Lead Software Systems Analyst

at  Steris

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

WHAT EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WILL YOU NEED?

• Bachelor’s degree - IT related or similar field or study.
• 10+ years of experience in an agile Software Development Lifecycle, capturing business needs in User Stories.
• Advanced experience designing functional solutions across multiple systems on differing technology stacks.
• Proven success working in a large, diverse and growing organization in which you were required to work cross-functionally leading, influencing and driving projects/teams toward a common goal.
• Advanced knowledge and use of data analysis tools and applications (SQL, Google Analytics, etc.).
• Certified Scrum Master / Certified Scrum Product Owner or SAFe 6.0 Certification, highly preferred.

The Lead Software Systems Analyst will make decisions and present proposed solutions which effect the various stages of the Project Lifecycle, resource consumption, and business impact. These decisions relate to Business Process, Technical System Designs, Requirements Gathering, Quality Assurance or Implementations. To be successful in this role you will:

• Oversee all aspects of solutions delivery, from inception through adoption, ensuring business goals are met within given constraints.
• Lead and influence product conversations to build consensus among a wide range of business partners, stakeholders, and consultants through research, planning, and design sessions.
• Communicate routinely with business stakeholders and leadership to ensure a shared understanding of progress is achieved. Be transparent about what is complete, what is incomplete, what risks should be escalated, and the impact on the delivery plan.
• Influence outcomes across multiple stakeholders, business processes, and technical solutions. Participates in design reviews for the entire system(s) (e.g., database, UI/UX) to help mitigate risks and plan for future growth and scalability.
• Champion the ‘4Cs of our agile culture’ by fostering Collaboration, Continuous Improvement, Change Management, and Clarity when engaging team members, stakeholders, leadership, and end users.
• Coach cross-functional team members in ongoing agile events such as Sprint Planning, Refinement, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospectives. Instill a commitment from team members to deliver business value in each Sprint.
• Serve your team and products with a Servant-Leader attitude by empathetic listening, actively removing roadblocks, and constantly assessing: ‘How can I help?’ and ‘Where can I add value?’
• Mentor junior team members in areas of effective communication, technical design requirements, data analysis, and stakeholder management. Provide feedback and guidance on processes, work accuracy, succinctness, and alternative solutions.
• Support users by debugging issues, prioritizing defects, communicating escalated issues throughout the organization, and managing to a successful resolution. This includes creating training materials and documentation.