Strategic Business Applications Analyst

Aramco Americas Company; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramco Americas Company is seeking a Business Systems Analyst to assist in analyzing existing systems and identifying business, organizational, and operational needs, while supporting design, development, and implementation of IT-enabled solutions.

You will evaluate IT activities, conduct feasibility studies and business cases, oversee design and implementation phases, create user manuals, and coordinate with IT, process consultants, vendors, and Saudi Aramco to ensure changes meet current

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business and management, MIS, CS, engineering, or closely related discipline.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate and assess business processes and systems effectively.
• Proficient in using various business analysis tools and technologies.
• Excellent communication skills to interact with stakeholders, understand their needs, and convey technical information clearly.
• Strong problem-solving skills to identify issues, analyze root causes, and propose effective solutions.
• Collaborative skills to work with business system users, team leads, and IT systems analysts.

Responsibilities

• Assist in tasks related to the analysis and assessment of existing systems, supporting the identification of business, organizational, and operational needs.
• Provide support in the design, development, and implementation of systems to enhance business functions, processes, and programs.
• Evaluate and review departmental IT activities, optimizing resource utilization and allocated funds for IT services.
• Conduct feasibility studies, business cases, and project proposal reports, delivering final reports to department management.
• Oversee the design and implementation phases of IT-based business systems, providing support to IT as the department client.
• Develop user manuals and associated documentation for Business System implementations.
• Act as the departmental representative, maintaining continuous liaison with the relevant Data Processing Organization (IT or PCD).
• Advise departmental functions on performance review details, accountability reporting, and procedural changes related to IT systems, including trading, accounting, HR, and population statistics.
• Prepare conversion plans and user installation plans for the applicable organization.
• Collaborate with business system users and team leads to analyze and address system issues, ensuring awareness of current business processes and upcoming changes for effective implementation.
• Provide in-depth analysis of system behavior concerning current input and expected output, communicating requirements and validating developed modules with IT systems analysts.
• Collaborate with process consultants, application vendors, and Saudi Aramco, offering an IT perspective and communicating implementation expectations regarding current business processes and company direction.
• Assess business functions, gather information, and evaluate output requirements to determine operational objectives.
• Review and recommend enhancements to current business procedures, proposing new ones when necessary.
• Design new computer programs by analyzing requirements, constructing workflow charts, and writing specifications.
• Execute special studies as assigned and perform other miscellaneous duties and actively participate in projects as directed by the Manager.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Collaborative work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/management or MIS/CS/engineering

Job description

Aramco Americas Company is seeking a Business Systems Analyst to assist in analyzing existing systems and identifying business, organizational, and operational needs, while supporting design, development, and implementation of IT-enabled solutions.

You will evaluate IT activities, conduct feasibility studies and business cases, oversee design and implementation phases, create user manuals, and coordinate with IT, process consultants, vendors, and Saudi Aramco to ensure changes meet current