IT Business Analyst

Job description

Job Description

IT Business Analyst

Position Description
COVID-19 UPDATE: Now, more than ever we are ensuring the continuity of critical services that matter and we are still recruiting during these challenging times. However, in some instances we will expect to see the recruitment process lengthened, with interviewing and hiring taking place at a later date. Please be assured that if you apply for a role, your interest will be registered and we will be in touch soon to discuss your application further.

If you have a creative understanding of what motivates business success and a talent for unlocking problems and modelling innovative solutions, there’s a digital revolution underway in the UK, and it needs your help.

From public service transformation to cutting-edge commercial projects, our work has a wide reach, helping make the everyday easier, for everyone. When you start your CGI story, not only will you be improving people’s lives, you can be sure we’ll do the same for you.

Alongside a competitive salary, we offer you access to our share scheme (3% + 3% matching) making you a member not just an employee. You also have the option to benefit from private medical and dental insurance, flexible retirement options, childcare vouchers and a cycle to work scheme.

As for the future? We work as one team, and are a Top 100 employer. Be a successful part of our story and we’ll support you in taking your career anywhere you want it to go.

We have some exciting opportunities for Business Analysts at varying levels who are looking to join our Space, Defence & Intelligence business unit. You could have a background covering data science or general software engineering if not both. We need junior, mid-level, senior, lead and Consultant Business Analyst’s, based in multiple locations, working for a range of clients and at different security levels.

Our roles are only available if you hold or fulfil the criteria to obtain a UK Security Clearance.

Your future duties and responsibilities
• Managing requirements through various technical platforms i.e. Jira, Confluence

• The organisation and leadership of user workshops to elicit and prioritise requirements

• Creating User Journeys

• Creation and management of requirements across a wide range of complex and competing stakeholders

• Interpreting requirements into business processes either as a catalogue or user stories (client dependant)

• Engaging with technical teams to ensure functionality is implemented correctly

• Modelling business processes and functional flows

• Analysing and defining datasets

• Documenting specific features and analysing and defining business rules to specify technical solutions

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
• Requirements capture, familiarity with DevOps or comparable experience working with software development teams

• Agile business analysis techniques (including user stories, sprints and retrospectives), business process modelling (UML), data analysis, or technical understanding of relational and non-relational databases. (DSDM, Scrum, SaFE)

• Requirements development, process definition, and business change

• Understanding high level technical concepts and communicating issues clearly / accurately to technical / non-technical audiences, including executives

• Working collaboratively across varying audiences and building strong working relationships

• Working in complex IT project environments throughout the project lifecycle

• Analytical thinking coupled with an understanding of architecture-driven approaches

• Helping clients develop and improve customer relationships, especially with a digital transformation mind-set and using innovative technology, business models and culture.

• Assessing impact and the likelihood of success of proposed innovations.

• Communicating assessments and recommendations to both senior and technical stakeholders

• Workshop design, delivery and facilitation with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Desirable

• Knowledge of Defence system acquisitions

• Knowledge of Geospatial Systems and Services

• Demonstrable analytical and consulting experience working across a broad range of military, civil government and commercial organisations

Our projects are based in a CGI office or client site but may require travel to other locations.

The successful candidate must be able to spend time working away from home, if required.

Business is transforming fast and, at CGI, you’ll be at the centre of a digital revolution. As one of the largest independent technology and business services companies in the world, we can deliver exciting opportunities for you to build your career.

Alongside a competitive salary, we offer you access to our share scheme (3% + 3% matching) making you a member not just an employee. You also have the option to benefit from private medical and dental insurance, flexible retirement options, childcare vouchers and a cycle to work scheme.

As for the future? We work as one team, and are a Top 100 employer. Be a successful part of our story and we’ll support you in taking your career anywhere you want it to go.

Please note; in some instances we will expect to see the recruitment process lengthened, with interviewing and hiring taking place at a later date. Please be assured that if you apply for this role, your interest will be registered and we will be in touch soon to discuss your application further.

Build your career with us.

It is an extraordinary time to be in business. As digital transformation continues to accelerate, CGI is at the center of this change—supporting our clients’ digital journeys and offering our professionals exciting career opportunities.

At CGI, our success comes from the talent and commitment of our professionals. As one team, we share the challenges and rewards that come from growing our company, which reinforces our culture of ownership. All of our professionals benefit from the value we collectively create.

Be part of building one of the largest independent technology and business services firms in the world.

Learn more about CGI at www.cgi.com.

No unsolicited agency referrals please.

CGI is an equal opportunity employer.

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