Job Description: Senior Technical Business Analyst (BA) & Solution / Cloud Architect
Location: UK (Hybrid / Client-facing)
Travel to London, UK once in a week
Experience: 20+ years
Role Overview:
We are seeking a highly experienced Technical Business Analyst (BA) and Architect to drive enterprise-scale digital transformation initiatives. This role combines business analysis, solution architecture, cloud architecture, and data architecture, acting as a bridge between business stakeholders and technology teams.
Key Responsibilities:
Business Analysis (BA):
- Engage with stakeholders to gather and document business and functional requirements
- Translate requirements into BDDs, SDDs, functional specs, and architectural artifacts
- Perform impact analysis, gap analysis, and data lineage analysis
- Support Agile delivery using JIRA, Confluence, and DevOps tools
- Collaborate with QA teams on E2E test scenarios and acceptance criteria
Architecture & Design:
- Define and own solution, data, and cloud architecture
- Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models
- Architect cloud-native and hybrid solutions on AWS and Azure
- Establish architecture governance frameworks and best practices
- Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives
Cloud & Technology Leadership:
- AWS: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, EKS, Elastic Beanstalk, IAM, Neptune
- Azure: Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse, Data Lake, Event Hub, AKS, Power BI
- Microservices and APIs using Java / Spring Boot
- CI/CD using GitLab, Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform
- Ensure cloud security, compliance, and resilience
Data, Analytics & Governance:
- Define enterprise data strategy and governance
- Architect data lakes, analytics platforms, and reporting solutions
- Support regulatory reporting (Basel III, IFRS9, CCAR, AML)
- Enable analytics using Power BI and Graph technologies
Leadership & Collaboration:
- Mentor BAs, architects, and engineers
- Review designs and code for architectural integrity
- Collaborate with enterprise architecture and security teams
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Strong experience as Technical BA and Architect
- Expertise in AWS and Azure
- Enterprise data modeling and integration
- Java, Microservices, APIs
- Agile / Scrum delivery
- Banking, Financial Services, Media domain experience preferred
Education:
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering or Technology
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