Business Analyst - Senior Business Analyst - Solve Complex Challenges

Business Analyst/Senior Business Analyst

Location: Newcastle, three days per week on site- must be willing to relocate if not local
Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract, with the intention to convert to permanent
Level: Senior Analyst / Consultant

We’re hiring Business Analysts at two experience levels to help translate complex business needs into clear, deliverable outcomes. You may be developing your capability across requirements and process analysis, or bringing the experience to lead analysis across a workstream, product or programme.

What you’ll do

• Elicit, analyse, model, document, validate and prioritise business and technical requirements.
• Create high-quality artefacts including user stories, epics, process models, business rules, data specifications and acceptance criteria.
• Use structured analysis and process-improvement techniques such as UML, BPMN, capability mapping and impact assessment.
• Work with product, architecture, engineering, data, testing and delivery colleagues to support successful outcomes.
• Assess business impacts, dependencies, risks and opportunities arising from organisational and technical change.
• Support solution validation, UAT planning, defect triage, production readiness and post-implementation reviews.
• At the more experienced level, lead analysis activity, assure quality, coach other analysts and influence business and technology decisions.

What we’re looking for

• Proven business analysis experience in Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• An understanding of system integrations, data flows, APIs and digital or technology-enabled transformation.
• Experience with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Visio, Miro, Lucidchart or Excel.
• For the upper end of the range, experience owning complex workstreams, shaping analysis strategy or mentoring others.

Requirements

Essential Requirements

• Proven Business Analysis experience within technology or business change environments
• Strong requirements gathering and process mapping experience
• Experience working in Agile delivery teams
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Proficiency with JIRA, Confluence, Visio and Miro
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Hold Right to Work in the UK
• Must be able to obtain SC Clearance.

Applicants must be eligible for SC clearance: To be eligible, candidates must have five years of continuous UK address history, with no period of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside the UK during that period.

Benefits

What We Offer

• Package: £35,000–£65,000, depending on experience and level, plus 23 days’ holiday and company pension.
• A supportive environment focused on your development.
• Exposure to exciting, fast paced projects.
• Opportunity to work with we large, well respected organisation to further your Java career.
• 3 days a week on site, with the rest from home.

Our Approach to Hiring

We’re committed to creating a fair, inclusive and supportive hiring experience for every candidate. We welcome applications from people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, and we want you to feel comfortable bringing your authentic self to the process. If you feel like this is the right role for you, apply today to open up a world of opportunity!