Payments Technical Business Analyst

MCS Group; Leinster; On-site; EUR 92,250 - 129,150; Full time

Job summary

MCS Group is seeking a Payments Technical Business Analyst for a 6-month day-rate contract in Dublin City Centre. The role requires strong banking and payments experience, with responsibilities spanning gathering requirements, translating them into user stories, and supporting delivery through the full project lifecycle.

Key tasks include stakeholder management, collaboration with architects and vendors, and analyzing current payment processes to identify gaps and improvements.

Qualifications

• Strong Technical Business Analyst experience within banking and payments.
• Experience with SEPA, SWIFT, ISO 20022 and Instant Payments.
• Knowledge of payment regulations and initiatives including PSD2, Open Banking, CBPR+, TARGET payments and SEPA Direct Debit.
• Strong understanding of payment messaging schemas and formats.
• Experience reading and interpreting regulatory or legislative documentation.
• Strong stakeholder management, documentation and communication skills.
• Ability to lead payments-focused discussions across business and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Gathering and documenting requirements across business, product and technical teams
• Translating business requirements into user stories, process flows and technical documentation
• Reviewing SWIFT, SEPA and other regulatory rulebooks to understand the impact of upcoming changes
• Leading requirements walkthroughs and ensuring requirements are clearly understood
• Working closely with solution architects, vendors and delivery teams through implementation
• Analyzing existing payment processes and identifying gaps and improvements
• Acting as the link between business and IT throughout delivery

Skills

Technical BA banking/payments

Payments knowledge

SWIFT

ISO 20022

Instant Payments

PSD2

Open Banking

CBPR+

TARGET payments

SEPA Direct Debit

Payment messaging schemas

Regulatory documentation

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Communication skills

Leadership in payments discussions

Job description

Payments Technical Business Analyst

Dublin City Centre

Day Rate Contract

I'm working with a leading organisation on an urgent requirement for a Technical Business Analyst with strong banking and payments experience.

This is an initial 6-month contract based in Dublin City Centre, with a high likelihood of extension.

The role will involve working across business and technology teams to gather and analyse requirements, translate these into clear user stories and support delivery through the full project lifecycle.

The Role

• Gathering and documenting requirements across business, product and technical teams
• Translating business requirements into user stories, process flows and technical documentation
• Reviewing SWIFT, SEPA and other regulatory rulebooks to understand the impact of upcoming changes
• Leading requirements walkthroughs and ensuring requirements are clearly understood
• Working closely with solution architects, vendors and delivery teams through implementation
• Analyzing existing payment processes and identifying gaps and improvements
• Acting as the link between business and IT throughout delivery

Requirments:

• Strong Technical Business Analyst experience within banking and payments
• In-depth knowledge of low-value, high-value and cross-border payments
• Experience with SEPA, SWIFT, ISO 20022 and Instant Payments
• Knowledge of payment regulations and initiatives including PSD2, Open Banking, CBPR+, TARGET payments and SEPA Direct Debit
• Strong understanding of payment messaging schemas and formats
• Experience reading and interpreting regulatory or legislative documentation
• Strong stakeholder management, documentation and communication skills
• Ability to lead payments-focused discussions across business and technical teams

This is a payments-heavy role, so you must have hands‑on experience within the payments domain to apply.