Information Technology Business Analyst

• • 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