Senior Business Analyst (SDLC)

Network IT Recruitment is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support a major technology and operations programme within a secure government environment. You will lead business analysis activities across discovery, requirements gathering, development, testing and implementation (Full SDLC).We are looking for a Business Analyst who has experience of working across the full software development lifecycle, acting as the link between business stakeholders, external customers and technical teams, ensuring requirements are clearly defined, understood and delivered.Along with the core business analysis skillset, specific experience that would set you apart, is knowledge of data analysis techniques to support testing and solution design, along with strong knowledge of the testing phase of SDLC.Public sector experience, and SC Clearance would also be beneficial.Location: Milton Keynes Duration: 6 Months Rate: £560 per day Status:  Inside IR35 Working Pattern:  3 days per week onsite, hybrid Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst working across the full SDLC.
• Strong understanding of software development and testing lifecycles, and how you will impact this from a Business Analysis perspective.
• Experience supporting development and testing workstreams, including UAT, system testing, regression testing and defect management.
• Ability to produce robust impact assessments and analyse complex business and technical change.
• Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.
• Experience operating within large, complex programme environments.

• PRINCE2 / ISTQB Foundation / BCS or ISEB Diploma in Business Analysis would be nice to have.
• Must be a British Citizen, and be eligible for, or already hold SC Clearance.
• Able to work onsite in Milton Keynes, 3 days per week.