Business Analyst

Role Overview

Responsibilities

• Elicit and validate upstream-system requirements with SMEs, engineers, and stakeholders.
• Translate functional needs into user stories, use cases, and acceptance criteria.
• Model current and target workflows across multiple integrated systems.
• Define KPIs, reporting requirements, and data attributes.
• Prepare business requirements, functional specifications, and process diagrams.
• Maintain requirements traceability through the delivery lifecycle.
• Support UAT through scenarios, test cases, and deliverable validation.
• Manage change requests, risks, security requirements, and governance compliance.

Required Qualifications

• Five or more years of Business Analyst experience in oil and gas, energy, or large-scale IT transformations.
• Strong knowledge of upstream processes, permitting, tie-in projects, technology approvals, and facility shutdowns.
• Familiarity with GIS systems, SAP integrations, and enterprise workflows.
• Experience with BPMN or UML process modeling and tools such as ARIS.
• Knowledge of JIRA, Confluence, or Azure DevOps for requirements management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple projects.
• Fluent English communication skills at B2 level or higher.
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• A valid SCE certificate in an IT-related discipline is required.

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to enterprise applications such as Java or Angular stacks and Oracle Database.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance for large-scale industrial projects.

Benefits

• Benefits include GOSI, private healthcare and life insurance, end-of-service gratuity, and annual air travel allowance for expatriates.
• EPAM provides learning and development opportunities, professional certifications, coaching, and career progression support.

Working Hours

• Usual full-time working hours in Saudi Arabia are 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM with a one-hour unpaid lunch break.
• Working hours may vary based on client requirements.

Workplace

• This role is explicitly onsite in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
• EPAM also describes flexible work options generally, depending on role or project requirements.