IT Business Analyst

A major UK organisation with a significant technology and change portfolio is looking to appoint an experienced IT Business Analyst to support a range of high-impact programmes.

This is a delivery-focused role operating across multiple initiatives, where structure, clarity and quality are critical. You will work across the full lifecycle from initial discovery through to implementation and testing, taking ownership of ensuring solutions are robust, governed and aligned to business needs.

The role

Work across multiple technology and business change initiatives in parallel

Elicit, define and manage business and system requirements

Produce clear documentation including user stories, process maps and functional specifications

Map As-Is and To-Be processes using structured modelling techniques

Maintain full traceability across requirements, development and testing

Define and own testing strategy across programmes, including UAT coordination.

Act as the key link between business stakeholders, IT teams and third-party suppliers

Support deployment, business readiness and post-implementation activity

Technology and delivery environment

Enterprise systems change across ERP, CRM and core business platforms

Strong focus on process optimisation, data integrity and system integration

Use of tools such as JIRA, Confluence or similar for requirements and delivery tracking

Involvement in test frameworks, UAT coordination and defect management

Delivery across Agile, Waterfall and hybrid environments

What we're looking for

Proven end-to-end IT Business Analysis experience across complex programmes

Strong requirements engineering and process modelling capability

Experience working on system implementations and technology-led change

Comfortable operating across Agile, Waterfall and blended delivery models

Experience leading or owning testing or UAT activity, including strategy definition

Strong stakeholder management across technical and operational audiences

Benefits

£6,000 car allowance

26 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Private medical cover

Market-beating pension scheme

Additional information

Permanent position

Leeds based with hybrid working

Applicants should be within a commutable distance

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