Senior Technical Business Analyst & Cloud Architect

American IT Systems; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking technology company is seeking a highly experienced Technical Business Analyst and Architect to drive digital transformation initiatives. This hybrid position in the UK requires engaging with stakeholders, translating business needs into technical solutions, and leading cloud migration projects. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in cloud and data architecture, along with expertise in AWS and Azure. Competitive salary ranges from £110,000 to £130,000 per year, with opportunities for client-facing work and travel.

Qualifications

• Strong experience as Technical BA and Architect.
• Expertise in AWS and Azure.
• 10+ years of experience as a Senior Technical Business Analyst and Solution / Cloud Architect.

Responsibilities

• Engage with stakeholders to gather business and functional requirements.
• Translate requirements into BDDs, SDDs, and functional specs.
• Support Agile delivery using JIRA, Confluence, and DevOps tools.
• Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
• Mentor BAs, architects, and engineers.

Skills

Technical Business Analysis

Solution Architecture

Cloud Architecture

Data Architecture

Agile Methodologies

AWS

Azure

Java

Microservices

Power BI

Education

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

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

DevOps

GitLab

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Salary: £110,000 - 130,000 per year

Requirements

• 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
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or Technology
• 10+ years of experience as a Senior Technical Business Analyst
• 10+ years of experience as a Solution / Cloud Architect

Responsibilities

• 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 E2E test scenarios and acceptance criteria
• 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
• 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
• Mentor BAs, architects, and engineers
• Review designs and code for architectural integrity
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture and security teams

Technologies

• AWS
• Architect
• Azure
• Cloud
• Confluence
• DevOps
• E2E
• Support
• JIRA
• Java
• Power BI
• Security
• microservices
• Lambda
• Beanstalk
• CI / CD
• Databricks
• EC2
• GitLab
• Helm
• IAM
• Kubernetes
• Spring
• Spring Boot
• Terraform

We are a forward-thinking company looking for 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. The position is based in the UK / Europe with a hybrid model that includes client-facing work and occasional travel to London. We offer competitive pay ranging from £110,000.00 to £130,000.00 per year.