Business Analyst

Undisclosed Company; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading analytics consultancy in the United Kingdom is seeking a Business Analyst to bridge the gap between business stakeholders and technical teams during the migration of their SAS estate. The successful candidate will gather and validate requirements, ensuring minimal disruption during the transition to SAS Viya 4. A strong experience in business analysis, along with expertise in SAS technologies and stakeholder management, is essential for this role, which offers competitive compensation at 500 per day.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in business analysis within large-scale data or analytics platform migrations.
• Requirements elicitation and stakeholder management in complex environments.
• Knowledge of SAS technologies (SAS 9.4, SAS Viya 3.x/4) and analytical workflows.

Responsibilities

• Engage with HMRC business areas to capture functional and non-functional requirements.
• Produce detailed process maps, user stories, and acceptance criteria for migration activities.
• Ensure all business requirements comply with HMRC security and data governance standards.

Skills

Business analysis

Requirements elicitation

Stakeholder management

SAS technologies knowledge

Excellent communication

Agile delivery

Education

IIBA or BCS Business Analysis certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Business Analyst

6 Months

500 per day

Telford 2 days

SC ACTIVE

To act as the key liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams during the migration of HMRC's SAS estate (including SAS 9.4 and Viya 3.5 components) to SAS Viya 4 on DPS AWS. The role ensures requirements are captured, validated, and translated into actionable deliverables, supporting a smooth transition with minimal disruption to business operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Requirements Gathering & Analysis
• Engage with HMRC business areas to capture functional and non-functional requirements for migration.
• Document current-state processes and define future-state requirements aligned with SAS Viya 4 capabilities.

Impact Assessment

• Analyse dependencies between legacy SAS services and downstream systems.
• Identify risks and constraints related to data flows, scheduling, and business processes.

Process Mapping & Documentation

• Produce detailed process maps, user stories, and acceptance criteria for migration activities.
• Maintain traceability between requirements and technical deliverables.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the primary point of contact for business teams, ensuring clear communication of migration plans and timelines.
• Facilitate workshops and walkthroughs to validate requirements and design decisions.

Testing Support

• Collaborate with Test Manager to define UAT scope and ensure business sign-off.
• Support defect triage and resolution from a business perspective.

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure all business requirements comply with HMRC security and data governance standards.
• Assist in preparing documentation for approvals (SRA, BIA, DPIA, GDPR compliance).

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in business analysis within large‑scale data or analytics platform migrations.
• Requirements elicitation and stakeholder management in complex environments.
• Knowledge of SAS technologies (SAS 9.4, SAS Viya 3.x/4) and analytical workflows, data governance, compliance, and security frameworks.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery and tools (Jira, Confluence).

Desirable Qualifications

• IIBA or BCS Business Analysis certification.
• Experience in government or regulated environments.
• Understanding of cloud platforms (AWS) and DevOps principles.