Senior IT Business Analyst - Banking
IT Labs, United Kingdom

At IT Labs we are looking for an IT Business Analyst with experience in the financial sector to work on an exciting project for one of our clients who is a prominent player in the Fintech industry that empowers business owners, enterpreneurs and family bisnessess to achieve their dreams by offering a wide range of digital products.

As an IT Business Analyst, you will hold a pivotal position in facilitating a comprehensive grasp of the business's requirements and orchestrating the development of both technical and non-technical solutions. Engaged across all stages of change delivery, from scoping and planning to implementation, the IT BA ensures seamless alignment with business objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Identify and manage stakeholders to meet project needs and manage expectations.
• Foster communication and collaboration between business and IT stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Engage specialist stakeholders early on, including Service Delivery, Info Sec, and Data SMEs.
• Plan and estimate business analysis work to inform project planning.
• Define and agree on realistic scope of requirements with stakeholders and project team.
• Thoroughly assess impacts across people, processes, organization, and technology.
• Elicit and document business requirements accurately with stakeholders.
• Produce clear and comprehensive business analysis artifacts such as requirements, process models, and data models.
• Validate, verify, and approve requirements following methodologies.
• Align requirements with necessary technologies for solution delivery.
• Specify functional and non-functional requirements using user stories and acceptance criteria, covering standard and exception paths.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in conducting IT Business Analysis within the Banking domain.
• Skilled in utilizing BA tools and techniques for producing essential BA artifacts.
• Familiarity with collaborative tools like Confluence, JIRA, or similar platforms.
• Possesses knowledge of the financial services domain.
• Comprehensive understanding of project and SDLC lifecycles.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies like Scrum and Kanban, including user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Capable of building and maintaining positive relationships with stakeholders, addressing their needs and concerns effectively.
• Demonstrates a keen awareness of customer needs and priorities, prioritizing customer outcomes in decision-making processes.
• Experienced in working with data and facilitating workshops.
• Fluent written and spoken English

Nice to have:

• Holds a professional certification in Business Analysis.

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