Business Analyst

Uniting People; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services recruitment agency is looking for a skilled Business Analyst to work fully remotely. The role emphasizes strong financial services experience, infrastructure design skills, and the ability to influence stakeholders. Responsibilities include gathering requirements, conducting GAP analysis, and facilitating workshops to achieve optimal business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Business Analyst in Financial Services.
• Strong understanding of IT infrastructure and systems engineering.
• Proven track record in supporting high-availability systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering for technology initiatives.
• Translate business needs into actionable requirements.
• Conduct GAP analysis and support solution mapping.

Skills

Business Analyst

Financial Services

IT infrastructure

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

Urgent Contract Business Analyst

MUST have Financial Services/ Insurance & ideally Mortgage experience

Fully remote & outside IR35

We are seeking a highly skilled Business Analyst with a strong understanding of infrastructure design and IT engineering. The successful candidate will combine technical agility with commercial awareness to support the delivery of mission‑critical solutions within the Financial Services sector, with a particular emphasis on speed to market and business value.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering and analysis for infrastructure and technology initiatives.
• Work closely with technical teams to translate business needs into clear, actionable requirements and solution designs.
• Conduct GAP analysis, identify improvement opportunities, and support end‑to‑end solution mapping.
• Simplify complex technical and business challenges into well‑structured documentation and recommendations.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, and stakeholder sessions to elicit detailed business and functional requirements.
• Collaborate across multi-disciplined and geographically dispersed teams to ensure alignment and delivery success.
• Support project managers and engineers throughout the delivery lifecycle, ensuring requirements traceability and solution integrity.
• Influence key stakeholders and negotiate priorities to achieve optimal business outcomes.

Required Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience as a Business Analyst within Financial Services or other regulated industries.
• Strong understanding of IT infrastructure, systems engineering, and solution design principles.
• Proven track record supporting mission‑critical or high‑availability systems.
• Exceptional analytical, problem‑solving, and process mapping skills.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in multi‑disciplinary, multi‑location teams.
• Commercially aware with a focus on delivering rapid, high‑impact solutions.

Desirable Skills

• Experience working with cloud or hybrid infrastructure projects (e.g., AWS, Azure).
• Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
• Exposure to ITIL or enterprise service management processes.
• Understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements in financial services.