Business Analyst, IT

IT Business Analyst - 12 months contract We are looking for an experienced IT Business Analyst to work closely with business and technology teams to deliver system enhancements and technology solutions within a financial services environment. Key Responsibilities • Gather, analyse and document business and functional requirements . • Translate business requirements into Epics, Features, User Stories and acceptance criteria . • Act as the key liaison between business stakeholders, Product Owners, developers, engineers and architects . • Analyse existing workflows and recommend process and system improvements. • Facilitate requirement gathering, solutioning and design discussions with business and technology teams. • Support Agile/Scrum delivery , including backlog prioritisation, sprint planning and user story refinement. • Work with development teams throughout the project lifecycle to ensure requirements are correctly implemented. • Define test scenarios and support system testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) . • Coordinate UAT sign-off and readiness for production deployment. • Identify and escalate project risks, issues and dependencies. • Prepare process flows, system documentation and other project artefacts. • Use data and analysis to support business decisions and recommendations. Requirements • At least 3 years of Business Analyst experience , preferably within insurance, banking or financial services . • Strong experience in business requirements gathering, functional analysis and process/workflow design . • Experience writing Epics, Features, User Stories and acceptance criteria . • Good understanding of Agile/Scrum and software development methodologies . • Experience supporting UAT, testing and technology implementations . • Comfortable working with both business and technical stakeholders . • Familiarity with enterprise applications, system integrations and system/data flows. • Strong stakeholder management, communication and problem-solving skills. • Experience within the insurance industry would be highly advantageous.