Business Analyst- Infrastructure​/Software Projects

Temporary Senior Business Analyst Salary £44,039 ( £4,875 salary supplement p.a.)

Working Hours:

Full-time 37 hours per week

Start Date:

ASAP Estimated End Date: 31st December 2026 Working Arrangement:
Limited Hybrid Working About the Role Job Purpose VANRATH are recruiting a temporary Senior Business Analyst will work as part of the Business Relationship function with a prominent public institution. The role requires experience in translating business requirements accurately into road maps, milestones, and user stories, apply complex business rules, and interpret regulatory documents. You will also support other staff of the IS Office by resolving technical issues and interacting with business areas.

Key Responsibilities Include Build knowledge and understanding of two main areas;
Current IS technology base - infrastructure and software environments; and Procedures. Assist in the running of IS Office related Project and Change Management projects Work alongside business units to assist in and improve the planning and delivery ofICT enabled projects. This will involve:
Assisting business units by providing support in the delivery of;
Innovative digital solutions;
Business improvement processes;
Change management;
Business mapping processes;
Pre Market Engagement activities as required;
Strategic business cases to support the replacement of key systems;
Outcome-based requirements to support procurement activities;
Utilising MS Dev Ops to support capturing requirements and assign tasks;
Guidance on how to make effective use of existing IT solutions;
Information gathering, analysis and regular review meetings with business units: identifying potential key business development opportunities. Have an understanding of basic finance and HR processes to support the organisation replace core applications. Participate in business modelling processes, being conversant with techniques covering the full range of modelling situations and have ability to gather insight from stakeholders and communicate modelling results clearly to them.

Understanding and experience of software product life cycle especially the Agile development methodology;
Providing business analysis of software development requests to support IS Application and Infrastructure teams to ensure that requests align with the vision, objectives and strategy of the organisation. Production of user stories (requirements) in relation to software development requests and then working collaboratively with the lead software developers to finalise these stories from a user and technical point of view.

Review design and requirements documentation in order to assist and support the end user in the testing of developed systems. Support the recording of these results and provide analysis and feedback to IS Developers. Manage and use feedback from customers and stakeholders to help measure effectiveness of stakeholder management. Help develop and enhance customer and stakeholder relationships. Manage contracted equipment or services suppliers to ensure project timetables are met and services are being delivered to agreed standards via scheduled review meetings.

Support creation and delivery of training across the M365 products and newly provisioned application as procured / delivered. Support end users with the adoption of new technologies and applications. Comply with Equal Opportunities and Dignity at Work policies and procedures. Manage information and records in accordance with established policies and statutory requirements. You may also be required to carry out other duties that the client reasonably requires of you.

Essential Criteria :
Applicants for the post of Senior Business Analyst must have: (i) A primary degree, 2:2 classification or post-graduate qualification, in computing or information management related discipline*. Applications will be considered from applicants with formal qualifications of an equivalent or higher standard to those stated. AND (i) Possess up to date PRINCE2 or PMI Agile Practitioner certification Successful candidates who do not have up to date Practitioner certification will be expected to attain this within the first…