Business Analyst

Elevate Recruitment; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 31,500 - 38,500; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a Business Analyst to join a blue-chip company. This role involves collaborating with business stakeholders, IT developers, and testers to ensure that business requirements are thoroughly understood and documented. You will be engaged throughout the project lifecycle, from gathering requirements to implementation, while utilizing your strong analytical skills and logical thinking. If you are passionate about driving projects to success and enjoy working in a dynamic environment, this position could be the perfect fit for you. Join a forward-thinking organization that values your contributions and offers a competitive salary along with a generous benefits package.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills and logical thinking are essential.
• Experience with agile methodologies is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and document requirements.
• Prepare project backlogs and support UAT during project transitions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Logical thinking

Problem-solving ability

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Interpersonal communication

Workload management

Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)

MS DevOps

MS Office Suite

Job description

Business Analyst required by our client - a blue chip Company to work closely with the Business Stakeholders, IT Developers, Testers and Integrations and Infrastructure teams to deliver on projects within the business. The Business Analyst will ensure that progressive business requirements are fully understood, documented, analysed and challenged, being involved in the projects throughout its life cycle, from requirements gathering to implementation.

Easily commutable from Cheshire, Manchester, Merseyside and North Wales, our client offers a salary to £35K plus a generous benefits package.

Business Analyst - Key Skills & Experience

• Strong analytical skills
• Logical thinking and problem-solving ability
• Good attention to detail
• Understanding of workflows and process flow diagrams
• Ability and willingness to work well in a team and independently
• Excellent interpersonal communication & influencing skills
• Ability to manage workloads effectively

Desirable:

• Knowledge and/or expertise in agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban
• Knowledge and/or expertise in using MS DevOps (Backlog, User Stories, Kanban Board)
• Office productivity skills are desirable, MS Office, Excel, Visio etc.

Business Analyst - Main Responsibilities:

• Working with business stakeholders, developers and the Testers to understand business/project requirements - this could involve facilitating workshops, 1-2-1 interviews etc.
• Documenting the requirements following the agile methodology (Epics, Features, Stories etc.) - providing process flows where appropriate
• Attending project workshops, meetings, sprint reviews and system demos
• Preparing project backlogs and sprint plans
• Providing project updates either in project team meetings or steering groups
• Supporting the Project Manager regarding financial responsibility for designated projects
• Where appropriate support business stakeholders with UAT
• Where necessary offer support during transitional 'go live' stage of projects

For further information regarding the role, please forward your CV to our retained consultant Elaine Hallworth.