Infrastructure & Technology Business Analyst Professional Multiple Cities

IBM Danmark A/S; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company seeks an experienced Business Analyst to join their consulting team in the UK. This role involves gathering and analyzing business requirements, defining project objectives, and collaborating with stakeholders and development teams. The ideal candidate should possess strong communication skills and a proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. A Bachelor's Degree in Business or related fields is preferred. This position offers hybrid work arrangements, allowing flexibility and professional growth.

Benefits

Training opportunities

Career promotion pathways

Flexible work-life balance policies

25 days holiday plus public holidays

Qualifications

• Proven experience in business analysis and requirements gathering.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work well in a team and adapt to changing priorities.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Gather, document, and analyze business requirements from various stakeholders.
• Define project scope, objectives, and success criteria.
• Support cross-functional teams in translating business needs into specifications.
• Facilitate workshops and training sessions.

Skills

Business analysis

Requirements gathering

Strong communication skills

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office Suite proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Lucidchart

Visio

JIRA

Job description

At IBM CIC, we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK.

A career in IBM CIC means you’ll have the opportunity to work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, whom may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centres on long‑term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

We offer

• Many training opportunities from classroom to e‑learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognized certifications
• Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us
• Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year
• Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks
• A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome
• Internal recognition programs for peer‑to‑peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees
• Tools and policies to support your work‑life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your role and responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join our team. This individual will lead the analysis and documentation of business requirements, as well as facilitate collaboration between stakeholders and development teams.

Responsibilities

• Gather, document, and analyze business requirements from various stakeholders.
• Define project scope, objectives, and success criteria in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Support cross-functional teams in translating business needs into functional and technical specifications.
• Contribute to the creation of business cases, process flows, and user stories.
• Facilitate workshops, meetings, and training sessions to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Required education

None

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Proven experience in business analysis and requirements gathering.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work well in a team and adapt to changing priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, or a related field.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. However, for you to be eligible for this role, you must have the valid right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we do not offer visa sponsorship and have no future plans to do so. You must be a resident in the UK and have been living continuously in the UK for the last 10 years. You must be able to hold or gain a UK government security clearance.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Experience with business analysis tools (e.g., Lucidchart, Visio, JIRA).
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and Scrum framework.
• Knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Experience in data analysis and reporting.
• Passion for continuous learning and professional development.

IBM is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Other relevant job details

IBM wants you to bring your whole self to work and for you this might mean the ability to work flexibly. If you are interested in a flexible working pattern, please talk to our recruitment team to find out if this is possible in the current working environment.

Job Title: Business Analyst

Job ID: 79134

Location: Hampshire, Gloucestershire, London, City of, Manchester

Country: United Kingdom

Work arrangement: Hybrid

Area of work: Infrastructure & Technology

Employment type: Regular

Position type: Professional

Work‑load: Up to 80% or 4 days a week (home on weekends – based on project requirements)

Company: IBM

Shift: General (daytime)

Commissionable/sales incentive based position: No