JOB DESCRIPTION:

At Leonardo, we have a fantastic new opportunity for an IT Business Application Functional Analyst. Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 7,000 are based in the UK.
The role entails the deployment, technical administration and support of a wide variety of Business Applications, including engineering tools and other business applications.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

• Ability to operate independently with limited supervision.
• Have sound understanding of Engineering methodologies including system integrations, web services and windows server management
• Be an expert in business applications with a good understanding of installation and configuration of the following;
• o Oracle Forms Application
• o AIX System Administration
• o Unix Script Maintenance
• ASP – Active Server Pages
• o Java development (Spring framework MVC preferred)
• o Java Server Pages (JSP) & JavaScript (JS)
• o REST/SOAP Web Services
• o SQL / Oracle Database awareness
• Advanced Excel Knowledge
• Windows Application Packaging
• Application Packaging

• Be an expert in business applications with a good understanding of installation and configuration in the wider Engineering environment and other functional disciplines, including offerings from a wide range of product vendors such as IBM, Dassault, Siemens & Mentor
• Operate as the subject matter expert, providing professional advice and making recommendations to support business queries and requirements definition
• For assigned business applications, self-sufficiently design and develop business process enhancing solutions using preferred tools.
• Support established in-house developed solutions.
• Provide advice on application configuration procedures and guidelines.
• Add value to existing business processes and procedures by directly improving or highlighting opportunities for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Work with the business to analyse requirements.
• Understand the business requirements and translate it into solution framework / architecture.
• Obtain acceptance for all deliverables from the business.
• Provide support for migration projects as and when required.
• Deliver early life support for new solutions.
• Work with business experts and technical resources to facilitate incident & problem resolution.
• Ensure effective communication with business and project stakeholders.
• Ensure adherence to internal and external standards for all solutions.