Technical Business Analyst at HM Revenue & Customs, United Kingdom, £Contract Rate

Technical Business Analyst – CDPO VO

Business area: CDPO – VO

Contract length: 6 months

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Technical Business Analyst to support work within CDPO – VO.

You will play a key role in developing a clear understanding of the problem space and translating business needs into well-defined, prioritised requirements.

Working closely with Solution and Data Architecture, you will map data flows and requirements and develop clear as-is, could-be and to-be process models, showing the underpinning system architecture and supporting assessment of feasibility.

The role requires a Business Analyst who is comfortable working across both business and technical perspectives, bringing together process, requirements, data and architecture to create a clear evidence base for delivery.

Key responsibilities

You will:

• Explore, understand and clearly articulate the problem space.
• Work collaboratively with Solution and Data Architects to understand and map data flows and associated requirements.
• Elicit, analyse and document business requirements.
• Apply MoSCoW prioritisation to support the development of a clear and prioritised set of business requirements.
• Map as-is, could-be and to-be processes, showing the underpinning system architecture and supporting assessment of feasibility.
• Apply technical Business Analysis approaches to connect business needs with data, process and technology considerations.
• Produce clear requirements documentation, process maps and data-flow maps.

Essential skills and experience

You will have:

• Strong Technical Business Analysis experience, with the ability to operate effectively across business, data and technology perspectives.
• Strong data-mapping skills, with experience of identifying, analysing and clearly documenting data flows and requirements.
• Strong process-modelling capability, including the ability to develop clear as-is and future-state process models.
• Experience of requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation, translating business needs into clear and actionable requirements.
• Experience of requirements prioritisation, including the use of MoSCoW or equivalent approaches.
• Ability to work effectively with technical specialists, particularly Solution and Data Architects, to develop a shared understanding of processes, data, requirements and technical considerations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with the ability to understand and articulate complex problem spaces.
• Clear written and visual communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex process, data and requirements information in an accessible way.
• Demonstrable ability to work in a structured and organised manner within a fast-paced delivery environment, balancing competing priorities and activities across multiple areas of work while meeting agreed deadlines.
• Ability to adapt working style as required, collaborating effectively with colleagues and multidisciplinary teams while also working independently, taking ownership and driving Business Analysis activities through to completion.