IT Business Analyst

Arcosa Careers•Memphis, TN

3h•Onsite

About The Position

Meyer Utility Structures, an Arcosa Subsidiary, is looking for an IT Business Analyst for our Memphis Corporate Office. The IT Business Analyst will have primary responsibilities for custom software applications, most of which are design and engineering applications. The IT Business Analyst will lead cross-functional projects with complex and challenging business problems. Key undertakings will include design/redesign, development, and implementation of applications and other major business applications within the Business Unit. This role reports directly to the Director of Information Technology and can have a broad impact by leading process and application improvements that provide the business opportunities for competitive advantage, efficiency, and system alternatives that translate to cost and bottom-line savings. Meyer Utility Structures is an industry leader in the engineering design and fabrication of concrete, lattice, and tubular steel structures for transmission, distribution, and substation applications. With over sixty years of innovative engineering and manufacturing expertise, Meyer has helped to author and validate many of today’s transmission industry standards and specifications.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science preferred
Minimum of 5 years’ related experience required
Experience with Agile software development required
Certified Scrum Master or plans to obtain required
Experience with MS Azure DevOps required
Experience in engineering and manufacturing systems required
Must have experience with engineering platforms, ERP/ MRP, inventory management, and advanced planning software programs
Business Process design experience
Must have experience developing application technology roadmaps
General knowledge of PLS, .NET, Angular, SQL and C
Familiarity with Linux OS, Windows OS, SQL DB, Web Applications is plus
Advanced project management skills; ability to quantify project resource requirements
Demonstrated cross functional teamwork and collaboration
Demonstrated business relationship management experience
Effective written communication and presentation skills; ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language
Ability to measure and communicate proposed project benefits; experience building and presenting business cases
Proficiency using Microsoft Office suite products
The ability to conduct cost/benefit analysis
Strong understanding of manufacturing principles, practices, and procedures
Highly self-motivated and directed
Keen attention to detail

Responsibilities

Identify and document current and future business processes, looking for gaps
Carry out application training sessions and workshops for end users/stakeholders
Identify and document issues, collaborating with internal and corporate project team for resolution
Keep ahead of and apply best practices in process design and system usage
Establish and maintain regular written and in-person communication with the organization’s executives, department heads, and end users regarding pertinent IT project activities
Perform feasibility analysis considering technical, infrastructural, organizational, and economic aspects to alternative solutions
Analyze and translate user requirements into functional requirements, technical design, and development projects
Coordinate the application of all pertinent application upgrades with our core engineering applications and other major business applications with the infrastructure team, the stakeholders, and business systems providers
Analyze and support application licensing requirements and maintenance renewals
Continuously monitor and research industry trends, standards, and technologies; recommending as they emerge
Re-engineer business processes through analysis of alternative process designs and implementation to achieve speed, simplicity, accuracy, and competitive advantage
Identify potential project issues and perform project management including task identification, effort and duration estimates, task dependencies and sequencing, critical path analysis, resource assignment and evaluation, as well as conflict and problem resolution
Lead activities by coordinating systems integration and end user testing including planning, building, scheduling, facilitating execution, issues resolution, controlling scope and adjusting to unforeseen issues
Analysis of ERPs such as (IFS and/or JEE)
Other duties assigned by the Director of IT