Senior Technical Business Analyst
We are hiring for Senior Technical Business Analyst at Newcastle/Leeds/Birmingham, UK – 3 days per week Onsite
Key Responsibilities
Technical Analysis & Delivery
- Analyse complex technical and business processes across software, DevOps, security, resilience and platform domains
- Take ownership of epics and poorly defined backlog items, refining them into delivery-ready features and user stories
- Define scope, assumptions, constraints, risks and dependencies across multiple technical initiatives
- Ensure stories meet Definition of Ready and provide continuous clarification during build and test
- Collaboration with Engineering Teams (Essential)
- Work day-to-day with software engineers, DevOps engineers, architects and testers
- Facilitate technical design discussions and ensure shared understanding of requirements and proposed solutions
- Translate complex technical concepts so they are understood by both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Actively challenge implementation approaches where required, based on user, operational and technical outcomes
Discovery, PoC & Early-Phase Work
- Support discovery and proof-of-concept activities, including:
- shaping hypotheses
- defining success measures
- identifying technical risks and assumptions
- Contribute to value cases, benefits mapping, and outcome-based metrics
Stakeholder Engagement
- Engage confidently with Product Managers, senior engineers, architects, delivery managers and business stakeholders
- Balance stakeholder needs with technical feasibility and delivery constraints
- Operate effectively across multiple initiatives, managing frequent context switching
Essential Skills & Experience
Recent Technical BA Experience
- Recent (last 2–3 years) experience working directly with software development teams
- Clear examples of:
- technical user stories written
- outcomes delivered (not just responsibilities)
- systems or platforms worked on
Technical Awareness & Breadth
Experience should include exposure to some of the following:
- Cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure)
- CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitLab, Jenkins)
- Containers & orchestration (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
- APIs and service-based architectures
- DevOps ways of working
- Non-functional requirements (security, resilience, recoverability, testability)
Agile & Lean Delivery
- Strong Agile mindset with experience working in Scrum / Kanban teams
- Lean, outcome-focused approach to requirements and scope
- Comfortable working with ambiguity and evolving technical landscapes
Breadth of Experience
- Demonstrated experience across multiple systems, teams or technical domains
- Candidates focused narrowly on ERP, single-system implementations or systems integration alone will not be considered
Desirable Experience
- Previous experience within UK Government or large, complex enterprises
- Experience shaping backlogs for newly formed engineering teams
- Exposure to security, platform or shared services environments