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Technical Business Analyst- MS Amlin - Permanent - London (hybrid working)

About Ms Amlin:

MS Amlin is part of a global top-10 insurance group, MS&AD. We're made up of four distinct businesses covering global reinsurance, Lloyds franchise, local specialty insurer, and business services.

This role sits within our Business Services division (MS ABS) which supports our entire organisation through legal, HR, facilities management, marketing, IT, risk management, compliance and finance.

The Opportunity:

We're looking for a Technical Business Analyst focusing on Technical Pricing and Risk Analytics. You will be building relationships with the business, working closely with technical pricing actuaries and Risk Analytical modellers to support the bespoke pricing and modelling catastrophe applications.

Which part of our business runs on technology? Every. Single. Part. You're not only here to keep our hardware running and our software updating. We need ever-changing systems, watertight security and hacker-proof architecture. You have exceptional technical ability paired with natural and clear communication. A diverse team of specialists with a constant drive to innovate. It's so much more than just turning it off and on again.

What you'll spend your time doing:

While there is rarely a 'typical' day within this role, here's a snapshot of some of the key parts of the job:

Working closely with the business, in particular the Technical Pricing actuaries & analysts and Risk Analytics catastrophe modellers. Attend daily stand ups on projects and business as usual to track new development tasks, resolve application issues, user story refinement using tools such as Jira and TFS, documentation management and proposing solutions to the stakeholders on the analysis you have undertaken. Manage releases and work with the scrum master and change management.

Attention to detail, being able to context switch between projects and tasks are a very important port of the role. Projects and tasks are run on an Agile basis, where change and release can be a monthly basis.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

• Analyse Work with the pricing actuaries and Risk Analytics modellers & understand requirements and investigate/refactor current processes.
• Design and implement processes - work with the scrum master, team leads and developers to carry out retrospectives
• Provide accurate administrative support to drive improvements in audit trail of system changes
• Coordinate a team of developers and testers, aligning project delivery to drive efficiencies for key stakeholders
• Review and maintain support resources and documentation to enable an effective self-service approach for our customers

Key Experience/Skills Required:

• 3 years plus of experience working in a technical role.
• A bachelor's degree in computer science or information technology, and an accredited qualification in management consultancy, or a related field, strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and project management tools
• Additionally, you should have knowledge and experience working with SQL, APIs, C#
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills are a must, as well as strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of technical insurance pricing and catastrophe systems (RMS\AIR) and processes is a plus.
• Strong Analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Strong client facing ethics
• Strong SQL queries experience
• Good understanding of C#, VBA, R, Python and web development.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

What you can expect from us:

A competitive salary and benefits package is a given, but you can also expect:

• A great team and supportive colleagues
• An open mind (especially to new ideas and ways of doing things)
• A strong focus on diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities
• A programme of wellbeing and mental health support
• Employer-supported volunteering (ESV)
• Flexible working
• Continuous learning
• Study support
• Structured career development