Technical Business Analyst

TP ICAP; Belfast; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in financial services seeks a Technical Business Analyst to understand and document requirements, ensuring effective delivery through collaboration with business and technology teams. This role demands analytical skills, experience with regulatory projects, and a proactive approach in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering platforms/services across multiple teams and projects.
• Knowledge of Financial Markets, OTC products, and systems.
• Mentoring experience and supporting colleague growth.

Responsibilities

• Capture business needs in user stories and use cases.
• Work closely with business product owners to align delivery roadmap.
• Identify opportunities to consolidate deliveries to address root causes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Education

Degree or equivalent industry experience

Tools

Agile tooling

Job description

The Technical Business Analyst (TBA) will elicit, understand, and document Functional and Non-Functional requirements while working closely with the TP ICAP Business, Corporate, and Technology teams.

The TBA will ensure, together with the project team, that requirements are accurately translated into a Roadmap with Milestones and User Stories. The TBA will work on complex Order Management and Deal Management Systems, including integration with Enterprise services and third-party systems. The TBA will analyze, understand, and model existing business processes within the company and recommend improvements to enhance their effectiveness.

Role Responsibilities:

1. Requirements Analysis and Capture, Prioritization, Estimation, SDLC, and Delivery
2. Work closely with business product owners, analysts, and the development team to align the delivery roadmap with business priorities
3. Assist development teams in identifying Stories for minimum viable deliveries to support regular deployment to production
4. Help team members understand the focus and value of each milestone and release
5. Articulate business requirements to support planning and estimation
6. Capture business needs in user stories and use cases with sufficient detail for scope definition, estimation, and prioritization
7. Support the use of planning and prioritization tools to track deliveries and identify issues
8. Support the team in following a well-defined SDLC that supports planning, prioritization, and delivery
9. Define scope and guide estimation of work leveraging domain and business knowledge
10. Identify opportunities to consolidate deliveries to address root causes across platforms or products
11. Challenge business assumptions to uncover actual problems and propose efficient solutions
12. Ensure effective utilization of business prioritization gates in the SDLC

Communication and Leadership:

1. Work with business owners to articulate needs and priorities using recognized formats
2. Participate in retrospectives and promote best practices
3. Support software team members in delivering high-quality solutions through all feature lifecycle stages
4. Collaborate with teams and stakeholders to balance usability and delivery
5. Act as liaison between business units, technology, and support teams
6. Mentor team members and share domain knowledge
7. Develop subject matter expertise in interfaced business areas

Change, Risk, and Issue Management:

1. Identify and escalate risks appropriately
2. Work with Team Leaders on estimates, risks, and mitigation strategies
3. Communicate complex issues clearly to influence decision-making
4. Prioritize defects and enhancements effectively

Experience / Competences:

• Degree or equivalent industry experience
• Experience delivering platforms/services across multiple teams and projects
• Experience with multi-year projects from inception to maintenance
• Experience with regulatory-driven projects
• Mentoring experience and supporting colleague growth
• Experience transitioning applications/products from vendors or remote teams
• Knowledge of Financial Markets, OTC products, and systems
• Experience using agile tooling for delivery support
• Attention to detail, organization, proactive approach
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills