Senior Business Analyst

Location: Belfast
Working Pattern: Hybrid (3 days office / 2 days home)
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: Competitive salary + bonus + excellent benefits

The Opportunity

MCS Group is delighted to be partnering with a leading organisation as they seek to appoint a Senior Business Analyst to join their growing Digital Innovation team.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in a significant, business-wide IT transformation programme, helping shape the future technology landscape of an organisation delivering critical infrastructure across Northern Ireland.
The successful candidate will work across a diverse portfolio of projects, including enterprise applications, cloud platforms, data solutions and highly specialised operational systems.
This position would suit an experienced Business Analyst who enjoys tackling complex challenges, engaging with stakeholders and taking ownership of requirements from initial discovery through to solution delivery.

The Role

As Senior Business Analyst, you will:

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  Lead business analysis activities across major IT transformation and digital improvement initiatives.
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  Gather, analyse and document complex business and technical requirements.
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  Facilitate requirements workshops with stakeholders, subject matter experts and technical teams.
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  Develop functional specifications, business requirements documents, process maps and data flows.
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  Analyse existing business processes, identify gaps and recommend improvements.
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  Work closely with solution architects, project managers and third-party technology providers.
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  Support solution design, assessing dependencies and impacts across interconnected systems.
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  Contribute to business cases, project proposals and requirements prioritisation.
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  Identify project risks, operational challenges and opportunities for improvement.
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  Support change impact assessments, implementation planning and business readiness activities.
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  Manage changes to requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
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  Ensure appropriate governance, documentation and stakeholder sign-off.

The Person

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

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  At least 4 years' experience in a Business Analyst or closely related position.
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  Strong experience gathering requirements, facilitating workshops and producing functional specifications.
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  A solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
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  Experience working across both Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
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  Strong business process mapping, modelling and improvement skills.
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  Experience working with technical teams, external vendors and senior stakeholders.
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  The ability to understand complex systems and translate business needs into practical technical requirements.
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  Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
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  A proactive, self-sufficient approach, with the confidence to take ownership of projects and work independently.
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  Experience working within complex, business-critical IT environments.

Desirable experience:

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  Exposure to enterprise systems, cloud-based platforms or specialist operational technology.
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  Experience supporting large-scale IT transformation or systems separation programmes.

What's on Offer?

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  Competitive base salary with annual performance bonus.
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  Hybrid working - 3 days in the office and 2 from home.
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  Private medical cover and pension matching.
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  Enhanced annual leave and wellbeing days.
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  Complimentary lunch and free on-site parking.
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  EV charging facilities and salary sacrifice schemes.
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  Enhanced family-friendly benefits.
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  Professional development and career progression opportunities.
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  The opportunity to contribute to a major technology transformation programme within a critical Northern Ireland industry.

Interested?

If you're an experienced Business Analyst looking for an opportunity to take ownership of complex projects and make a genuine impact within a growing technology function, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today or contact Daire O'Connor at MCS Group for a confidential discussion. [phone removed] / [email removed]