Business Analyst

FULLY REMOTE WORKING

Our utility client is recruiting a Business Analyst to support a GIS transformation and data migration programme. The project is focused on the migration from a GE Smallworld to an ESRI platform, we are looking for someone with strong Business Analysis experience, ideally gained within a GIS, utility, network asset, or data migration. This is a remote contract role working closely with client stakeholders, technical teams, offshore delivery teams and GIS/data specialists to capture requirements, support process mapping and help ensure a smooth transition to the new platform.

Key Responsibilities

The successful Business Analyst will be responsible for gathering, documenting and managing business and technical requirements across the GIS migration programme.

Duties

• Working with stakeholders to understand current GIS processes, workflows and pain points.
• Gathering and documenting functional and non-functional requirements.
• Supporting the migration from Smallworld to an ESRI platform.
• Working closely with technical teams, solution architects, data migration specialists and offshore development/delivery teams.
• Translating business requirements into clear user stories, specifications and process documentation.
• Supporting data migration activities, including data mapping, validation, cleansing and reconciliation requirements.
• Facilitating workshops, interviews and requirements gathering sessions with stakeholders.
• Supporting gap analysis between existing Smallworld capability and the target ESRI platform.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst on IT, GIS, utility, data migration or systems transformation projects.
• Background in GIS, ideally with exposure to Smallworld and/or ESRI platforms.
• Strong understanding of utility network data, preferably within electricity, gas, water or telecoms.
• Experience working on system migration, data migration or platform transformation projects.
• Strong requirements-gathering, process-mapping and documentation skills.
• Experience working with offshore or distributed delivery teams.
• Ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience producing business requirements