Business Systems Analyst II — Insurance & Agile Delivery

Arch Insurance; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Arch Europe Insurance Services Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a Business Systems Analyst who will collaborate with Product Owners, Agile Delivery Managers and stakeholders to capture and document business requirements and translate them into clear functional specifications for software delivery.

You will produce user stories, process maps and acceptance criteria, support testing activities, manage risks and dependencies, and bridge business needs with technical delivery in an Agile

Qualifications

• Experience within the General Insurance or Regional Insurance sector.
• Knowledge of SSP Pure.
• Strong understanding of business analysis methodologies, techniques and best practices.
• Experience gathering, analysing and documenting business and system requirements.
• Good understanding of Agile delivery methodologies and the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Experience producing user stories, process maps, workflow diagrams, functional specifications and acceptance criteria.
• Strong customer focus with experience supporting business users and operational teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced and changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Owners, business stakeholders and end users to elicit, analyse and document business requirements.
• Translate business requirements into clear functional and non-functional specifications, including user interface, reporting, integration and data requirements.
• Produce user stories, process flows, acceptance criteria and other business analysis artefacts to support software delivery.
• Work closely with software engineers to ensure delivered solutions align with agreed business requirements and business outcomes.
• Support testing activities by ensuring requirements are fully validated through test scenarios, test cases and quality assurance activities.
• Identify and manage requirements-related risks, issues and dependencies throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Facilitate communication between business and technical teams to ensure a shared understanding of requirements and solution objectives.
• Document, analyse and communicate current-state and future-state business processes.
• Support business users with the investigation and resolution of complex application and system issues.
• Collaborate effectively with third-party vendors and software suppliers where required.
• Maintain knowledge of business analysis best practices, industry standards and emerging technologies.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of business analysis processes, templates and documentation standards.

Skills

General Insurance knowledge

SSP Pure

Agile delivery methodologies

SDLC

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Requirements gathering & analysis

User stories & acceptance criteria

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, CS or related discipline

Typically 3-5 years' experience in BA/Systems Analysis

Tools

SQL Server

Data concepts

Data analysis

Job description

Arch Europe Insurance Services Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a Business Systems Analyst who will collaborate with Product Owners, Agile Delivery Managers and stakeholders to capture and document business requirements and translate them into clear functional specifications for software delivery.

You will produce user stories, process maps and acceptance criteria, support testing activities, manage risks and dependencies, and bridge business needs with technical delivery in an Agile