Senior Technical Business Analyst (BA) & Solution Cloud Architect

American IT Systems; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider is seeking a Senior Technical Business Analyst & Solution/Cloud Architect to drive digital transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess strong experience in business analysis and cloud architecture, with expertise in AWS and Azure. Responsibilities include stakeholder engagement, architecture design, and mentoring teams. The position is hybrid, requiring travel to London once a week and offers a full-time employment opportunity.

Qualifications

• Strong experience as Technical BA and Architect.
• Expertise in AWS and Azure.
• Experience with Banking, Financial Services, or Media domains.

Responsibilities

• Engage with stakeholders to gather requirements.
• Define and own solution data and cloud architecture.
• Mentor BAs, architects, and engineers.

Skills

Technical Business Analyst

AWS Expertise

Azure Expertise

Enterprise data modeling

Java Microservices

Agile/Scrum delivery

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Engineering or Technology

Tools

AWS EC2

Azure Data Factory

JIRA

Confluence

GitLab

Job description

Job Description: Senior Technical Business Analyst (BA) & Solution / Cloud Architect

Location: UK / Europe (Hybrid / Client-facing)

Travel: to London, UK once a week

Experience: 20 years

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Technical Business Analyst (BA) and Architect to drive enterprise‑scale digital transformation initiatives. This role combines business analysis, solution architecture, cloud architecture, and data architecture, acting as a bridge between business stakeholders and technology teams.

Key Responsibilities

Business Analysis (BA)

• Engage with stakeholders to gather and document business and functional requirements
• Translate requirements into BDDs, SDDs, functional specs and architectural artifacts
• Perform impact analysis, gap analysis and data lineage analysis
• Support Agile delivery using JIRA, Confluence and DevOps tools
• Collaborate with QA teams on end‑to‑end test scenarios and acceptance criteria

Architecture & Design

• Define and own solution data and cloud architecture
• Design conceptual, logical and physical data models
• Architect cloud‑native and hybrid solutions on AWS and Azure
• Establish architecture governance frameworks and best practices
• Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives

Cloud & Technology Leadership

• AWS: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, EKS, Elastic Beanstalk, IAM, Neptune
• Azure: Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse, Data Lake, Event Hub, AKS, Power BI
• Microservices and APIs using Java / Spring Boot
• CI/CD using GitLab, Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform
• Ensure cloud security compliance and resilience

Data Analytics & Governance

• Define enterprise data strategy and governance
• Architect data lakes, analytics platforms and reporting solutions
• Support regulatory reporting (Basel III, IFRS9, CCAR, AML)
• Enable analytics using Power BI and Graph technologies

Leadership & Collaboration

• Mentor BAs, architects and engineers
• Review designs and code for architectural integrity
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture and security teams

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong experience as Technical BA and Architect
• Expertise in AWS and Azure
• Enterprise data modeling and integration
• Java Microservices, APIs
• Agile / Scrum delivery
• Banking, Financial Services, Media domain experience preferred

Education

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Engineering or Technology

Employment Type: Full Time

Vacancy: 1