Senior Business Analyst

at  Version 1

Company Description
Version 1 has celebrated over 26 years in the IT industry and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver IT solutions that drive customer success. Version 1 has several strategic technology partners including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems and Snowflake. We’re also an award-winning employer reflecting how employees are at the heart of Version 1.
We’ve been awarded: Innovation Partner of the Year Winner 2023 Oracle EMEA Partner Awards, Global Microsoft Modernising Applications Partner of the Year Award 2023, AWS Collaboration Partner of the Year - EMEA 2023 and Best Workplaces for Women by Great Place To Work in UK and Ireland 2023.
As a consultancy and service provider, Version 1 is a digital-first environment and we do things differently. We’re focused on our core values; using these we’ve seen significant growth across our practices and our Digital, Data and Cloud team is preparing for the next phase of expansion. This creates new opportunities for driven and skilled individuals to join one of the fastest-growing consultancies globally.
Job Description
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Arrange and conduct meetings, workshops and presentations for a variety of audiences, demonstrating consistently high quality communication, elicitation and persuasive skills.

• Analyse alternative solutions and make recommendations.
• Document and map complex business processes and solutions using standard procedures, methods and tools
• Identify areas for improvement, specify requirements and implement recommendations for increasing effectiveness of current business processes.
• Perform root cause analysis of problems and work closely with business users in order to identify and translate their needs into solution designs and systems specifications.
• Produce detailed Business Requirement Specification Documents and liaise with all stakeholders to ensure requirements are understood and signed off prior to development commencement.
• Work closely with developers during the technical design and implementation phases to ensure common understanding, agreement and effective implementation of projects.
• Communicate in a clear and concise fashion to IT and business staff (including senior managers) at all stages of the project lifecycle to gain commitment and minimize the level of resistance to change.
• Support UAT during all phases of testing to ensure requirements as detailed in the Business Requirement Specification document have been delivered and are ready for release.
• Work with IT & Business when new functionality is released to production to ensure a smooth transition to the new process.
• Where necessary devise detailed cut over plans to address potential operational impacts at cutover.

Qualifications
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Strong Business Analysis experience

• Proven track record in producing high-quality Business Requirements Documents, Business Processes Mapping and documentation skills.
• Experience in reviewing Functional and non-functional Specification Documents produced by peers (Peer Review) to ensure they align with Business Requirements Specification document.
• Has worked on both large scale and smaller projects and been responsible for defining and designing business solutions.
• Previous experience with Use Case Scenarios an advantage.
• An understanding of technology and IT systems.
• Good project management skill with the ability to plan and schedule own work and work towards tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills — be able to explain complicated processes and concepts to non-experts.
• MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook).

Additional Information
Location: This role can be delivered in a hybrid nature from one of these offices Belfast, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, London or Newcastle.
At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their well-being, professional growth, and financial stability.
One of our standout advantages is the ability to work with a hybrid schedule along with business travel, allowing our employees to strike a balance between work and life. We also offer a range of tech-related benefits, including an innovative Tech Scheme to help keep our team members up-to-date with the latest technology.
We prioritise the health and safety of our employees, providing private medical and life insurance coverage, as well as free eye tests and contributions towards glasses. Our team members can also stay ahead of the curve with incentivized certifications and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.
Our employee-designed Profit Share scheme divides a portion of our company’s profits each quarter amongst employees. We are dedicated to helping our employees reach their full potential, offering Pathways Career Development Quarterly, a programme designed to support professional growth

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