Senior IT Business Analyst

2 weeks ago

Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom Ascent People Ltd Full time

Job Title: Senior IT Business Analyst

Department: IT (Business Applications Team)

Reporting Line: Head of Business Applications

Job Purpose:

The Senior IT Business Analyst plays a crucial role in working with stakeholders from all business units and related third parties to elicit, analyze, and document business processes and software requirements for technology initiatives. This includes business information and web-based applications. The successful candidate will act as an intermediary between IT and the business, ensuring that business problems and opportunities are clearly communicated to all stakeholders. Additionally, they will mentor and coach other members of the Business Applications team where team members are carrying out business analysis-related activities.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Mentor and coach other members of the Business Applications team.
  2. Lead the requirements engineering phase of the SDLC.
  3. Lead workshops and interviews with key business stakeholders to elicit and capture both the user's and organization's requirements.
  4. Define the business problem and primary objectives of new projects. Identify and validate the key business requirements.
  5. Elicit and analyze functional, non-functional, and technical requirements from business stakeholders.
  6. Understand problem domain and explain complex issues in clear terms to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  7. Use data modeling practices to analyze requirements and create recommendations for business change.
  8. Consider opportunities and potential risks to any recommendations made.
  9. Gain agreement, usually from senior management, of the best method of introducing recommendations to the business once developed.
  10. Effectively communicate the benefits of recommendations across departments and address any uncertainty and concern.
  11. Support staff and teams in implementing recommendations, including support in resolving any related issues.
  12. Perform gap analysis on the to-be versus the as-is process to verify that any existing functions are not affected by recommendations.
  13. Evaluate potential software solutions, including off-the-shelf and open-source components, and the system architecture to ensure they meet business requirements.
  14. Capture and document functional requirements in the form of use cases and user stories. Coordinate walk-through and sign-offs, verifying the accuracy of requirements with business users.
  15. Write thorough UAT scripts to validate the solution against business outcomes.
  16. Lead UAT phase of SDLC with business users to obtain sign-off on the solution against business requirements.
  17. Assist with project pre-initiation phase by supporting business users in presenting business cases and supporting the IT department to conduct feasibility studies on solution options.
  18. To undertake other duties of an appropriate nature in consultation with line manager.
  19. Prioritize/refine product backlog as and when required, ensuring user stories and requirements are adequately prepared and prioritized for development.

Requirements:

  • Educated to degree level (high grade).
  • 3+ years of experience in a business analysis role or carrying out business analysis-related activities.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to talk to and present to a range of audiences, sometimes acting as a translator between parties.
  • Excellent analytical skills and an informed, evidence-based approach.
  • The ability to work under pressure on multiple projects within project timeframes.
  • The ability to motivate others and lead change.
  • A passion for creating solutions with a positive attitude to change.
  • A strong interest in business and business development.
  • A good understanding and grasp of information technology.
  • Experience using modeling languages such as UML and BPMN.
  • Experience dealing with senior stakeholders.
  • Able to demonstrate and understanding of the role of the Business Analyst in both an Agile and Waterfall environment.

Desirable:

  • BCS/IIBA Certified.
  • Experience working in an Agile environment.
  • Metals and Minerals sector experience.
  • LIMS, JTS, and/or Mobile Data Capture experience.
  • Spanish language skills.
  • Experience using tools such as Asana, Redmine, Git, Lucidchart/MS Visio, and Google Apps.

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