Cloud Business Analyst

WPP IT provides IT services for WPP, the world's largest communications services group. As a creative transformation company, WPP is helping its clients transform the future through extraordinary work. WPP IT is an integral part of that journey and we are proud to provide technology for some of the world's most creative brands.

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Why we're hiring:

WPP utilises various Cloud Service Providers, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform to provide solutions to the organisation. We are building a Cloud Centre of Excellence that will become a focal point of cloud subject matter expertise for the WPP Group

Our cloud environments are in a period of significant change and growth, with much demand for further cloud adoption. We want to ensure that requirements are accurate and well-articulated, so appropriate solutions to be developed and provisioned.

Who you'll be working with:

You'll be based in our brand-new Bangalore location. As our internal customers are globally distributed, you'll be working with our teams from all over the world, but the primary interfaces will be to Operating Company architects, the central Strategy & Architecture organisation and the Cloud Centre of Excellence.

What you'll be doing:

The role requires a strong and proven business analyst, with a solid understanding of cloud technologies and the benefits they can bring.

You will be adept at process definition, gathering business requirements and translating these into technical requirements.

What you'll need;

• Strong analytic skills including the ability to interpret business needs and translate them into requirements
• Experience of producing high quality documentation
• Good understanding of processes relating to cloud services and ability to define new processes
• Experience in working in cloud-based project environments
• Experience in successful user engagement, shaping and implementing readiness activities
• Able to delegate effectively and negotiate time scales with relevant teams
• Experience of working with global teams in large scale, high complexity environment.
• Solid ability to document to a high quality

Who you are:

You're open : We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic : We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with confidence: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we deliver extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, driven people - We champion a culture of people that do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity - We offer the opportunity to create, influence and deliver projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work - Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

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