Technical Business Analyst (12 month FTC)

About the role

At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity and promote inclusivity. Vacancies are available on a part-time, job-share or full-time basis because we know the best person for the job isn’t always available full-time. Our aim is to facilitate requests wherever possible and managers will consider requests on an individual basis.

Responsibilities

• Investigates business situations involving IT systems, data, and digital processes, where there is complexity and ambiguity.
• Undertakes option short-listing and feasibility assessment, considering cost, delivery complexity, risk, and technical constraints.
• Defines and manages scoping, requirements definition, and prioritisation activities for initiatives of medium size and complexity.
• Develops models for complex and ambiguous business, system, and data scenarios.
• Defines acceptance criteria covering functional, non-functional, data, and process requirements.
• Acts as a key interface between business, technology, data, and delivery teams.
• Creates and maintains rule-to-requirement traceability and audit-ready documentation.

Requirements

• Previously investigated IT systems, data structures, and integrations.
• A strong understanding of software development and delivery lifecycles (waterfall and iterative/agile).
• An ability to develop clear models representing business processes, systems, and data.
• A strong logical, structured problem-solving approach.
• The ability to engage confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Supported complex calculators, treatment logic, or rule-driven solutions.
• Strong experience producing regulatory traceability, data mappings, and audit-ready analysis artefacts.
• Worked in Agile / Scrum / Kanban or hybrid delivery environments, including backlog and story refinement.

Desired Skills

• Worked with complex or legacy systems and enterprise data platforms.
• Exposure to regulated environments (e.g. financial services).
• Familiarity with modelling and documentation standards (e.g. BPMN, UML, data modelling).
• Worked with Snowflake.
• Experience with Informatica or similar data integration tooling.
• Hands-on use of modelling and collaboration tools such as Visio, Lucid, Miro, or equivalent.

Benefits

• Private medical
• Discounted health checks
• Stakeholder pension contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Gym discounts
• Purchase additional holiday