Job Description
Our Story
IQE plc is the leading global supplier of advanced wafer products and material solutions to the semiconductor industry. IQE's core business is the design and manufacture of compound semiconductor wafers or "epiwafers" using a process called epitaxy. IQE's epiwafers are used in advanced electronic and photonic components which enable a broad portfolio of today's technology products.
Our Vision
IQE's vision is to be the best advanced semiconductor materials solutions company in the world. Being best means delivering outstanding quality, service, technology and value such that we become the first-choice supplier for all our customers.
Our Mission
IQE's mission is to deliver the best advanced semiconductor materials solutions to our customers through technology leadership; to provide our employees with a safe, stimulating and rewarding work environment; to partner with our suppliers to form mutually beneficial relationships; and to provide our stakeholders with a rewarding investment.
Purpose of the role
The primary role of the BA will be to support the improvement of business processes and systems to support the business strategy. It therefore requires a good understanding of an IT systems environment and Business Processes within a manufacturing Company. The Business Analyst can be responsible for the requirements of multiple projects at any one time with varying levels of complexity.
The BA will be expected to work within the company set project management methodologies and documentation. A hands-on approach is required to ensure that tasks are delivered on time and often the BA will get involved in supporting other project members to achieve their tasks, which can be activities outside of the typical BA role.
Key Responsibilities
- To identify appropriate project stakeholders, develop a plan of project involvement, and develop and maintain their engagement at all stages of the requirements process through effective communication and involvement
- To assist in the development of business cases and project plans for business initiatives that support IQE's business strategy and goals
- To map 'as-is' business processes and identify gaps, inefficiencies and improvements and standardization of processes that can be made ('to be' processes)
- To develop and document detailed business requirements for business changes
- To ensure the translation and verification of requirements with key stakeholders to facilitate the successful implementation of the project
- To support in translating business requirements into technical requirements that can be implemented by technical teams
- To support the implementation of the above technical requirements - ensuring development, configuration and testing deliver quality implementation which aligns with the original business objective and requirements
- To monitor and track progress against planned deliverables, ensuring stakeholders and project sponsors are kept fully informed of project developments at all times
- Ensure that the quality controls are in place to so that the activities relating to requirements are planned and performed correctly
- To take an active part in planning and facilitating interview and review meetings with key stakeholders
Qualifications / Essential Skills
- Full Business Analysis Diploma (desirable)
- Business Analysis Practice (essential)
- Requirements Engineering (essential)
- Foundation certificate in Agile Business Analysis (desirable)
- Demonstrable evidence of expertise in requirement elicitation, with experience in working with senior stakeholders and operations staff in gathering requirements, developing strategy and translating requirements to key stakeholders (essential)
- Experience of working on a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) programme / project (Desirable)
- Experience of working with Business process modelling, target operating model definition and process re-engineering (essential)
- An understanding of information flows and processes within a multi-site, multi-national Company (essential)
- Experience of working within waterfall, agile and hybrid methodologies
- Experience of using requirements gathering techniques and documentation/communication tools that are appropriate to the methodology being used (essential)
- Experience of developing requirements that span multi systems e.g. finance systems, manufacturing systems, debt recovery systems, telephony systems, web systems
- Proven experience of undertaking sound business analysis and developing information into concisely documented requirements (essential)
- Practical experience of working with a number of stakeholders crossing both business and IT work streams including 3rd party suppliers (essential)
- Experience of supporting project delivery from inception to delivery including supporting the development of test strategies and defect resolution (desirable)
- Experienced in using MS Office tools e.g. Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio, Confluence, JIRA (essential)
- Strong customer service orientation/or experience of working within the manufacturing industry (desirable)
- To show an aptitude for being able to learn and adapt quickly to the technical knowledge to be able to draft relevant project requirements so as to work as effectively with partners during a project (desirable)
Benefits
- Discretionary Bonus scheme
- LTIP's (subject to qualifying period)
- Employee Assistant Program (EAP) - variety of discounts and deals.
- BUPA (self-cover)
- Company pension - option to pay up to 5% matched by IQE up to 10%
- 23 days annual leave plus UK Bank Holidays
