Technical Business Analyst

Greater London75000 - 85000 per annum + 20% Bonus PermanentTechnical Business AnalystHybrid: London (3 days per week)85,000 | + Bonus (Up to 20%) | Industry Leading BenefitsA major UK retail technology business is looking for a Technical Business Analyst to join the its Software Engineering team.The business is mid-way through a large-scale transformation programme covering Point of Sale, Product Information Management, integrations and customer digital journeys.You’ll work closely with Solution Architects, Engineering Leads and Delivery Managers to make sure proposed solutions are fit for purpose, not over-engineered, and actually solve the problem in front of them.You’ll get involved in solution design before delivery starts, not just requirements-gathering after the fact, which means you need to be genuinely comfortable with APIs and how systems integrate, not just aware that they exist.What You’ll Be DoingReviewing solution proposals and architecture, flagging concerns and suggesting simpler alternatives where they existAssessing the technical, business and change impacts of proposed solutions and integrationsIdentifying edge cases, functional gaps and logic flaws before technical delivery startsDocumenting current and future state processes, including data flow diagrams and data modelsReviewing business and non-functional requirements and pushing back where neededWriting epics and user stories so engineering teams have clear, actionable requirementsWorking closely with business, architecture, delivery and engineering teams throughoutWhat We’re Looking ForStrong understanding of APIs and how systems integrate, you can read a technical design and ask the right questions about itConfident reviewing and commenting on technical designs, solution architecture and integrationsComfortable discussing data flows, SQL and technical architectureExperience with Agile delivery: user stories, acceptance criteria and the full SDLCComfortable making a reasonable assumption and moving forward when something’s unclearRetail, e-commerce or customer-journey experience is useful but not essentialIf this sounds like your kind of role, get in touch and we can talk through the details.