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Primary Purpose of the Position
The Associate IT analyst provides technical support as required within multiple domains (i.e., Infrastructure, Applications or Security), and provides project and operational support as required. The associate IT analyst works under close supervision of lead analysts, and is responsible for executing tasks in support of developing business, functional and technical requirements and assisting to translate those requirements into detailed design documents. In this role, the associate IT analyst is committed to using existing knowledge from prior experience to contribute to a variety of project and operational support activities in order to gain a broad and diverse experience with ITS technical areas. The associate IT analyst performs hands-on development, and is accountable for supporting tasks as directed by a technical or functional analyst, or other project/operational leader with an ITS team. The associate IT analyst is expected to provide energetic and enthusiastic support for a variety of IT functions and projects, while gaining specific experience that can be applicable to either a functional or a technical path forward within ITS.
Essential Responsible Areas:
- Support the documentation of technical and functional specifications under the leadership of more seasoned practitioner
- Support the documentation of business and system requirements under the leadership of more seasoned practitioner
- Support research and planning activities, under the guidance of technical and functional analysts, for software and system choices to meet business needs
- Participate in planning initiatives, feasibility studies, cost/benefit analyses, new systems design, detailed project workplan and effort development, and implementation timelines
- Support the documentation of future systems requirements gathered via interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios.
- Deepens knowledge of the application portfolio and its correlation to the support of business process execution.
- Develops an understanding of industry best practices that are relevant to the particular area of focus for the assigned technology area.
- Understand the role of third-party vendors including software providers, implementation partners, and consultants and work closely with them to execute assigned work
- Assist the team to execute acceptance testing requirements for existing and new business systems and modules
- Develop an understanding of system configuration practices, and how those configurations support the execution of work within a business process. Demonstrate an ability to document configuration accurately and completely, in such a manner that supports ongoing maintenance of the related application solutions
- Develops an understanding for, and support all phases of the SDLC (software development life
Position Requirement & Competencies:
- BA/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience
- Technical development experience as an intern or equivalent is a plus
- Exposure to a software development lifecycle is a plus
- You will gain experience in solution delivery, production support, and monitoring of information and operational technologies. Previous experience with information or operational technologies preferred.
- You will gain experience performing engineering operations for Distributed Control (DCS) and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) validation, commissioning, acceptance testing, risk assessments, and upgrades.
- We will train you in manufacturing network security protocols
- You will gain experience in service provision and troubleshooting of manufacturing support hardware and software systems.
- You will gain SCADA systems experience.
- We will train in Allen Bradley PLC programming, Factory Talk, and Ethernet/IP.
- Good presentation and communication skills
- Knowledge of third-party integrators such as Open Automation Software, Top Server, Ignition by Inductive Automation configuration and maintenance is a plus.
- Demonstrated knowledge of analysis level tools for: activity diagrams, use cases, and associated tools for process mapping and/or technical documentation
- Around 25% travel required
Compensation & Benefits
- Hiring Salary Range: $55,500-$83,145 (Salary to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)
- This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.
- Ball includes a comprehensive benefits structure, Go to our career site and click “Total Rewards” to learn more.
Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation or any other non-merit characteristic.
When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 22,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminum cans, cups, and aerosol bottles to aerospace solutions that enable our customers to have a deeper understanding of our planet and the universe.
Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging.
Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.
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