Business Analyst

Overview

Have you led complex change initiatives and untangled legacy systems to enable modern platforms?

My client is seeking an experienced Contract Business Analyst to support a major legacy system migration programme. This role sits at the heart of a large transformation, working closely with technical teams and stakeholders to translate business needs into clear, actionable requirements.

• Leading requirements discovery for the migration of legacy systems to modern platforms
• Working closely with engineering, architecture and delivery teams to bridge business and technical needs
• Documenting as-is and to-be processes, data flows and system interactions
• Producing clear artefacts including business requirements, functional specs, user stories and process maps
• Supporting data and system mapping between legacy and target solutions
• Identifying risks, dependencies and gaps throughout the migration lifecycle
• Engaging with senior stakeholders to validate scope, priorities and outcomes

• Proven experience working as a Business Analyst on legacy system migrations
• Strong background in complex, enterprise-scale change programmes
• Experience working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Solid understanding of system integration, data migration and dependencies
• Confident producing high-quality documentation and analysis artefacts
• Comfortable working in agile, hybrid or waterfall delivery environments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Experience with in financial services, government or regulated environments
• Exposure to cloud or platform modernisation programmes
• Experience working alongside product owners and architects
• Knowledge of data modelling or process automation tools

This is a contract role suited to someone who can quickly get up to speed, ask the right questions and add value from day one.

If you have any further questions on the role, please feel free to reach out to Brendan McCrory directly.