Senior Business Analyst

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Business Analyst with a strong foundation in capturing business requirements and driving process automation solutions. In this role, you will document functional and non-functional requirements, articulate the business value of automation, and collaborate closely with development and testing teams. You will contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and support agile teams in delivering high-quality outcomes. If you are passionate about enhancing business processes and thrive in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in Business Analysis and ability to capture requirements.
• Experience in agile environments and process automation solutions.

Responsibilities

• Document functional and non-functional requirements for business outcomes.
• Drive requirement capture through outcome-focused sessions with teams.

Skills

Business Analysis

Process Automation

Agile Methodologies

Requirement Capture

User Stories

Education

Degree in Business Analysis or related field

Tools

Blue Prism

UIPath

Microsoft Power Automate

Job description

• Document functional and non-functional requirements to deliver tangible business outcomes within an agile delivery environment
• Discover new use cases for process automation within other Professional Services directorates of Manchester Met
• Articulate the business value to be gained through the automation of manual processes
• Drive high quality requirement capture through the use of outcome focused 3-Amigos sessions, working closely with developers and testers
• Develop, train and support sprint team members in documenting effective requirements
• Identify, communicate and manage risks within analysis and implementation phases of delivery
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the Software Engineering department and Business Analysis community

About the candidate:

You will:

• Have a strong foundation in Business Analysis and the ability to capture and articulate business requirements and outcomes.
• Have a background working with teams who are implementing process automation solutions.
• Be comfortable in specifying example-based scenarios to validate understanding with business stakeholders.
• Be comfortable in contributing to technical solution and testing discussions around appropriate approach to testing.
• Have experience working with an agile environment along with the ability to accurately support, estimate and plan within teams.
• Be conversant with the concept of user stories and demonstrable experience driving and contributing to 3 Amigos sessions and the capture of detailed acceptance criteria.

It is also desirable that you will:

• Have experience working in or around the Higher Education sector and exposure to related business processes
• Have experience in teams using Blue Prism but other process automation tools will be considered (eg UIPath, Microsoft Power Automate).