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Business Analyst

AWE plc, Aldermaston Soke, West Berkshire

Business Analyst

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AWE plc, Aldermaston Soke, West Berkshire

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 3 days ago, 18 Dec | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 1efbb4ed7d8447bebad21fce85c8be6a

Full Job Description

  • Requirements analysis to support demand management for business domains.
  • Ensuring the business requirements and supporting documentation are defined and addressed.
  • Identifying and evaluating relevant solutions to business problems.
  • Work with the BRMs to assure the realisation of business benefits.
  • Maintain good knowledge of IS Governance and IS processes, specifically the front end and delivery processes.
  • Maintain good overall understanding of AWE Business and Business Strategy and if appropriate specific areas of the business.
  • Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.
  • Additional accountabilities for this job profile may be defined and appointed through the Chief Engineer Management Arrangements, with appointees listed within the Company Design Authorities and Technical Authorities, as held in the company management system., Develop Request Brief documentation that clearly defines the business issue, need for change and recommended approaches, for presentation to IS Governance Boards (including Front End Governance Board (FEGB), Delivery Governance Board (DGB)).
  • Provide scoping services to help clarify business problems, objectives and potential solutions by using appropriate business analysis techniques including: Data Analysis, Process Analysis, Business Case Assessments and Root Cause Analysis.
  • Elicit and validate requirements through the effective use of requirements gathering workshops and resolve any complex requirement conflicts through effective stakeholder engagement.
  • Work with the BRMs and Delivery Managers to identify stakeholders who are affected by a proposed initiative or who share a common business need.
  • Work closely with IS Architects to identify and evaluate potential solutions and also to validate the recommended solution addresses the business requirements.
  • If appropriate, identify and document project risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies and undertake impact analysis.
  • The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs.

    Strong experience and proven record as a Business Analyst
  • Comfortable working in a Waterfall/Agile environment
  • Experience delivering BA artefacts at pace to concurrent projects or programmes:
  • Work Package and Problem Statement definition
  • Impact Analysis, Gap analysis, Root cause Analysis
    • Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following:
  • Definition of Scope and Objectives, Stakeholder mapping
  • RAID development
  • Requirements Management: elicitation, documentation, validation, prioritisation, review and sign-off
  • Workshop facilitation, stakeholder 121s, questionnaire creation, focus groups
  • Functional and Non-Functional Requirements definition: Functional Breakdown Structure, High and Low-level Requirements definition, User stories and Acceptance criteria; Requirements Catalogue, Business Rules, Wireframing, Business Context Diagrams, Business Process Modelling and Mapping; Business Process Re-engineering
  • Solution assessment and validation
  • Input to Release and Launch planning, User Training and Education strategies
  • Definition of MVPs, KPIs and metrics for Financial and Operational Benefits Realisation
  • Good Stakeholder Management and Communication skills
  • Experience delivering work-packages at pace in a highly regulated, change-focussed environment.
  • Professional certification e.g BCS International Diploma is Business Analysis; IIBA CBAP is desirable.
    • You'll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment and be able to manage your own workload. You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines.

    Package: from £48,250 - £99,180 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight.,
  • 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
  • Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
  • Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
  • Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
  • Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
  • Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
  • Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
  • Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.
  • Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.