Lead Business Analyst - Oil & Gas with Data

We are seeking a Lead Business Analyst - Oil & Gas with Data to bridge stakeholders, domain specialists, and engineering teams across complex data-driven workflows. You will translate Oil & Gas processes and data entities into clear requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria while partnering with product and engineering. Help ensure solutions align with industry practices and stakeholder expectations.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Oil & Gas domain expert for product and engineering teams
• Partner with business stakeholders, domain experts, and global users to elicit, analyze, and refine business requirements
• Coach engineering teams on domain concepts, business processes, data models, and core industry entities
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Collaborate with product and engineering groups to shape product features and drive business value realization
• Validate solution designs against business objectives and operational workflows
• Execute and test end-to-end business workflows across the product lifecycle
• Identify gaps, edge cases, and process improvement opportunities during solution development
• Deliver demos, walkthroughs, and presentations for stakeholders and business users
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT) and solution adoption activities

Requirements

• Extensive experience in Business Analysis, typically 5+ years, within product or solution delivery settings
• Strong understanding of Oil & Gas business processes, operational workflows, and key domain concepts
• Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams, including business stakeholders, domain experts, product managers, and software engineers
• Demonstrated expertise in requirements elicitation, business analysis, and product development environments
• Excellent analytical thinking, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to translate complex business concepts into clear functional requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps for managing requirements and delivery workflows
• Familiarity with domain data models gained through prior project work
• English proficiency at Upper-Intermediate (B2) or higher

Nice to have

• Experience across upstream, midstream, or downstream Oil & Gas operations
• Exposure to industry data models, business entities, and digital transformation initiatives
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum product development environments
• Hands-on practice with workflow validation, testing, and UAT processes
• Familiarity with industry-leading products such as ProSource, OSDU, Petrel, Databricks, etc.

Benefits

Opportunity to work on technical challenges that may impact across geographies

Vast opportunities for self-development: online university, knowledge sharing opportunities globally, learning opportunities through external certifications

Opportunity to share your ideas on international platforms

Sponsored Tech Talks & Hackathons

Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions

Possibility to relocate to any EPAM office for short and long-term projects

Focused individual development

Benefit package:

• Health benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Paid time off
• Flexible benefits

Forums to explore beyond work passion (CSR, photography, painting, sports, etc.)