Senior Business Analyst

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.  

We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of what we do:  

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner  
• 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business  
• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK  
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW  
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW  

We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!

Job Description

A Senior Business Analyst is required to support the redevelopment of a large-scale public sector website. The role will sit within a cross-functional project team and support delivery across the full project lifecycle, from discovery and requirements gathering through to content migration and testing.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a core resource across all project phases including discovery, requirements gathering, design and delivery
• Conduct business requirements analysis and translate outcomes into clear documentation and user stories
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagement sessions across multiple business units
• Liaise between business stakeholders and digital/technology teams to ensure alignment and compliance with ICT protocols
• Review existing digital assets including website structures, content repositories and archives, and analytics and usage data
• Develop and maintain user stories and acceptance criteria, content inventory and content mapping, and high-level design inputs and recommendations
• Support content-related activities including content elicitation and classification, identification of content for migration, mapping of dependencies and critical linkages, and preparation of content for migration
• Coordinate and document development plans, content lifecycle management processes, and standard operating procedures for content publishing
• Ensure all digital outputs adhere to accessibility standards (minimum WCAG 2.2 AA), W3C guidelines, and internal governance and compliance requirements
• Coordinate testing activities and validate against agreed test plans
• Support user testing and feedback cycles
• Attend and contribute to project governance and team meetings

Key Deliverables

• Workshop facilitation and outputs
• Business requirements documentation
• Proposed site map / information architecture
• Detailed content inventory and page-level mapping
• Development and delivery plan
• Testing coordination and validation outputs
• Content migration plan
• Standard procedures documentation for ongoing content management

Qualifications

Essential Requirements

• Experience as a Senior Business Analyst on digital or web transformation projects
• Experience in requirements gathering and stakeholder management
• Experience in workshop facilitation and business engagement
• Experience in user story creation and backlog management
• Experience working on website redevelopment or CMS implementation projects
• Experience working on content-heavy digital platforms
• Understanding of content lifecycle management
• Understanding of website structure, information architecture, and UX principles
• Understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG)
• Clear communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work across both business and technical teams

Desirable Requirements

• Experience working in public sector or highly governed environments

Additional Information

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability. 

• Salary Range: €58,000 - €80,000
• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits 
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme 
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance 
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Version 1 Pension with a 5% employee-matched contribution, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme 
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more.  
• 24 days holiday allowance plus Public Holidays, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies 
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat 
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & quarterly Star Awards. 
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes. 
• And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more. 

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer 

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring including those shaped by disability and neurodiversity. 

We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact your recruiter at Version 1. We will consider all requests carefully, respectfully and confidentially. 

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