Business Analyst

Boots UK; Beeston; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhancement of leave/pay options

Job summary

Boots UK is seeking an experienced Business Analyst - Integration to support the integrations workstream within a major HR transformation programme. You will bridge business stakeholders and technical delivery teams, defining and managing integration requirements across HR systems and the integration landscape.

As part of the Technology team, you will work with HR, IT, suppliers and programme stakeholders to document data flows, interface specifications and transformation requirements, ensuring

Qualifications

• Strong experience as a Business Analyst on enterprise integration programmes involving API's, middleware, event streaming and file-based integrations.
• Excellent requirements elicitation, analysis, and stakeholder management skills.
• Good understanding of REST APIs, integration patterns, data mapping, message structures and interface specifications.

Responsibilities

• Work with HR, IT, Suppliers and programme stakeholders to understand integration requirements, document data flows and interface requirements.
• Support with translation of business requirements into detailed functional and technical specifications.
• Define source-to-target mappings, interface specifications and transformation requirements.
• Support design of MuleSoft, Kafka and MFT integration patterns and document API, file-based and event-driven integration requirements.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, design, testing and deployment.
• Support integration testing, defect triage and deployment activities.
• Ensure requirements support security, GDPR and enterprise integration standards.
• Communicate complex integration concepts in business-friendly language.

Skills

Requirements elicitation

Stakeholder management

REST APIs

Data mapping

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Tools

MuleSoft

Kafka

MFT

Job description

As a Business Analyst - Integration at Boots, you will play a crucial role in supporting the integrations workstream within a major HR transformation programme. Reporting to the Programme Business Analyst, the role will work closely with business stakeholders, Integration Solution Architect, HR Systems Integrator, Project Manager, and Integration Engineering teams. The role is responsible for analysing, defining and managing integration requirements required to support the implementation of HR Systems and its integration landscape. The successful candidate will have strong experience of enterprise integration projects. The Business Analyst will act as the bridge between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams, ensuring that integration requirements are clearly understood, documented and traceable throughout the programme lifecycle.

• Work with HR, IT, Suppliers and programme stakeholders to understand integration requirements, document data flows and interface requirements.
• Support with translation of business requirements into detailed functional and technical specifications.
• Define source-to-target mappings, interface specifications and transformation requirements.
• Support design of MuleSoft, Kafka and MFT integration patterns and document API, file-based and event-driven integration requirements.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, design, testing and deployment.
• Support integration testing, defect triage and deployment activities.
• Ensure requirements support security, GDPR and enterprise integration standards.
• Communicate complex integration concepts in business-friendly language.

At Boots, your career as a Business Analyst - Integration can lead to exciting opportunities within our Technology team and beyond. With a focus on continuous learning and development, you will have the chance to expand your skills and take on more complex projects. As you grow, you may explore roles in project management, technical leadership, or even strategic positions that shape the future of our integration initiatives.

Rewards designed for you:

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
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• Strong experience as a Business Analyst on enterprise integration programmes involving API's, middleware, event streaming and file-based integrations.
• Minimum of 4+ years of experience as a Business Analyst.
• Excellent requirements elicitation, analysis, and stakeholder management skills.
• Good understanding of REST APIs, integration patterns, data mapping, message structures and interface specifications.
• Ability to produce high-quality technical requirement documentation.
• Ability to balance business requirements with technical and delivery constraints.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive consensus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience delivering large-scale HR transformation programmes.
• Familiarity with global HR deployments across multiple geographies.
• Knowledge of various IT capabilities, methods, and technologies.

At Boots, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating a place where everyone feels welcome, supported and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included, they thrive, so we’re committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part‑time and job share options.

If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case‑by‑case basis.

We hope to hear from you soon.

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