Business System Analyst

Job Title: Business Systems Analyst

Location: Glasgow, Scotland (minimum of 3 office days per week)

Contract Length: 6 Months

IR35: Outside

Interview Process: 1 Stage, MS Teams

We are supporting a large technology transformation programme in hiring a Business Systems Analyst to support complex systems, data and integration-focused change.

This role sits within a fast-paced delivery environment, working closely with business stakeholders, Product Owners, Developers, Testers and technical teams. The successful candidate will analyse business and technical requirements, support high-level design activity, document data flows and integrations, and help shape workable solutions across complex systems and data landscapes.

This role suits a hands-on Business Systems Analyst with strong experience across data analysis, system integrations, APIs, source-to-target mapping, Agile delivery and stakeholder engagement within technical delivery environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse business requirements, technical requirements, process flows, data sources and system dependencies
• Work closely with business and technical stakeholders to identify interdependencies, impacts and delivery risks
• Support high-level design activity by documenting data flows, transformations, sequence diagrams and source-to-target mappings
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Developers, Testers and technical teams to shape workable delivery solutions
• Support Agile delivery using Scrum, contributing to backlog readiness, requirement clarification and sprint delivery activity
• Manage late requirements, scope changes and changing delivery priorities in a structured and controlled way
• Identify and document non-functional requirements, including security, release strategy and operational considerations
• Produce clear analysis artefacts using tools such as Microsoft Visio, Draw.io, Jira, Confluence and Microsoft Office
• Analyse and document integration requirements across APIs, web services, databases and cloud-based environments
• Work with diverse data sources including Oracle, SQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Excel, JSON and CSV
• Support stakeholder communications, task tracking and closure of actions across business and technical teams
• Provide onsite client-facing support, maintaining close engagement with stakeholders and delivery teams

Essential Skills

• Strong experience as a Business Systems Analyst within technical delivery environments
• Significant Business Systems Analysis experience, including experience within technical or systems-focused programmes
• Strong hands-on data analysis experience across diverse data sources such as Oracle, SQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Excel, JSON and CSV
• Experience designing data flows, documenting data transformations and producing source-to-target mappings
• Experience supporting high-level design activity, including sequence diagrams and technical analysis documentation
• Strong understanding of APIs, system integrations, data mapping and web services
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments using Scrum
• Proven experience collaborating with Product Owners, Developers, Testers and cross-functional technical teams
• Ability to work closely with developers to evolve practical, workable solutions
• Strong stakeholder management skills across business and technical audiences
• Ability to manage late requirements, changing priorities and scope changes in fast-paced environments
• Ability to identify and document non-functional requirements, including security and release considerations
• Experience using business analysis tools such as Microsoft Visio, Draw.io, Jira, Confluence and Microsoft Office
• Strong persistence and follow-through, including chasing stakeholders, tracking actions and closing tasks
• Excellent analytical, communication and documentation skills
• Significant onsite client-facing experience

Desirable Skills

• Experience with SQL, PL/SQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, JSON, CSV and MuleSoft
• Experience working on data-intensive, web services or cloud migration projects
• Experience within the financial sector, public sector and/or similarly complex regulated domains
• Understanding of multi-product and multi-domicile system configurations
• Experience working with interdependent government systems or complex public-sector data integrations
• Familiarity with business systems connected to external organisations
• Ability to quickly adapt to new business analysis tools, standards and delivery environments