strong capability in requirements gathering, business analysis, and working in product development environments
• Well-developed analytical thinking, clear communication, and effective stakeholder management abilities
• Proficiency in converting complex business concepts into functional requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Practical experience using Azure DevOps to manage work items and requirements
• Working familiarity with domain data models from previous engagements
• English level of Upper-Intermediate (B2) or higher

Nice to have

• Domain exposure to upstream, midstream, or downstream Oil & Gas operations
• Familiarity with industry data models, business entities, and digital transformation programs
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum product development environments
• Experience with workflow validation, testing practices, and UAT execution
• Knowledge of tools and platforms such as ProSource, OSDU, Petrel, Databricks, etc.