Application Specialist – Asset Applications

Job Description

Application Specialist – Asset Applications

Our Client is seeking an Application Specialist for a 12 month contract PAYE role based in Aberdeen, reporting to the Applications Team Lead. The role blends Business Analysis, Application SME duties and project management responsibilities across a portfolio of corporate asset applications.

Role Overview

The position will support the change and optimisation agenda for a range of operated asset applications, ensuring solutions are stable, compliant, supportable and deliver measurable business value.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead structured discovery with process owners and SMEs to define scope, objectives and success measures.
• Translate business requirements into high quality functional designs and document user stories, use cases and acceptance criteria.
• Maintain end to end traceability from requirements through testing and release.
• Shape and manage backlogs, delivery roadmaps and coordinate delivery with AMS providers and application vendors.
• Own UAT planning, execution, readiness activities, cutover and hypercare.
• Support training, communications and adoption activities.
• Track and articulate benefits realisation post implementation.
• Act as functional SME for the application portfolio, ensuring clean handover to BAU with up to date documentation.
• Maintain support models, runbooks, operational procedures and interface with AMS providers and ISVs.
• Prioritise backlog items, review estimates and delivery plans and support management of SOWs, SLAs, KPIs and Service Improvement Plans.
• Ensure consistent standards across delivery, documentation and support.
• Lead integration outcomes across APIs, middleware, batch and file interfaces.
• Define monitoring, error handling and reconciliation approaches with AMS teams.
• Champion data quality, reporting enablement and interface documentation.
• Embed non functional requirements such as performance, availability, security and supportability.
• Ensure appropriate controls such as SoD, JML, GDPR and audit controls are embedded and maintain audit ready documentation.
• Coordinate with Information Risk, Security and Architecture teams on risk management and remediation.

Role Requirements

• Significant experience as a Business Analyst, Application Specialist or Application SME.
• Proven delivery of application enhancements, upgrades and integrations in an enterprise environment.
• Experience with applications supporting production lines such as Hydrocarbon Accounting, HSSE and Control of Work.
• 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.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and challenge constructively.