Technical Business Analyst - Peterborough

Technical Business Analyst – Peterborough Job Title: Technical Business Analyst Location: Peterborough (Hybrid) We are seeking a highly motivated technical business analyst to work closely with the Data & Analytics and Enterprise project team on the development and implementation of a new ERP solution. The ideal candidate must have significant technical expertise, be capable of working autonomously, and exhibit leadership when required. You will partner with stakeholders across the organisation to deeply understand business needs, products, and processes, taking a hands-on approach to elicit requirements. Your role will involve supporting ‘as-is’ and ‘to-be’ processes, providing support in the development of bespoke software, integration solutions, and web services that ensure the efficient implementation of the new ERP system. You will also facilitate seamless data integration across various platforms, especially within Azure environments, aligning technical solutions with business objectives. What you\\\\\\\’ll be doing: Partner with stakeholders to gather technical and data-related business requirements, aligning business goals with technical solutions. Facilitate workshops to document data flow mappings, ensuring clarity on data movement. Translate business needs into technical specifications, providing source-to-target mappings for developers. Lead data mapping to ensure seamless integration between internal and external systems, focusing on source-to-target mappings and transformation logic. Collaborate on API specifications and data interface contracts for data exchange using Azure technologies. Utilize Azure services (Data Factory, Synapse, SQL Database, Data Lake) to recommend scalable and secure data solutions. Optimize data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes for performance and security in Azure. Work with engineers to design cloud-based solutions that meet business and technical requirements. Serve as a liaison between Product Owners, Data Architects, and Engineering Teams to ensure clear communication of data requirements. Support prioritization of technical backlogs related to data integration and performance, aligning with project timelines. What you\\\\\\\’ll bring: Proven history as a Technical Business Analyst, with experience in data mapping, API integration, and data transformation. Knowledge of Microsoft Azure technologies, including Azure Data Factory, Azure Service Bus, Logic Apps, and Azure SQL Database. Strong grasp of ETL/ELT processes, with practical experience in data integration projects, particularly within Azure cloud environments. Skilled in defining source-to-target mappings and overseeing data flow across complex systems. Understanding of application architecture principles, including API Microservices, Architecture, and RESTful services. Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, capable of conveying technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Proven experience in Agile delivery teams, collaborating with cross-functional groups to achieve effective project results. Experience with data migration and transformation projects in a large enterprise environment. This is an opportunity to join us on a crucial part of our technical transformation, with lots of scope for personal development in the future. If you\\\\\\\’re looking for a rewarding, and exciting opportunity then this could be for you. Hybrid, a mix of office and homeworking. This role will be based at our Peterborough offices on the Lynchwood Business Park. The office has recently been renovated and along with a modern work environment has great public transport links, free onsite parking, free drink facilities, free lunch option each day and a great team culture About the Company Rewarding your passion When you join us, you\\\\\\\’ll do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly for it. From annual salary reviews and incentive bonus, ongoing career development and enhanced family, financial and wellbeing benefits – these are just some of the ways we reward you – from day one. About us We’re AB Agri, part of Associated British Foods (ABF plc) and we’re passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology-based products, and offering data services for the agri-food industry. What sets us apart is how we delight our customers – and that’s because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together we’re building a fair, innovative and inclusive culture. As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone so if you need any additional support (like alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter – or anything else) just let us know. Application Notes We hope you feel that AB Agri is somewhere you can thrive and so we’d love to hear from you. We get a lot of applications for our roles and sometimes need to close the process early so register your details and upload your CV via our careers website as soon as you can – it will only take a few minutes. When you do, we’ll ask you some equal opportunities questions just to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive – or show us areas we can improve. This information is anonymised, separate from your application and is never seen by the hiring panel. You can choose not to answer these questions and this won’t affect your application. Apply today or contact our recruitment team for more information. Agencies and media sales AB Agri group politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We don’t accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.