Senior Business Analyst

Business Analyst – SC Cleared

Permanent | Hybrid (50% onsite) | Technology, Business Transformation, portfolio and programmes  |

At Peregrine, we're always seeking Specialist Talent that have the ideal mix of skills, experience, and attitude, to place with our vast array of clients. From Business Analysts in large government organisations to Software Developers in the private sector – we are always in search of the best talent to place, now.

The role:

We're looking for an experienced  Business Analyst to join a major technology modernisation programme within a highly regulated enterprise environment. You'll play a key role in bridging the gap between business and technology teams, ensuring complex change initiatives are successfully analysed, defined and delivered.

Working within Agile delivery teams, you'll collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, Technical Leads and stakeholders across the organisation to shape business requirements, improve processes and ensure technology solutions deliver measurable business outcomes.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Business Analyst who enjoys working on large-scale transformation programmes where stakeholder engagement, problem solving and technical understanding are equally important.

Responsibilities:

Capture, analyse and document business and technical requirements.
experienced business focussed Business Analyst to support the discovery and analysis phase of the Portfolio Insights Programme
Produce high-quality user stories, acceptance criteria and functional specifications.
Work closely with Product Managers, Technical Leads and delivery teams to ensure requirements align with product roadmaps and sprint objectives.
Facilitate workshops with technical and business stakeholders to gather, validate and prioritise requirements.

Analyse and improve business processes, identifying opportunities to optimise existing ways of working.
Manage complex stakeholder relationships across both business and technical functions.
Challenge existing processes and recommend pragmatic improvements to support business transformation.
Work across multiple work streams, balancing priorities while ensuring high-quality delivery.
Identify delivery risks, dependencies and technical impacts, escalating where appropriate.
Support testing activities to ensure delivered solutions meet business requirements.

Skills & Experience:

Strong commercial experience as a Business Analyst delivering complex technology or software development projects.
Experience working within Agile/Scrum environments.
Excellent understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
Strong experience capturing both business and technical requirements.
Experience writing user stories and defining acceptance criteria.
Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior technical and business audiences.
Experience facilitating workshops and driving consensus across multiple stakeholders.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Experience producing business analysis artefacts including:
Business requirements
Functional specifications
Process maps
Use cases
Wireframes
Data models
Traceability matrices
Experience using Agile tooling such as Jira and Confluence.
Experience working on large-scale business change and digital transformation programmes.
Ability to manage competing priorities within fast-paced delivery environments.
Degree educated or equivalent professional experience.
ISEB, BCS Business Analysis Diploma, IIBA (CBAP) or similar professional certification would be advantageous.

Desirable skills:

Experience working within highly regulated environments.
Understanding of Business Architecture principles.

Experience with data analysis, data migration or data integration.
Experience…