IT Business Analyst
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Location
West Midlands, Solihull
Hybrid
Salary
£400+ per day
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Our Client
Global Financial Solutions Provider
SPECIALTY
Personal Loans, Revolving Credit, Loan Consolidation Solutions, Payment Facilities/Short Term Credit, Real Estate Credit, Short Term Credit, In-Store Credit, Retail Credit Card, Car Leasing Services
INDUSTRY
Financial Services
Company Size
20000+ Employees
Aubay's Take
Our client is a leading finance provider in the UK and Europe and is part of one of the world’s largest financial entities. In this fast paced digital first world, our client provides responsible consumer finance solutions in a B2B and B2C capacity and offer a variety of creative strategies and adaptable lending choices that convert aspirations into reality. Their vision is to be a driver of positive change and to provide helpful and affordable finance options that customers can trust and use every day. Over the last 50 years, our client has built a portfolio of over 27 million clients and employs more than 20,000 employees globally – with a team of around 700 here in the UK. With their firm focus on creating a leading working environment with a strong emphasis on inclusivity and CSR, our client has been recognized as one of the top employers in the UK for three consecutive years.
Role Summary
Aubay is seeking a dynamic and flexible Senior IT Business Analyst to join a critical infrastructure and cyber security programme for a leading financial services client. This role involves supporting IT security upgrades and migration projects, with end-to-end responsibility for requirement gathering, documentation, and stakeholder management, bridging the gap between business and technical teams. The successful candidate will work across both Agile and Waterfall delivery models and must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, regulated environment. This role requires the successful candidate to be onsite in Solihull three days a week; this is a non-negotiable requirement.
Required Skills and Experience
- 4+ years’ experience as a Business Analyst, ideally in the financial services sector.
- Experience working across both Agile and Waterfall methodologies, including full project lifecycle (SDLC).
- Strong track record in gathering and agreeing functional and non-functional requirements.
- Demonstrable experience in analysing and documenting complex business processes.
- Experience creating structured documentation such as process flows, use cases, data models, and user stories.
- Hands-on experience with system and user acceptance testing, including test planning and execution.
- Familiarity with data analysis techniques and tools.
- Experience producing requirements specifications for IT systems and translating business needs into technical documentation.
- Proven ability to run workshops, interact with end users and stakeholders across all levels.
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Jira, Confluence, and Visio.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Computer Science, Business Information Systems).
- ISEB Foundation in Business Analysis or equivalent.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Project management skills and a solid understanding of project lifecycle phases.
- Understanding of development cycles and SDLC best practices.
- Experience with company data governance and an understanding of enterprise data elements.
- Practitioner-level BA certifications (ISEB Diploma, IIBA CBAP/CCBA).
- PRINCE2 Practitioner or similar project certification.
Key Role Responsibilities
- Capture, analyse and document business and technical requirements for infrastructure and security initiatives (e.g. system upgrades, migrations, access management).
- Liaise between IT teams and business stakeholders, ensuring clear understanding and alignment of goals.
- Produce functional and non-functional specifications, process maps, and user stories.
- Support test teams with test planning, script creation, execution, and defect tracking.
- Run workshops and facilitate effective discussions across diverse stakeholder groups.
- Ensure documentation is consistent, complete, and traceable across project phases.
- Contribute to change control processes and assess business impact of technical changes.
- Support continuous improvement by helping the business adopt parameter-driven configurations where possible.
- Report status updates to project managers and escalate delivery risks as needed.
- Maintain awareness of industry best practices and regulatory expectations around IT delivery and security.