Senior Business Analyst

MCS Group; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Hybrid working

Private medical cover and pension

Enhanced annual leave

On-site parking

EV charging facilities

Family-friendly benefits

Career progression

Major IT transformation programme

Job summary

MCS Group in Belfast is partnering with a leading organisation to recruit a Senior Business Analyst for a major Digital Transformation programme. The role focuses on delivering across enterprise apps, cloud platforms and data solutions within a practical, fast-paced IT environment.

You will drive requirements from discovery to delivery, facilitate workshops, and work with architects, PMs and vendors. Hybrid work pattern: 3 days in the office, 2 from home.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in a Business Analyst or closely related role.
• Experience gathering requirements and facilitating workshops.
• Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experience across Agile and Waterfall delivery methods.
• Strong business process mapping, modelling and improvement skills.
• Experience working with technical teams, vendors and senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proactive, self-sufficient approach with ownership of projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis across IT transformation and digital improvement initiatives.
• Gather, analyse and document complex business and technical requirements.
• Facilitate requirements workshops with stakeholders and technical teams.
• Develop functional specifications, BRDs, process maps and data flows.
• Analyze business processes, identify gaps and propose improvements.
• Collaborate with solution architects, PMs and third-party providers.
• Support design, assess dependencies and impacts across systems.
• Contribute to business cases and project proposals.
• Identify risks and opportunities; plan changes and governance.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Workshop facilitation

SDLC understanding

Agile & Waterfall

Process mapping

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Independent working

Job description

Senior Business Analyst - Digital Transformation

Location: Belfast Working Pattern: Hybrid (3 days office / 2 days home) Employment Type: Permanent Salary: Competitive salary + bonus + excellent benefits

The Opportunity

MCS Group is delighted to be partnering with a leading organisation as they seek to appoint a Senior Business Analyst to join their growing Digital Innovation team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in a significant, business-wide IT transformation programme, helping shape the future technology landscape of an organisation delivering critical infrastructure across Northern Ireland. The successful candidate will work across a diverse portfolio of projects, including enterprise applications, cloud platforms, data solutions and highly specialised operational systems. This position would suit an experienced Business Analyst who enjoys tackling complex challenges, engaging with stakeholders and taking ownership of requirements from initial discovery through to solution delivery.

The Role

As Senior Business Analyst, you will:

• Lead business analysis activities across major IT transformation and digital improvement initiatives.
• Gather, analyse and document complex business and technical requirements.
• Facilitate requirements workshops with stakeholders, subject matter experts and technical teams.
• Develop functional specifications, business requirements documents, process maps and data flows.
• Analyse existing business processes, identify gaps and recommend improvements.
• Work closely with solution architects, project managers and third-party technology providers.
• Support solution design, assessing dependencies and impacts across interconnected systems.
• Contribute to business cases, project proposals and requirements prioritisation.
• Identify project risks, operational challenges and opportunities for improvement.
• Support change impact assessments, implementation planning and business readiness activities.
• Manage changes to requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure appropriate governance, documentation and stakeholder sign-off.

The Person

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

• At least 4 years' experience in a Business Analyst or closely related position.
• Strong experience gathering requirements, facilitating workshops and producing functional specifications.
• A solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experience working across both Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
• Strong business process mapping, modelling and improvement skills.
• Experience working with technical teams, external vendors and senior stakeholders.
• The ability to understand complex systems and translate business needs into practical technical requirements.
• Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A proactive, self-sufficient approach, with the confidence to take ownership of projects and work independently.
• Experience working within complex, business-critical IT environments.

Desirable experience:

• Exposure to enterprise systems, cloud-based platforms or specialist operational technology.
• Experience supporting large-scale IT transformation or systems separation programmes.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive base salary with annual performance bonus.
• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office and 2 from home.
• Private medical cover and pension matching.
• Enhanced annual leave and wellbeing days.
• Complimentary lunch and free on-site parking.
• EV charging facilities and salary sacrifice schemes.
• Enhanced family-friendly benefits.
• Professional development and career progression opportunities.
• The opportunity to contribute to a major technology transformation programme within a critical Northern Ireland industry.