Technical Business Analyst - Outside IR35 - SC Cleared

SR2 are seeking a Technical Business Analyst to support the discovery, definition, and migration planning for a cloud adoption roadmap, with a particular focus on modern data platform capabilities. The role centres on capturing business-aligned cloud requirements, shaping Databricks-led data platform needs, and supporting a phased migration strategy across critical services and data workloads. Key Responsibilities Requirements Discovery • Lead workshops with Architecture, Data, Engineering, Product, and Cyber to capture Cloud + Databricks needs. • Define security, compliance, downtime tolerance, RPO/RTO, SLAs, and cost requirements. • Capture data platform requirements across ingestion, transformation, governance, and analytics (Databricks, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Workflows). • Map service and data dependencies, classify criticality, and align to the Core Cloud capability catalogue. • Produce a clear, endorsed baseline of Core Cloud + Databricks requirements. Migration Strategy Support • Support creation of a risk-based migration plan for services, data pipelines, and analytics workloads. • Assess current landscape, identify gaps for Databricks enablement, and outline sequencing options. • Prepare core artefacts (requirements packs, dependency maps, current vs target state, migration considerations). • Shape sprint-ready BA deliverables with Engineering and Architecture. Experience Needed • Proven Technical BA within cloud or data platform programmes (Azure + Databricks ideal). • Experience working with AWS tech stack • Strong experience gathering technical, data, and platform requirements. • Understanding of Databricks (Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, governance, clusters, pipelines). • Comfortable engaging technical and non-technical stakeholders; strong documentation skills. Nice to Have: Data platform migration experience; exposure to FinOps; agile delivery.