APPLICATION SPECIALIST - CORPORATE APPLICATIONS

Our Client, a Major Oil and Gas Operator is seeking an Application Specialist - Corporate Applications. This is an initial 12 month PAYE contract role based in Aberdeen.

Role Overview:

The role is to support the change and optimisation agenda across a portfolio of corporate applications, operating as a hybrid Business Analyst / Applications SME, with some Project Management accountability where required.

Working within a vendor and AMS led delivery model, the role will entail:

Shaping scope and outcomes with business owners

Translating business requirements into high quality functional designs

Governing delivery through updates, testing, support and benefits tracking

Acting as the functional SME and support escalation point for corporate applications

The role covers both change delivery and service ownership, ensuring solutions are stable, compliant, supportable, and delivering measurable business value.

Key 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

Role Dimensions:

Multi-application portfolio spanning finance, procurement, maintenance and document/collaboration solutions.

Complex stakeholder set across business functions, AMS and ISVs; measurable outcomes and adoption focus.

Role Requirements:

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