Technical Business Analyst - UAT for Energy Transformation

Sword Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personalised Career Development

Flexible Working

Benefits Package

Job summary

Sword is recruiting a Technical Business Analyst – UAT to support a major transformation programme in the UK energy sector. You will bridge business needs with technology delivery, lead UAT activities and ensure changes deliver the intended outcomes.

You will work across business, technology and delivery teams with significant stakeholder interaction, translating complex requirements into actionable deliverables and ensuring solutions are validated and ready for adoption.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst within technology-led transformation or change programmes.
• Experience owning UAT, including planning, coordination, execution and business sign-off.
• Experience in the utilities, energy or infrastructure sectors.
• Strong requirements gathering, process mapping and analytical skills.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into clear technology deliverables.
• Confidence working with senior business, technology, operational and third-party stakeholders.
• Strong workshop facilitation and documentation abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with end-to-end view of objectives, dependencies and risks.
• Sound judgement in complex or evolving programme environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering and analysis across complex technology and business change initiatives.
• Facilitate workshops with business, technology and third-party stakeholders to understand requirements, processes and priorities.
• Translate business needs into clear functional and non-functional requirements and actionable technology deliverables.
• Produce process maps, impact assessments, business cases and solution options to support informed decision-making.
• Plan, coordinate and oversee UAT activity, including test preparation, execution, defect management and business sign-off.
• Ensure business stakeholders are effectively represented throughout solution design, testing and implementation.
• Support solution validation, business readiness and the successful adoption of change.
• Work across multiple stakeholder groups to manage dependencies, risks and competing priorities.

Skills

UAT ownership

Requirements gathering

Process mapping

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

Documentation skills

Job description

Sword is recruiting a Technical Business Analyst – UAT to support a major transformation programme in the UK energy sector. You will bridge business needs with technology delivery, lead UAT activities and ensure changes deliver the intended outcomes.

You will work across business, technology and delivery teams with significant stakeholder interaction, translating complex requirements into actionable deliverables and ensuring solutions are validated and ready for adoption.