*SC CLEARED*
Business Analyst
6 Month contract initially
Based: Remote with a maximum of 2 days per week onsite in London
£425 - £450 p/d via Umbrella

We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a number of Business Analyst on a great program of work.

Key Skills & Experience:
* Solid career track record as a business analyst with strong exposure to technical/software development projects ideally within a financial or regulatory environment
* Experience of having worked on technical infrastructure upgrade projects
* Strong evidence of exposure to the full software development life cycle with ample experience of both Agile and Waterfall methodologies
* Awareness of operating models (both current and target state) and how to develop and use them on projects/programmes
* Experience of working on complex projects and programmes involving broad-based business change
* Excellent stakeholder management at all levels; both internally and externally.
* Able to manage large groups of stakeholders, under uncertain environments, providing challenge as and when required.
* Ensuring stakeholders are aware of the business change impacts and co-ordinating of application migration activities with stakeholders
* Producing outputs at various levels (high level to functional specifications) to a high quality within the standards set by the BA management team
* Experience of developing business processes using BPMN 2.0 and use of 'out of the box' thinking to challenge existing processes
* A proactive problem solver with the ability to exercise independent judgement and strong influencing skills, knowing when to act on any key issues that require escalation/support from the BA leadership team
* Strong exposure to gathering, analysing and accurately documenting business and solution requirements using a wide variety of techniques from the 'BA Toolkit' such as; business process models, wireframes, use cases and data models
* Experience of providing both functional and technical expertise to the Technology teams in producing detailed requirements documentation (eg detailed process maps, use case specifications, wireframes, logical data models, traceability matrices)
* Experience of managing complexity and change and an awareness of the associated technical impacts to the organisation
* Possess strong business insight, able to quickly pick up the context and business knowledge required, supporting the business through the requirements gathering, design and testing phases
* Proven experience of facilitating workshops with the business utilising a variety of business analysis methods

This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible.

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.