Business Analyst

Job description

3334595
Additional Cities

Cambridge
Career Level

Experienced
Relocation Assistance

No
Business

GE Digital
Business Segment

Digital Engineering
Function

Digital Technology
Country/Territory

United Kingdom
Postal Code

CB24 9BZ
Role Summary/Purpose

Working closely with the Product Management team you will be a key decision maker for agile software teams, responsible for our software vision & roadmap progressively elaborating the detailed behaviour for commercial software releases for a product organisation. Part of a small analyst team working in an engineering group based in Cambridge UK, who work on GE’s Geospatial solutions for the Utility & Telecom's industries - including the market leading GE Smallworld GIS serving 1000+ customers
Essential Responsibilities

·  Previous experience as a Business Analyst/ Product Owner working within an Agile software team

·  Ability to influence and lead a cross functional software team, covering software development, testing, documentation and release activities

·  Proficiency in defining User stories and Agile requirements models focussing on value to the customer

·  Maintaining a product backlog of ready to play requirements for Agile teams, elaborating acceptance criteria and accepting them within a development sprint

·  Strong oral and written communication skills
Qualifications/Requirements

·  Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or STEM subject and/or equivalent experience

·  Relevant analytical background, with preference to operating within an Agile Software Engineering environment.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EU/EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post, as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. For further information please visit theUK Border Agency website .

Application Opening – 06/11/2019

Application Closing – 04/12/2019

Salary – Competitive
Desired Characteristics

·  Previous experience of working in, or with, utility companies (Electric or Gas Distribution and Transmission), specifically supporting the network engineering and operational systems

·  An appreciation of GIS technology and standards, practical experience would be an advantage

·  Experience of working in a commercial software product business providing COTS solutions

·  Focus on the “whole product” user experience covering software, help, documentation and materials to aid in an effective market introduction

·  Track record in working in software product organisations

·  Competency with Personas and customer archetypes

·  Good understanding of product development and delivery lifecycles

About Us

GE Renewable Energy harnesses the earth’s most abundant resources – the strength of the wind, the heat of the sun and the force of water – to power the world’s biggest economies and the most remote communities.

With an innovative spirit and an entrepreneurial mindset, we engineer energy products and digital services that create industry-leading value for our customers around the world.

We see the promise of renewable energy everywhere we look. Our team has the courage, scale, passion, diversity and resourcefulness needed to deliver that promise wherever and however the world needs it
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Together with our customers, we’re proving that no one ever has to choose between affordable, reliable, or sustainable energy.

We are unleashing limitless energy.

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Primary Country

United Kingdom
Primary State/Province

England
Primary City

Cambridge