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Senior Business Analyst - 12 month FTC | Southampton | Aztec Group 6158
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Senior Business Analyst - 12 month FTCJob ID: 4852883003
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Location: Southampton
Reports to Technology Change DirectorAt the Aztec Group, we credit our technology as one of the core ingredients to our award-winning outsourced solutions. As part of its Five-Year Plan, Aztec has the ambition to be a market-leading alternative fund administrator that provides compelling client experiences, products, services.To drive towards this ambition, Aztec are about to embark on a significant transformation journey across the entire Group. Technology will be a fundamental driver across all aspects of this transformation and, as a result, the technology leadership team have identified the need to recruit a Technical Business Analyst.These are exciting times across the group. Significant growth, change, and investment make it a truly world class opportunity to help shape our organisation for the next stage of its journey. The Technical Business Analyst - Data is a pivotal role in the company and you will have the opportunity to get involved and help develop data engineering solutions.You will work collaboratively with scrum masters, product managers and client facing teams to implement and work on various data related requirements for the group. As an ideal candidate, you have proven experience in data definition and analytics with sound understanding of Azure related technologies and concepts – data mart, data modelling, data visualisation and how to present data in a 'beautiful' way to tell a story and not just present facts. Your ability to evaluate and analyse information is second to none, and you can help people understand complex solutions. In addition, the role holder will be expected to support the business where necessary with ad-hoc activities aligned with the overall technology and wider transformation delivery activity.Based out of our Southampton, UK office, remote flexible working is the norm along with occasional trips to our other offices in the Channels Islands and, in the near future, further afield.Please note, we are not offering visa sponsorship for this position.Key responsibilities:Gathering requirements, gap analysis, root cause analysis and process definitionCustomer engagement, requirements capture and "as-is" and "to-be" processesObtain a deep understanding of products and services to translate complex requirements for business and Aztec group alikeWork with the Product Managers and Development Team Lead to identify and undertake areas of analysis needed to deliver upcoming items on the roadmapWorking as a bridge between the IT and the businessIdentifying business objectives and end-to-end processes to recommending technical solutions to improve operationsLeading on scoping technical functionality and software developmentAnalysing user stories and how applications should work from a technical standpointCollaborating with the IT team to ensure that the technical solution meets the IT Strategic objectivesEnsuring that the evaluation of a technical solution has integration/inter-connectedness to other systems at the forefront of the decision-making process, as highlighted in the IT StrategyWriting user stories; high level user journey and business process flow charts and conduct ongoing user acceptance testing, product quality sign-off, and product documentationConceptualise and present ideas to a small or large audience in an in-person or virtual settingSkills and Experience:8 + years' demonstrable experience of working as a technically focused Data Business AnalystDemonstrable knowledge and understanding of AGILE software development lifecycle methodologies and Azure DevOpsAbility to find the commonality in different stakeholder asks and build for the majority is importantAbility to be able to articulate cost-benefit and use that to feed into prioritise product developmentPragmatic, problem solver, willing to solve problems or seek out required resolutionStrong technical skills including, process analysis, user experience and project managementAnalytical and demonstrates reasoned logic to decision making and judgments; considers external/internal factors and can recommend solutions in complex situationsStrong and effective communication skills with the ability to produce clear, precise, and concise written and presentation materialsExperience managing stakeholders is key and you will be comfortable operating across multiple jurisdictions with multiple stakeholders. You will be approachable and can operate at all team levelsStrong background in successfully managing and delivering change and understands the human side of change management and the alignment of this to the company’s culture, values, and peopleDrive, passion, and enthusiasm for success and qualityPresents a professional image in words, manner, tone, and styleGrounded in reality of what is possible today, vs tomorrow, and not getting carried away by technical advances in data (like Chat GPT)Solves own problems without being asked, has a ‘right first-time’ attitude and learns from mistakesAble to effectively deal with changing priorities or obstacles and to provide alternative options or solutionsAnalytical mind with strong attention to detailResilience, to cope with demands and tight timescalesPragmatic, problem solver, willing to solve problems or seek out required resolutionWillingness to learn, develop and growNon-essential skills:A professional qualification, such as Lean or BCSO365 / Power Apps / Power Automate skillsUnderstanding of business improvement tools such as Lean and Six SigmaUnderstanding of the Financial Services industry and Fund Administration business We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do. Apply now >
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