Senior Business Analyst

Job Description

Senior Business Analyst

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Software, IT, Energy

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Warrington

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Hybrid – 3 days a week in the office.

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Key details;

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• At least 5 years experiene of experience in Business Analysis within an agile environment

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• 1-2 years in a senior Business Analyst role

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• 3 days a week in the office (flexible working hours)

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• Occasional global travel

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Experience within an energy and software development environment is a bonus.

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Required Knowledge & Experience

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Essential Knowledge

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• Business Analysis Practices: Solid knowledge of business analysis frameworks, techniques, and best practice across both Agile and Waterfall delivery approaches.

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• Software Delivery Lifecycle: Good understanding of the end-to-end development lifecycle, from discovery and requirements gathering through to solution design, testing, user acceptance, implementation, and post-deployment support.

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• Business Process & Data Analysis: Experience of analysing business processes, mapping workflows, identifying gaps, understanding data movement, and recognising system integration requirements.

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• Working with Technical Teams: Comfortable collaborating with solution architects, software developers, data specialists, infrastructure teams, and cyber security professionals to deliver successful business solutions.

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Key Competencies

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• Stakeholder Engagement: Confident in challenging ideas and assumptions constructively while building strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels to ensure business needs are fully understood.

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• Facilitation & Communication: Experienced in leading workshops, interviews, and requirement review sessions, encouraging collaboration and achieving clear outcomes.

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• Ownership & Initiative: Self-motivated with a proactive, delivery-focused mindset, capable of managing priorities independently and driving work through to completion with minimal supervision.

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Relevant Experience

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• Significant experience working as a Business Analyst within IT, digital transformation, systems implementation, or wider business change programmes.

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• Proven success in facilitating discovery workshops with senior business stakeholders to identify challenges, define objectives, and establish measurable outcomes.

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• Experience delivering projects from initial discovery through to implementation, including producing high-quality documentation such as user stories, business process maps, requirements specifications, and gap analyses, as well as supporting and coordinating User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

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• Experience coaching, mentoring, or supporting the development of colleagues and less experienced Business Analysts.

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This version keeps all of the original requirements but uses different language, sentence structure, and headings so it reads as an original job specification rather than a lightly edited copy.

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Qualifications

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• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

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• 5+ years of experience in related industry

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• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite

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• Strong written and verbal communication skills

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This is a hybrid role where you will be required to work in the office (Warrington) 3 days a week.

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Ascent People Ltd is acting as an employment agency for this role, and applicants of all ages and backgrounds will be considered.

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