Business Analyst

CGI; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Belfast is seeking a Business Analyst to drive digital transformation within the public sector. You will collaborate with Agile teams to define and validate business requirements, facilitate stakeholder engagement, and ensure effective solution design. The ideal candidate has proven experience in business analysis and familiarity with Agile practices. This hybrid role offers competitive benefits including a share scheme, excellent pension, and private healthcare.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Excellent pension

Private healthcare

Share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching)

Qualifications

• Proven experience in business and data analysis within digital transformation projects.
• Strong ability to elicit, document, and manage requirements using structured techniques.
• Skilled in facilitating workshops and engaging diverse stakeholder groups.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with a keen eye for detail.
• Familiarity with public sector environments or large-scale digital programmes is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Capture, document, and validate business and data requirements.
• Work with Product Owners and Agile teams to refine user stories.
• Lead workshops, interviews, and feedback sessions with stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into structured specifications.
• Apply Agile techniques for continuous improvement.
• Contribute to peer reviews and maintain analysis artefacts.

Skills

Agile Delivery Management

Business Analysis

Data Analysis

Product Owner

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Business Analyst

Category: Business Analysis (functional and technical)

Location: United Kingdom, Northern Ireland - Belfast, Belfast

Position ID: J1125-0504

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Description

Business Analyst – Digital Transformation. At CGI, we empower our clients to reimagine public services through digital innovation that delivers measurable impact.

As a Business Analyst on a major Northern Ireland public sector transformation programme, you will shape smarter, more efficient digital solutions that improve services for citizens and drive real organisational change. You will work within a multidisciplinary Agile team where collaboration, ownership, and creativity are at the heart of everything we do.

Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position.

Your future duties and responsibilities

In this role, you will take the lead in analysing, defining, and documenting business and data requirements that underpin a major digital transformation across the public sector. Working closely with Product Owners, data specialists, and technical delivery teams, you will ensure each solution delivers tangible value and aligns with strategic goals. You will play a key role in stakeholder engagement, shaping user stories, and supporting the design of practical, user-centred digital services that drive long-term improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse & Define: Capture, document, and validate business and data requirements to inform solution design.
• Collaborate & Deliver: Work with Product Owners and Agile teams to refine JIRA user stories and support sprint delivery.
• Engage & Facilitate: Lead workshops, interviews, and feedback sessions to align stakeholders and clarify needs.
• Design & Validate: Translate business requirements into structured specifications and support data model analysis.
• Optimise & Improve: Apply Agile analysis techniques to promote continuous improvement and high-quality outcomes.
• Assure & Support: Contribute to peer reviews and maintain consistent, traceable analysis artefacts.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

To succeed in this role, you'll bring a blend of analytical expertise, stakeholder management skills, and practical Agile experience.

Essential qualifications and experience

• Proven experience in business and data analysis within digital transformation projects.
• Strong ability to elicit, document, and manage requirements using structured techniques.
• Skilled in facilitating workshops and engaging diverse stakeholder groups.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with a keen eye for detail.
• Familiarity with public sector environments or large-scale digital programmes is advantageous.

Skills

• Agile Delivery Management
• Business Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Product Owner

Benefits

Competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, and a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant.