Business Analyst

SCC Services Romania; Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 201,000 - 312,000; Full time

Job summary

SCC Services Romania seeks an experienced Business Analyst for a 6-month freelance contract in Abu Dhabi. The role is hybrid, combining on-site collaboration with remote work, and involves bridging business needs with technology solutions.

You will gather and analyze requirements, create BRDs and user stories, and work with multiple teams to ensure alignment with objectives. UAE/GCC experience is a plus for this assignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field.
• 4+ years of BA experience in technology, digital transformation, or IT projects.
• Strong experience gathering, documenting, and managing requirements.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience creating process maps, workflow diagrams, and business documentation.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, document, and validate requirements.
• Analyze current processes to identify improvements and optimization opportunities.
• Translate business needs into functional and non-functional requirements.
• Facilitate workshops and meetings across business units.
• Create BRDs, user stories, process flows, and specifications.
• Coordinate with development, testing, and project teams to align solutions with objectives.
• Support change management and user adoption activities.
• Participate in UAT testing to validate delivered solutions.
• Monitor progress, raise risks, and provide status updates to stakeholders.
• Contribute to process documentation and continuous improvement.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Process mapping

Stakeholder management

Agile/Scrum/Waterfall

Documentation

UAT

Analytical thinking

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Job description

Business Analyst (Freelance)

Location: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Fujairah, UAE (Hybrid)

Contract Duration: Initial 6-Month Contract with possibility of extension

Employment Type: Freelance / Independent Contractor

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst to join our team on an initial 6-month freelance contract. This is a hybrid role, offering a combination of onsite and remote work.

As a Business Analyst, you will play a key role in bridging the gap between business needs and technology solutions. You will work closely with stakeholders, project teams, and technical experts to gather requirements, analyze business processes, and support the successful delivery of strategic initiatives and transformation projects.

This role offers the potential for extension beyond the initial contract period, based on project requirements and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather, document, and validate business requirements.
• Analyze current business processes and identify opportunities for improvement and optimization.
• Translate business needs into clear functional and non-functional requirements.
• Facilitate workshops, meetings, and discussions with stakeholders across multiple business units.
• Create and maintain business requirements documents (BRDs), user stories, process flows, and functional specifications.
• Work closely with development, testing, and project teams to ensure solutions align with business objectives.
• Support change management activities and user adoption initiatives.
• Participate in testing activities, including User Acceptance Testing (UAT), to validate delivered solutions.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and elevate issues where appropriate.
• Provide regular status updates and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Support process documentation and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience as a Business Analyst within technology, digital transformation, or IT projects.
• Strong experience gathering, documenting, and managing business requirements.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience creating process maps, workflow diagrams, and business documentation.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• Familiarity with project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
• Ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certifications such as CBAP, CCBA, PMI-PBA, Agile BA, or equivalent.
• Experience working on enterprise-scale transformation or digitalization projects.
• Knowledge of business process improvement methodologies.
• Experience working with data analysis, reporting, and dashboarding tools.
• Understanding of change management principles and best practices.
• Previous experience working within the UAE or GCC region.