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Your new companyOur client, who partner with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, manage and operate their UK Defence Training Estate, covering all found nations. Their responsible for Armed Forces to train safely and deploy on operations. This is integral to the security of our nation, underpinned by the maintenance and safe and secure defence infrastructure. Your new roleThey are currently looking to recruit a Business Analyst to join their IT team. You will work with business (end user) and technical teams, clarifying and documenting business needs, analysing business problems and identifying opportunities in the context of IT service solutions. You will play a key role in the delivery of IT related projects and business process improvement, acting as the 'bridge' between technical and non-technical stakeholders. You'll work closely with business stakeholders. Assess business area and end user needs and current processes, providing advice on how to develop and implement IT service improvements, whilst analysing, documenting and prioritising their requirements that enable a chosen solution to be specified, developed, evaluated and tested, using IT Project Office approved tools and techniques. Play an active role within IT project tea, supporting the Project Manager and working closely with the software development team to ensure requirements are delivered to specification in order to meet business stakeholder expectations.What you'll need to succeedExperience of working in a product managed aligned environment focused on working with Product Managers to support ongoing identification of business opportunities, defining product requirements, and work with cross-functional teams to provide ongoing development of their products / services. You'll analyse business problems to derive technical requirements that a software development team can work from to build high quality solutionsExperience of managing small to medium-sized projects as required. The ability to establish, maintain and develop effective working relationships. Display a willingness to work alone and as part of a team in a fast paced technical environment. Ability to work across multiple technical projects simultaneously as required, delivering to deadlinesCan respond effectively to conflicting work demands, prioritise accordingly and set realistic expectations for stakeholders
- Level 6 qualification in a relevant subject (e.g. Degree)
- ISEB Foundation in Business Analysis (or equivalent)
- ISEB Certificate in Requirements Engineering (or equivalent)
- Experience of working with ITIL Service Management Processes and Lifecycle
- Desirable - V3 Foundation Certificate (or later)
What you'll get in returnOpportunity to join our company stakeholder pension scheme, whereby the company will contribute up to 8% of the employee's salary. 25 days' pro rata during each year of employment plus public holidays. Three extra discretionary days added to our annual leave allowances at Christmas. Sick pay - After 6 months of service. Reimbursement of professional fees and on-going training.What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
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