Business Analyst

Contract Duration: 12 Months Rate: £55-£60 per hour Location: Bristol, UK Start Date: February 2026 Clearance: SC required / UK Citizens only (not needed from day one)

A fantastic long-term contract opportunity has become available for an experienced and proactive IT Business Analyst to support a large-scale transformation environment. The successful candidate will work closely with business stakeholders across multiple functions to identify, capture and translate business needs into clear, actionable IT requirements. This role demands a confident communicator who can engage effectively at all levels, facilitating workshops, presenting ideas, and bridging the gap between technical and non-technical teams.

• Engage with stakeholders to elicit, analyse and document detailed business requirements.
• Translate business needs into functional specifications and user stories.
• Conduct gap analysis, feasibility assessments and impact evaluations.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews and validation sessions.
• Collaborate closely with project managers, developers, testers, and other IT specialists.
• Support UAT by developing test cases, coordinating testing and capturing results.
• Produce user documentation and training materials when required.
• Monitor project progress, manage scope changes and assist in issue resolution.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and recommend system improvements.
• Maintain clear, accurate documentation throughout the project lifecycle.

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Business, or related discipline.
• Prior experience as an IT Business Analyst.
• Strong business analysis methodologies and tools knowledge.
• Experience with requirements gathering, process mapping and documentation techniques.
• Solid understanding of SDLC and Agile delivery.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills.
• Proficient with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, MS Visio.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work confidently with both technical and non-technical teams.
• Exposure across key business functions (Finance, HR, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, etc.) is advantageous.

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