Requirements: English
Company: Avature
Region: Bari , Apulia
A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You''ll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you''ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in groundbreaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.In this role, you''ll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.Your role and responsibilitiesAs a IT Business Analyst, you will be responsible for analysing business and functional processes and identifying opportunities for improvement through IT solutions. You will collaborate with our clients, internal and external teams to gather and document requirements, translate business needs into functional specifications, evaluate project costs and plan project activities, and ensure the successful implementation of IT solutions. The role also involves supporting project management, testing, and continuous improvement initiatives.Your primary responsibilities include:Business Process and Requirements Analysis: Actively participate in meetings with stakeholders to identify business requirements, gather input, and define business needs. Conduct in-depth analysis of existing systems or end-to-end processes to assess how changes or improvements can be effectively implemented.Cost Evaluation and Budgeting: Analyze potential costs associated with proposed IT solutions, prepare cost assessments, and contribute to project budgeting to ensure effective resource allocation.Project Planning and Scheduling: Develop detailed project plans, defining timelines, milestones, and resource requirements to ensure that IT projects are completed on time and within budget.Requirement Documentation and Functional Specifications: Translate gathered business needs into clear and detailed functional specifications. Ensure all requirements are documented accurately for development and testing teams.Collaboration in Implementation and Testing: Support development and testing teams during the implementation phase, ensuring that the IT solutions align with business needs and meet quality standards.Continuous Improvement and Reporting: Track the progress of ongoing projects, provide regular status reports, and recommend adjustments to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and alignment with business objectives.Required educationHigh School Diploma/GEDPreferred educationBachelor''s DegreeRequired technical and professional expertiseBusiness process analysis and improvementRequirement gathering and documentationKnowledge of IT and related architecture (front-end, back-end, databases, web services integration)Systems analysis and designProficiency in ItalianPreferred technical and professional experienceFamiliarity with software development life cycle (SDLC) and methodologiesExperience with data modeling and database management (SQL, NoSQL)Experience with Business Process Modeling (e.g. UML)Knowledge of UI/UX principles and design patternsABOUT BUSINESS UNITIBM Consulting is IBMs consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.YOUR LIFE @ IBMIn a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.Being an IBMer means youll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, youll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment every day, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever