Our Oil & Gas Operator client is currently recruiting for the position of Application Specialist — Corporate Applications, based in their central Aberdeen offices.
 
3/2 hybrid
Onsite parking
12 month initial contract role
 
What we are looking for:
 
The ideal candidate for this role will be a hybrid of a Technical Business Analyst and a Functional Product Owner. Who will need to bridge the gap between corporate business needs and technical IT delivery.
 
Currently based in Aberdeen or surrounding area
 
Upstream oil & gas industry experience
 
Candidate Profile Summary

• Experience Level: Senior-level expertise as a Business Analyst or Application SME within an enterprise environment.
• Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of corporate systems (ERP, Finance, or Procurement) and how they talk to each other (APIs, middleware, and data interfaces).
• Delivery Style: Comfortable leading the full lifecycle—from initial "discovery" and process mapping to managing UAT, cutover, and post-launch "hypercare."
• Vendor Management: Skilled at managing third-party AMS (Application Managed Services) providers, reviewing their estimates, and holding them to SLAs.
• Governance Mindset: Disciplined with documentation, ITIL processes, and compliance (GDPR, audit controls, and security).

Key Soft Skills

• The "Bridge": Ability to translate complex business problems into technical user stories.
• Influencer: Confident enough to challenge stakeholders and process owners to simplify workflows rather than just automating "bad" ones.

 
Responsibilities:
 
Discovery & Business Analysis

• Lead structured discovery with process owners and SMEs across corporate functions
• Define scope, objectives, success measures and target outcomes
• Map AS IS and TO BE processes and identify simplification and optimisation opportunities
• Elicit, document and manage requirements (user stories, use cases, acceptance criteria)
• Maintain end to end traceability from requirements through testing and release

 
Change Delivery & Release Management

• Shape and manage backlogs and delivery roadmaps (config vs enhancement vs process change)
• Coordinate delivery with AMS providers and application vendors
• Own UAT planning and execution, readiness activities, cutover and hypercare
• Support training, communications and adoption activities
• Track and articulate benefits realisation post implementation

 
Application & Service Ownership (SME)

• Act as the functional Subject Matter Expert for your application portfolio
• Ensure clean handover of changes into BAU with up to date documentation and knowledge articles
• Maintain support models, runbooks and operational procedures

 
Vendor & AMS Governance

• Act as the day to day interface with AMS providers and ISVs
• Prioritise backlog items, review estimates and delivery plans
• Support management of SOWs, SLAs, KPIs and Service Improvement Plans
• Ensure consistent standards across delivery, documentation and support

 
Integrations, Data & Non Functionals

• Lead functional outcomes across integrations (APIs, middleware, batch and file based interfaces)
• Define monitoring, error handling and reconciliation approaches with AMS teams
• Champion data quality, reporting enablement and interface documentation
• Embed non functional requirements including performance, availability, security and supportability

 
Controls, Risk & Compliance

• Ensure appropriate controls are embedded (SoD, JML, GDPR, audit controls)
• Maintain audit ready documentation and evidence
• Coordinate with Information Risk, Security and Architecture teams on risk management and remediation

 
Experience & Qualifications:

• Significant experience in a Business Analyst, Application Specialist or Application SME role
• Proven delivery of application enhancements, upgrades and integrations in an enterprise environment
• Practical experience working with applications supporting corporate functions (e.g. ERP, finance, procurement, inventory, document management, workflow or commercial systems)
• Experience working with AMS providers and third party vendors
• Solid understanding of system integrations (APIs, middleware, batch/file interfaces)
• Strong documentation discipline and data quality mindset
• Experience operating within ITIL based service models and formal PMO governance
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum and/or PRINCE2 delivery approaches
• Confident stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and challenge constructively

 
Contract position
 
If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: TR/081932.


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