Authority Partners is seeking an IT Business Analyst with a deep understanding of the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and full application development methodologies. This role is critical in ensuring that business needs are accurately translated into well-defined, technically feasible, and value-driven solutions.

The successful candidate demonstrates strong strategic thinking, adaptability, and a disciplined mindset of 'first learn, then do'. You will invest time in understanding the business context, application landscape, architecture, and delivery processes before driving requirements, process improvements, and solution outcomes.

A strong understanding of how applications are designed, built, tested, deployed, and supported is essential. This role bridges business, product, and technology teams across the entire development lifecycle.
 
Key Responsibilities
IT & SDLC Focus

• Lead business analysis activities across the full SDLC: discovery, requirements, design, build, test, deployment, and post-release support.
• Develop a deep understanding of applications, integrations, data flows, and system dependencies.
• Work closely with architects, developers, testers, and product owners to ensure shared understanding of requirements and solutions.
• Translate business needs into clear functional and non-functional requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure traceability from business objectives through requirements to delivered functionality.
• Support solution design by validating alignment with business goals, technical constraints, and architectural standards.

Business Analysis & Requirements Leadership

• Lead complex requirements elicitation using interviews, workshops, process walkthroughs, and data analysis.
• Document requirements using appropriate artefacts such as BRDs, FRDs, functional requirements, user stories, process diagrams, and use cases.
• Manage requirement changes and dependencies across initiatives and releases.
• Ensure requirements are testable and support UAT planning and execution.

Process & Application Understanding

• Analyze end-to-end business and system processes before proposing improvements.
• Understand how business processes are enabled by applications and underlying technology.
• Design future-state processes and system interactions that improve efficiency, scalability, and user experience.
• Assess impacts of changes across people, process, data, applications, and integrations.

Adaptability & Strategic Thinking

• Quickly assess IT environments, delivery models, and organizational maturity.
• Adapt analysis techniques to Agile or hybrid delivery approaches.
• Think strategically while remaining hands-on where detail is required.
• Navigate ambiguity, changing priorities, and evolving technical constraints.

Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration

• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, product managers, and IT leadership.
• Facilitate complex discussions with senior and technical stakeholders.
• Bridge communication between business and technical teams.
• Mentor and coach other Business Analysts in IT and SDLC best practices. 

Mindset & Values

• First learn, then act, and deeply understand before changing or designing.
• Adapt to the situation, tools, and processes rather than forcing a fixed approach.
• Focus on business outcomes enabled by technology.
• Balance strategic vision with practical, deliverable solutions.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in business analysis, product management or product ownership.
• Extensive experience as an IT Business Analyst at an advanced or expert level.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and application development fundamentals.
• Experience working with Agile/Scrum teams and traditional delivery models.
• Solid understanding of APIs, data, integrations, and system architecture concepts.
• Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
• Experience in enterprise-scale environments (energy, finance, or technology preferred).

Desired Skills

• Experience with Azure DevOps. Jira, Confluence, or similar platforms.
• Technical literacy to collaborate effectively with engineering and architecture teams.
• Prior consulting experience (preferred for contract engagements).
• Ability to prioritize, refine, and facilitate backlog items to align business goals with delivery outcomes in Agile teams.
• The capability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks to ensure product success and business continuity.
• A human-centered approach to problem-solving drives innovative, desirable, and feasible product solutions.

About Authority Partners:
Authority Partners is a leading global IT services company with over 26 years of experience, serving clients within the financial, healthcare, insurance, mortgage, and technology sectors, among many others. We are committed to building relationships with IT professionals who possess integrity, dedication, teamwork, and the desire to learn and grow with us. We specialize in placement for long-term contracts and permanent opportunities, and helping our consultants achieve their career success.

Authority Partners is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace that is free from all types of discrimination, as well as from abusive or offensive behavior and harassment.