Business Analyst - Contract Role - London

Business Analyst

Job Purpose

The role will identify the detailed business requirements, undertake full requirements management which includes informing the appropriate solution and rigour of testing to meet the business need and secure the delivery of those requirements. The role will also act as the interface between the business and Route Services IT (RSIT) during the end to end IT Delivery lifecycle and will work on multiple projects or work streams.

Key Accountabilities

• Engage the relevant subject matter experts to develop a clear articulation and understanding of the detailed business requirements behind an identified business problem or opportunity.
• Develop an unambiguous, complete and consistent requirements specification that conforms to RSIT standards. Understands the extent to which individual requirements are likely to impact the business case
• Be aware of industry best practice knowledge to support RSIT and the business in the application of the assessment and scoring of all business requirements in order to identify sound Risk-based Testing procedures, which support mitigation of test related risks at later stages within the project lifecycle.
• Engage subject matter experts to gain agreement of and develop and share an understanding of the requirement specifications and cross domain impacts
• Elicit and specify detailed processes, information and business change requirements that will meet the business and non-functional needs and also inform the transition required to realise benefits
• Contribute to the production of high-level project plans and identify, assess and escalate project risks and issues as appropriate
• Analyse and document current processes, workflows and information exchanges to identify and implement quality and efficiency improvement initiatives
• Analyse and interpret the impact new requirements will have on business operations and design and document the new business processes needed. Contribute to the development of business change plans and benefits profiles
• Create and maintain the library of functional documentation related to key processes and the services they enable
• Support major business transformation programmes and drive delivery performance improvements across the portfolio and function, acting as Change Agents for the Change and learning Network within P&Ps

Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Essential

• Business analysis experience in a technology environment
• Up to date understanding of analysis approaches, tools and techniques
• Good Stakeholder management skills
• Analytical thinker
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently
• Able to work well in a team

Desirable

• BCS/ISEB Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis
• Business process and data modelling experience

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