Senior Business Analyst
Iress
Location: Gloucestershire
Job Type: Full time
Posted
See yourself being part of a large, transformational change? This could be the role for you!
Who We Are
At Iress, we believe technology should help people perform better every day. Since our beginning in 1993, people across financial services have trusted us to take their performance to the next level. From the world’s most established financial brands to new and disruptive players, we help improve every aspect of our clients’ businesses so that they can work better, every day. Iress is one of Australia’s largest technology companies and employs more than 2,250 people across Asia Pacific, North America, Africa and UK & Europe.
Role Purpose
MSO is the leading Mortgage Sales and Originations platform in the UK working across Brokers and Lenders of all sizes to deliver multiple user journeys for mortgage applications. Our first mission is to make mortgage applications easier for everyone.
Working with the Mortgages teams, you will lead the design, development, delivery and support of our innovative Mortgages integration solutions.
Your objectives and responsibilities will focus on…
Lead requirements elicitation and documentation, which may include leading client workshops
Lead analysis, design and documentation of functional solutions to enable business and software solutions to be developed within an agreed timeframe, to a quality standard
Ensure that business and functional solutions are fully defined, meet the needs of the business case and customer requirements and are approved by the customer and key stakeholders
Provide estimates for analysis work packages across projects
Manage and report on all analyst activities for the rest of the team when acting as Lead Analyst
Lead the development of document and process quality standards. Ensure standards are upheld
Perform functional / integration testing on projects as required, to ensure quality of delivery
Resolve complex issues, defects and queries raised at any phase of development or production in a timely and professional manner
Build knowledge of the business and software environments, including regulatory regimes
Use knowledge of development processes, deliverables, methods and tools to contribute to improvements, taking a lead in post-implementation reviews
Involvement in sales proposals and presentations for current and potential customers
To be successful in this role...
You will be a proactive, self-motivated Senior Business Analyst with experience of Business / Systems Analysis Financial Services ideally within Mortgages.
You’ll have significant experience of leading a team through full lifecycle project implementation working in an Agile and Waterfall development methods, taking ownership of project tasks and ensuring successful delivery.
You will have knowledge in web protocols and service oriented architecture implementations and have hands-on experience of relational databases with exposure to Source Control, Release Management, Testing and Task Management.
Ideally you’ll have ISEB Accreditation in Business Analysis professional qualifications in CeMAP, CertFP or similar.
You are an analytical thinker, resilient and working well under pressure with multiple projects and priorities. You have a logical approach to solutions and problem solving and seek appropriate support when required. Communicates in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner, and does so regularly and to clients and internally.
Why Work With Us?
8 paid days per year to extend your weekends + 25 days annual leave
Annual Leave (Buy/sell back options)
State-of-the-art offices
Casual dress, Hybrid & Flexible work policy
Access to learning and development programs
3 days’ leave per year for charity initiatives
Global 36-hour hackathon
Starting school leave - 8.5 days of leave to assist your kids with the transition to school
Life, Income & Private Medical Insurance
Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Policy