Position Overview
Are you a skilled Business Analyst with plenty of technical experience of working with Agile development teams and good communication skills? We are looking for someone in the LSEG‑Risk Intelligence business unit. We are working on our cloud‑based product, and you will help us to identify product scope with Product teams and clearly articulate requirements for business collaborators and development teams. This is an excellent opportunity to join an organisation that sees the value that Business Analysts can bring to the Agile development process. You will find many opportunities to shape the role and develop your career.
You will be joining our Nottingham based Risk Intelligence Engineering team. This role requires a technically adept Business Analyst who can operate confidently in Agile delivery teams, working alongside engineers to shape and deliver scalable, high‑quality digital solutions. The role demands deep technical expertise across modern IT infrastructure and cloud ecosystems. The Business Analyst will work closely with engineering, architecture and platform teams to translate business needs into infrastructure‑driven technical requirements, particularly relating to cloud service design, virtual networking, data platforms and systems integration.
Skills & Experiences
* Experience in Scrum / Agile methodology, including writing user stories and acceptance criteria utilising Behavioural Driven Development (BDD)
* Business analysis experience within a global organisation.
* Ability to plan/capture/review business requirements and convey them effectively.
* Technical fluency with good understanding of systems, APIs, data, and architecture
* Good communication skills including ability to influence and negotiate.
* Excellent writing skills - both technical and non-technical.
* Experience using AI tools for Business Analysis activities with ability to review and validate generated data.
* Detail oriented and highly organised, with the ability handle multiple sophisticated tasks.
* Understands the principles of usability and helps ensure the software is fit for purpose.
* Customer focused and dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of the customer.
* Understands requirements management standards and ensures these practices are used.
* Understands the effects of technology used within development, and the impact on the business client.
* Hands‑on knowledge of cloud platforms, ideally AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch etc.).
* Familiarity with API technologies, integration frameworks, and microservices‑based solutions.
* Ability to review and interpret technical architecture diagrams, sequence flows, and engineering documentation.
* Ability to turn technical requirements into understandable backlog items.
* Ability to work closely with developers to understand and capture technical (non-customer facing) changes.
* An understanding of the KYC / AML environment would be highly preferred
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
* Translates complex business and technical concepts into clear, concise, and audience‑appropriate language to support shared understanding across stakeholders, delivery teams and leadership.
* Supports the Product Owner in refining requirements, promoting the product vision, and fostering a shared sense of purpose and high performance within the Scrum team.
* Acts as the liaison between engineering, architecture, and business teams during technical change initiatives, including cloud adoption, on‑prem to AWS migrations, resilience improvements and performance optimisation work.
* Analyses end‑to‑end system data flows, dependencies and integration points to identify risks, ensure compatibility, and support technical delivery planning.
* Leads analysis and requirements gathering for infrastructure and platform upgrade projects‑such as operating system updates, cloud service migrations, version upgrades of core platforms and integration of new infrastructure components. Ensure technical dependencies, security considerations, and platform‑level impacts are fully understood and documented.
* Facilitates structured problem‑solving by identifying root causes, exploring solution options collaboratively and guiding the team toward optimal, value‑driven outcomes.
* Facilitates communication between diverse stakeholder groups, navigating differing perspectives to shape decisions, drive alignment and deliver business value.
* Using the Agile "3Cs" framework (Card, Conversation, Confirmation) to turn high‑level requirements into specific, actionable, and testable technical tasks for a development team's backlog.
* Coordinates cross‑functional activities using agile frameworks and project management techniques to ensure timely delivery of outcomes aligned to business goals.
* Contributes to alignment across internal stakeholders to ensure solutions meet evolving business needs, align with strategic objectives and are adopted effectively.
Career Stage
Senior Associate
Benefits
LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.
Equal Opportunities Employer
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone's race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.
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