Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.
**Who We Are… **
When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the_ creators_ bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
Your New Role**:** Sr. Technical Analyst – This role will assist the team as well as key stakeholders across various tasks related to multiple financials applications and business processes. This role will be responsible for developing, testing and deploying scalable, modern, and efficient solutions for various financial applications and integrations that are part of the Enterprise Technology Finance Planning & Deal Management Solutions team’s portfolio. Collaborate closely and work with the internal and external teams, provide guidance to junior team members and ensure high quality delivery of software products/solutions.
Your Role Accountabilities:
OPERATIONS/PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Participate in all required project meetings and provide status of assigned tasks
Build diagrams representing as-is (current state) architecture and target architecture (future state).
Communicate technical information to non-technical stakeholders and provide technical guidance to junior team members.
Participate and collaborate with rest of the development team to prioritize and deliver projects.
Provide post go-live support on the completed projects.
Perform routine administrative tasks such as monitoring jobs, address vulnerabilities and assist infrastructure/database teams.
Gather and document business requirements for different projects
Participate in SOX and internal audit testing.
ANALYZE/BUILD/TEST/DEPLOY
Work on various projects and assist project teams, developers and project managers to execute business requirements using standard tools
Assist with implementing large-scale, innovative IT solutions to drive business transformation.
Configure and implement cloud-based solutions using AWS Services, 3rd party development tools, APIs, etc.
Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
Address issues and adhoc-tasks assigned.
Write and execute system integration testing scripts – both manual and automated tests using various tools
Perform regression and integration testing. Debugging the issues identified during testing.
Deploy the developed solutions in PROD using standard methods.
Prepare business and technical documents (BRD, FDD, TDD, Business Process Flow diagrams, and Knowledge Transfer documents)
Assist support team members with resolution of issues in production environment.
CONTINUOUS LEARNING & IMPROVEMENT
Stay up to date with latest technologies and trends.
Attend in-person/online-trainings/conferences to improve skills.
Qualifications & Experiences:
Education:
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Electronics, Management, or a related technical field
Professional Experience:
5+ years of prior experience in a related field (media, entertainment, business development)
At least 3 years of experience as a technical analyst in the ERP Finance, Supply Chain Management and Financial Solutions (packaged software, custom solutions, SaaS applications) area.
Experience developing business process diagrams, data models using LeanIX, Visio, Lucid Charts
Working knowledge of one or more financial systems (ERP- SAP/S4, Oracle ERP Cloud, PeopleSoft Financials, and Workday Financials), Ariba, and e-Invoicing platforms
Knowledge of AWS, Azure, Informatica, Data Lake.
Experience working with SaaS, PaaS, Custom and 3rd Party applications.
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communication
Relationship building skills.
Work collaboratively w/small teams.
Ability to handle multiple assignments concurrently.
Required Skills:
Cloud Solutions: AWS services, 3rd party development tools, APIs, etc.
Financial Applications: One or more financial systems (SAP/S4 HANA, Ariba, e-Invoicing tools, Oracle ERP Cloud, PeopleSoft Financials, Workday Financials)
Integration & Data Tools: Azure, Informatica, Data Lakes
Experience with SaaS, PaaS, and custom applications.
Not Required but preferred experience:
Experience working in a global company.
Experience working with distributed team in multiple geographical locations.
Data visualization tool knowledge would be helpful (i.e. Tableau, Power BI)
Comfortable in working in highly iterative and somewhat unstructured environment.
How We Get Things Done…
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
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