System Analyst

Job Description
The Systems Analyst’s role within Connells Group IT is to understand, translate and integrate functional business requirements into lower level specifications designed for in-house developed systems ready to be developed and tested by the development teams. The role also extends to working with current and/or potential third party technology suppliers. This can include anything from proof of concept work to aid business understanding and support decision making, right through to providing technical support on integrations.
About the Team
IT Solutions & Development comprises of the following key areas:

• Application Development
• Online Development
• Data Development
• Business Solutions

Key responsibilities of the System Analyst:

• Responsibility for integrating business requirements into functional requirements for in-house developed systems
• System design for core line-of-business applications with understanding and appreciation of 3^rd party integration and feeds
• Working closely with analysts, developers, testers and a variety of end users to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction
• Mapping and documenting interfaces between legacy and new systems
• Providing a point of interface between the Group and current or potential third party technology suppliers
• Working with third party technology suppliers ensuring the group maximises the full potential of any relationship/partnership
• Providing technical administration and configuration support across a wide variety of third party technology platforms

Experience & skills required to be successful as a System Analyst:

• Proven experience as a Business or Systems Analyst working in a technical environment
• knowledge of software development lifecycle, documenting technical functional specifications
• Ability to analyse and document business processes together with the ability to convey the resulting technical requirements and implications
• Strong experience of writing functional and technical specifications
• Ability to map and document interfaces between legacy and new systems including 3^rd parties
• Ability to interact well with both business and technical resources at all levels
• Ability to present proof of concept work back to stakeholders to aid understanding and support decision making
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Highly Desirable

• Experience with Salesforce System Admin/Development Experience

Desirable

• Property industry experience
• Professional qualifications (e.g. BSC Diploma in Business Analysis (ISEB))
• Experience in management information / business intelligence
• Exposure or experience in a variety of roles inside a software development team

Connells Group is one of the largest and most successful estate agency and property services providers in the UK and as of March 2021 also encompasses Countrywide. Founded in 1936 and with a network of over 1,200 branches nationwide, the Group combines residential sales and lettings expertise with a range of consumer and corporate services including new homes, mortgage services, conveyancing, EPC provision, surveying, corporate lettings, asset management, land & planning, LPA receivers and auctions.
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