Desired Skills and Experience
PI-RTO Business Analyst

Business Analyst will be assigned to the PI-RTO project portfolio. The analyst will work on a number of IT solutions, focused primarily on Real-time data collection, integration, processing, and visualisation. These solutions may leverage any of the following OSISoft PI system components, which the analyst should have in-depth knowledge of:

· PI UDS
· PI HA
· PI AF
· PI Analytics (ACE)
· PI Client Tools (ProcessBook, DataLink, WebParts, Coresight)
· PI Interface nodes (DA, AE, RDBMS)

The analyst should maintain a good understanding of PI-RTO related business processes, applications, information, and data, as well as an in-depth knowledge of the business IT architecture.
The analyst should maintain appropriate relationships with key business and IT stakeholders whilst being able to constructively challenge.

PI-RTO Business Analyst activities shall include, but not be limited to:
· IT Business analysis work on PI-RTO projects, including:
o Feasibility study and Requirements definition
o Solution design
o Project documentation and sign-off
o Drive business process improvements and information standardization
· Project Management tasks, including:
o Project planning (scope, quality, timelines)
o End-to-end delivery of projects from initiation to closeout
o Stakeholder communication
o Quality assurance
o Risk assessment
o Handover of solutions to IT support
o Change management
· Co-ordinate and supervise PI-RTO software development activities
· Define and package development work for PI-RTO Developer and other supporting staff
· Assist with software development work where required
· Act as a functional expert for the OSISoft PI system
· Ensure project documentation is kept in-line with business documentation standards
· Provide functional support of solutions already in production

Requirements:
Degree in IT related field (3 year Diploma also fine)
Strong Business Analyst experience
Good Project Management experience
2 years software development experience
Knowledge of IT life cycle and processes

Some experience with following applications/technologies:
- MS Visual Studio 2010
- VB.Net, C#, ASP.Net, VBA, JavaScript, jQuery
- Relational databases
(Candidate need not be an expert programmer, but experienced enough to understand the capabilities and constraints of different software technologies in oder to design optimum solutions

Preferred:
Experience with OSISoft PI, Yokogawa, Honeywell
Experience working in the Oil & Gas industry and LNG plants

Key skills and attributes:
Good team worker
Strong problem solving & analytical skills
Excellent verbal & communication skills
Self-motivated/driven

Design, develop, and test quality IT solutions focused primarily on real-time data gathering, processing, and visualization using OSISoft PI.
Deliver solutions on time and according to specification, whilst maintaining appropriate level of documentation
Work close together with developer to ensure quality and timely deliverable of RTO solutions to our client