Business Analyst

Job Title: Business Analyst Start Date: ASAP Contract Length: 6 Months (extensions likely until October 2026) Location: Hybrid, Edinburgh 3 days on-site IR35 Status: Inside IR35 This role sits within a major transformation programme modernising digital customer engagement via a new portal solution and upgrading the sign-up journey. A central role in translating business requirements into actionable solutions, data analysis and reviewing business processes to enable technical delivery. Key Responsibilities • Analyse and document existing and future-state business processes (BPM L1–L5) • Facilitate requirement workshops and discovery sessions with business users • Translate business requirements into detailed documentation supporting acceleration of technical design documents • Perform data analysis, create data dictionaries, and visualise migration findings • Own and lead cohorting and data analysis approach for data migration project • Collaborate with developers to validate requirements and ensure solution alignment • Support RAID, defect management, and UAT execution • Drive business readiness, ensuring all stakeholders are prepared for cutover • Track and report on realisation post-implementation Required Skills: • 5+ years as a Business Analyst • Financial services – pensions experience • Data analysis & modelling ability • Data migration project experience • Familiarity with BPM methodologies, Agile delivery & SDLC Desired Skills: • Experience in portal system delivery or project re-start / transition planning • Experienced in PEGA, Sapiens (SCM) & BTS Pension Services