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12 Manse Rd, BT6 9RT, Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom
Job Title: Senior Business Analyst
Reporting to: Head of Digital Innovation
Location: Castlereagh House, Belfast (Hybrid 3 days office/ 2 days WFH)
Who We Are
SONI is Northern Ireland’s Transmission System Operator. We are the people behind Northern Ireland’s electricity grid. We make sure that every home, business, school, hospital, factory and farm has power – when and where they need it.
And that’s just the beginning of our story. We have a critical role to play in delivering a cleaner, cheaper more secure energy future for everyone living in Northern Ireland.
Our focus is on safety, security and reliability. Our work environment is challenging, fast-moving, collaborative and team orientated. Our culture is driven by continual development, knowledge and teamwork.
Our people are committed to reducing Northern Ireland’s reliance on fossil fuels and transforming the energy system to make decarbonisation a reality – while providing a safe and reliable electricity supply in a way that secures the future for those who follow us.
The work you will deliver with us here at SONI matters. Join a great and supportive team and be part of the transformation.
The Role
We are an IT intensive business, and we operate state-of-the-art, specialised, business-critical systems that are currently provided by the EirGrid Group. As part of SONI’s changing role and separation from the Eirgrid Group, a large programme is being mobilised to design and deliver the separation of IT systems required by SONI to operate as an independent System Operator.
A senior business analyst is required to support the analysis and design of the SONI IT separation programme and the analysis and design of the business requirements to support the future SONI.
Key Responsibilities
- Business analysis activities across a broad range of business areas in support of our IT transformation including digital and corporate solutions, cloud-based platforms, data analytics and operational tools (inc. control centre tools and energy management system applications)
- Gathering requirements from key stakeholders and experts across the business, translating complex business requirements to specifications
- Inputting to the development of business cases and proposals
- Preparing and leading formal requirements gathering sessions and workshops with experts across the business, demonstrating an ability to communicate with technical and non-technical staff
- Working with 3rd party vendors and strategic partners in the definition and delivery of effective solutions aligned to the business strategy
- Identifying potential risks, gaps and issues
- Facilitating requirements prioritisation and enabling the business to make effective decisions
- Production of required documentation including requirements documents, data flows, process maps and business specification
- Development of business requirements documentation from draft through to sign-off, complying with required methodologies and governance process
- Taking an active role in solution design including ensuring cross system impacts are assessed.
- Work with the business to understand and develop functional requirements to support the solution designs
- Assisting the business with change impacts analysis, training strategies, planning and execution
- Responsible for change request management throughout the lifecycle of developments, projects and operational changes
- Provide innovative ideas and solutions drawing on external best practice and expertise.
Critical Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential:
- A minimum of 4 years’ relevant experience with extensive practical experience in Business Analysis activities (i.e. requirement gathering, creating specifications, workshop facilitation, business process design, reports design and business process modelling)
- Strong understanding of the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- High attention to detail with the ability to understand customer needs
- Experience in stakeholder engagement and management, including gathering, analysing determining and documenting requirements
- Good verbal and written communication skills, capable of synthesising complex inputs to requirements and presenting to stakeholders across the business
- Energetic, self-starter, willing to learn and grow in a dynamic and fast passed environment
- Able to operate with both agile and waterfall methodologies
- Understanding of the need for effective governance and oversight process
- Able to work with others and to collaborate with a diverse range of people to arrive at the optimum solutions
Desirable:
- Experience of working in the utility or energy sectors
- Knowledge of energy sector information technology solutions
Why Join Us?
- Play a vital role in shaping sustainable energy projects that benefit communities and the environment.
- Enjoy a competitive salary, performance-related bonus, private medical cover, and pension matching.
- Benefit from flexible working arrangements, including hybrid options (3 days office / 2 days home).
- Enhanced holidays, maternity and paternity leave and wellbeing days.
- Benefit from our award-winning wellbeing programme, designed to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
- A one-off payment of up to £5,000 is available to support employees undergoing fertility treatment.
- Employees are entitled to two weeks’ paid bereavement leave following a miscarriage, reflecting our commitment to supporting colleagues through significant life events with compassion and care.
- Access salary sacrifice schemes (such as cycle to work, EV scheme), free car parking, onsite EV charging and complimentary lunch.
- Access professional development opportunities and clear career progression pathways.
- We offer an inclusive culture that values diversity, supports flexible working and empowers you to grow. We know flexible working means different things to different people. Contact us if you’d like to talk about how this role could work for you.
Closing date for applications is 6 November2026
We have a duty to prevent illegal working, and applicants must demonstrate they have a legal right to work in the UK. SONI is not providing sponsorship for this vacancy.
SONI Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion or political beliefs.
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