Business Analyst - Platform/Product/Software (UK879890)

Business Analyst - Software Engineering/New Product/Modern Platforms -(UK879890) * Start 9th of November - Initial six months contract * Pay rate - Up to £550 per day (possibly £600 if we can) - Inside IR35 - paid through an umbrella * Based in Stevenage in Hertfordshire - min. one to two days per week initially UTILITIES/TELECOMMUNICATION/ENERGY/RAIL/AVIATON EXPERIENCE A REAL BONUS! (Experience of infrastructure or regulated industries essential) Your role as a Business Analyst The part you’ll play in transforming infrastructure services. Deliver Business Analysis services across programmes and products, partnering with business and technical stakeholders to understand needs, define requirements and test criteria, and support successful solution delivery. What we’ll need you to deliver The tasks and responsibilities you’ll take on. Deliver Business Analysis activities throughout the change lifecycle, facilitating stakeholder engagement, analysing business needs and supporting delivery of business value through effective requirements management and analysis. Your responsibilities: Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagement. Elicit and document requirements. Analyse business processes, systems and data. Maintain requirements traceability. Support testing and implementation activities. Identify risks, dependencies and opportunities. Apply Business Analysis standards and tools. Collaborate with Product, Engineering and Delivery stakeholders. From time to time, we may ask you to take on other duties appropriate to the role and level. We expect all work to follow policies, procedures and relevant standards. How you’ll support your division (See also the SFIA Skills) Further specific tasks and responsibilities you’ll take on as part of your division. Support decision-making through structured analysis. Contribute to successful project and product outcomes. Promote standard methods of working and governance. How we’ll need you to work? The values and behaviours that will enable you to thrive in this role: Responsible - We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet Open - We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations Together - We’re together and as one team, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts Ambitious - We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life Our values are brought to life through nine behavioural competencies. For this role, the key competencies are: Analytical - Analyses information or feedback to recommend or decide an approach. Delivering Excellence - Owns outcomes in their area and delivers to agreed expectations. Adaptable - Changes approach when requirements evolve and learn new tools or methods. Empathetic - Listens to others’ views and communicates thoughtfully. Learning - Seeks feedback and develops skills to improve performance Collaborative - Builds strong working relationships across teams or functions Influential - Influences outcomes through expertise and clear communication Inspirational - Brings energy, commitment and professionalism to their work Leading - Leads pieces of work, projects or initiatives and keeps others aligned What it’ll take to succeed The skills, mindset and experience you’ll bring and grow. Essential: Core skills, experience, qualifications and professional memberships you’ll need from day one: Experience delivering Business Analysis activities. Strong requirements gathering and documentation skills. Effective communication and facilitation skills. Understanding of process and data analysis. Knowledge of Business Analysis frameworks and techniques. Commitment to continuous learning. Desirable: Other skills, experience, qualifications and professional memberships that will help you grow with us: BCS Diploma in Business Analysis or similar (or working towards). Experience of infrastructure or regulated industries Lean or process improvement qualifications. Knowledge of Azure DevOps (or similar tools) Experience working within Agile and Waterfall delivery environments