IT Business Analyst

Job Description

Role and responsibilities:

• Analyse business requirements with users. Determine feasibility, cost, time and resources required, compatibility with existing system(s), potential problem areas, and recommending and presenting solutions in meeting project objectives.
• Work with project team(s) to develop project scope, budget, timeline, resources, risks, and project value.
• Ability to carry out process identification, definition and mapping. Participate in planning and designing business processes, including formulating recommendations to improve and support business activities.
• Elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops for visioning, surveys, business process descriptions, user story-based product backlog development, use cases modelling and specification, scenarios, business analysis, and task and workflow analysis.
• Conduct detailed research in order to translate business requirements into precise, high quality user stories or functional specifications that are clear and concise and are easy to understand and implement by the development team.
• Identify and validate key business requirements.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams and help drive projects across the product design, development and testing.
• Communicate and collaborate with stakeholders to understand business strategies and future initiatives to determine future process and solution needs.
• Conduct detailed research in order to translate business requirements into precise, high quality user stories or functional specifications that are clear and concise and are easy to understand and implement by the development team.
• Develop and execute business communications to internal and external stakeholders.
• Agile / Scrum methodology experience would be beneficial

Candidate Specification

Required skills and experience:

Problem-solving skills

• Ability to identify the key points, understand everyone's interest, list possible solutions, evaluate options, and document.

Analytical mindset

• Creativity and curiosity, with the ability to concentrate on large volumes of data, then analyse and produce a result.

Elicitation

• To be able to "Draw Out" information. Through different techniques to elicit functional, technical and non-functional requirements, which asking the "Right Questions" to make the information relevant.

Communication

• Ability to listen, understand, and relay back clear and concise information. Having the amplitude to think before responding and responding in a neutral state.

Time Management

• Having the thought process of planning and exercising conscious control of time spent on specific activities, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency and productivity.

Team Player

• Being humble without excessive ego or concerns about status.
• Being hungry and constantly looking for more to learn and responsibility to take on.
• Being people smart and tend to know what is happening in a group situation, and how to deal with others in the most effective way.

Qualification and Experience

• A bachelor's degree in IT or business management, or a similar field and demonstrable business analyst work experience.

Job Profile

Mott MacDonald's support services are the driving force behind our organisation enabling us to run efficiently and effectively.
The team works collaboratively to offer specialist advice, best practice and technology to all areas of our business specifically designed for our global reach.

We are looking for a professional with expertise in both Information Technology and Business Administration for the role of IT Business Analyst. You will work alongside a global IT team, project and program managers, project directors and business stakeholders to perform detailed requirements gathering and analysis, developing Statement of Work, business cases and assist in defining project scope and success criteria.

The best IT Business Analysts have exceptional analytical and interpersonal skills, as they act as a communication link between the IT department and other divisions. To succeed in this role, you should possess an analytical way of thinking and the ability to explain difficult concepts to non-technical users, be a self-starter and have a positive can-do attitude.
As we are a diverse and global team, flexibility in working timing is required.

Location: We would like candidates to be based locally to one of our "IT hub" offices; Newcastle, Birmingham, Brighton, Southampton or Croydon.

The application process
Read the information provided and if it sounds like the right role for you please apply online as soon as possible. Our online application process takes about 10 minutes and you'll need to upload your CV/resume. You have the option to upload a cover letter - to help explain why you're interested in applying for this role.

Equality, diversity and inclusion
Equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are at the heart of our organisation. We promote equal opportunities and have several initiatives to create an inclusive workplace culture; Our dedicated inclusive recruitmentpage provides more information on our efforts and recognitions .

If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can assist.

Flexible working
At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

Benefits
We can offer:

• Pension matched up to 7%
• Competitive annual leave and the option to purchase additional annual leave
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Life insurance
• Enhanced parental leave
• Annual company performance bonus scheme - Subject to company performance
• Flexible benefits scheme to suit you, including cycle to work & Interest free season ticket loans etc.