Overview
Business Analyst – 12-month fixed term contract – Leatherhead (hybrid) - £60K base + benefits. We are looking for an IT Business Analyst to join a client based in Leatherhead on a 12-month fixed term contract. This is a hybrid position, requiring you to be in the office 2-3 days per week.
Key responsibilities
* Work with internal stakeholders to identify and define business problems and opportunities, understand the current state and define business requirements to achieve the target state
* Plan and manage the analysis tasks throughout a project
* Use a range of best practice analysis tools to elicit, document, analyse and validate functional and non-functional requirements
* Manage requirements throughout the end-to-end lifecycle, ensuring that there is traceability at all stages
* Use appropriate methods to support the requirements elicitation and validation process
* Visualise and socialise requirements as user journeys, processes or wireframes
* Work closely with the Architecture team and key stakeholders and suppliers to support the production of integration specification documentation
* Lead feasibility studies when required
* Contribute to supplier selection processes, where required
* Contribute to development of project business cases
* Work closely with internal IT teams and third-party suppliers to design, test and implement suitable solutions
* Manage detailed test planning and execution activities
* Support detailed cutover planning and execution activities
* Stakeholder analysis and management
* Develop the internal business analysis competency and develop best practices
Required skills and experience
* Experience of undertaking a full end-to-end business analysis role on multiple/ complex projects
* Strong understanding of best practice business analysis techniques; including swim-lane process maps, business process modelling & notation; requirements elicitation, documentation, analysis, and validation; requirements traceability
* Experience in project delivery methodologies (Waterfall, Agile)
* Proven track record of managing stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle
* Familiarity with project management tools and techniques and the ability to input into these e.g., risks and issues, change requests
* Good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint
* Experience using requirements management and testing tools such as JIRA and X-Ray
* Ability to analyse and breakdown complex problems/opportunities and communicate them in a coherent manner
* Ability to interact with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation
* Able to elicit requirements for all types of stakeholders and fit the relevant requirements elicitation method to the audience
* Strong documentation and governance skills that meet the needs of the intended audience and addresses the need for an audit trail
* Able to visualise requirements as swim-lane processes or Wireframes in Visio or Microsoft products
* Able to manage the testing phase of projects, including defect management
* Ability to quickly develop an understanding of technical subjects in order to support the production of integration specifications, challenge design proposals and ensure requirements coverage
* Ability to work collaboratively with project teams, the wider IT function, internal and external stakeholders
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Contract
Job function
* Information Technology
Industries
* IT Services and IT Consulting
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