Business Analyst, Software

The Role:

Business Analyst is required by a vibrant and growing software house. This role will see you working closely with external clients and in-house technical teams to deliver powerful software solutions. The ideal person for this role will be a skilled Business Analyst with excellent communication skills, a proactive and customer-centric approach and a passion for technology.

This is a predominantly remote working role with approximately 1-2 days a month in the offices in Sussex. You will also be required to regularly visit clients throughout the UK so must be comfortable with some travel.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare for the analysis activity through reviewing the domain, evaluating stakeholders, determining the output required and how best to achieve success
• Conduct the analysis activity at customer locations in the UK or abroad to have face to face discussions and hold group workshops
• Review the analysis and produce requirements with supporting documentation, which both the customer and technical teams understand
• Communicate the documented analysis, thereby assisting in the approval of the output and ensuring the technical team deliver the required solution in accordance with the customer expectations
• Support the development and release of the required solution by providing good and frequent collaboration with the technical and delivery teams, and verification of the developed output
• Be accountable for the project scope in line with budget and customer expectations
• Identify and manage risks to aid the success of the project
• Document progress against outstanding milestones, status, resource requirements, issues, risks and dependencies, in accordance with the policies and procedures of the technical department
• Collaborate in a professional and friendly manner with specialist staff (internal and external) at all stages of the software development lifecycle
• Respond to support requests and post release queries by providing knowledge and documentation

Key Requirements:

• Excellent soft skills such as communication, presentation and negotiation
• Experience in delivering software using various software methodologies, particularly Agile and Waterfall
• Experience in creating UML, BPMN 2.0 models and diagrams, particularly conceptual domain models, activity diagrams, and use case diagrams.
• Experience in developing and documenting requirements, with acceptance tests, and providing supporting artefacts like wireframes and data dictionaries
• Possess a thorough and enthusiastic approach to stakeholder management, being proactive in preparing for all engagement with users, subject matter experts, owners, and sponsors
• Collaborate in a professional, friendly and attentive manner at all stages of the software development lifecycle, particularly with clients and specialist staff

Desirable Experience, Knowledge and Skills

• A focus on User Centred Design practises.
• Experience of wireframes and UX/UI prototyping methodologies
• BSc In Computing, Computer Science, Information Systems/Management or similar
• Familiarity of development and database technologies ability to understand data mapping

For a full consultation on this pivotal role, send your CV to ARC IT Recruitment.

Please note, for this role you must be able to achieve Security Clearance (SC) status