Business Analyst (SAS Migration), Telford

Business Analyst (SAS Migration), Telford

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Summary: The Business Analyst (SAS Migration) role involves acting as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams during the migration of SAS components to SAS Viya 4 on AWS. The position requires gathering and analyzing requirements, ensuring compliance with security standards, and facilitating stakeholder engagement throughout the migration process. The role is based in Telford and requires SC clearance for a duration of 6 months. The maximum rate for this position is £492 per day, classified as inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Requirements Gathering & Analysis
  • Engage with client business areas to capture functional and non-functional requirements for migration.
  • Document current-state processes and define future-state requirements aligned with SAS Viya 4 capabilities.
  • Analyse dependencies between Legacy SAS services and downstream systems.
  • Identify risks and constraints related to data flows, scheduling, and business processes.
  • Produce detailed process maps, user stories, and acceptance criteria for migration activities.
  • Maintain traceability between requirements and technical deliverables.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for business teams, ensuring clear communication of migration plans and timelines.
  • Facilitate workshops and walkthroughs to validate requirements and design decisions.
  • Collaborate with Test Manager to define UAT scope and ensure business sign-off.
  • Support defect triage and resolution from a business perspective.
  • Ensure all business requirements comply with clients security and data governance standards.
  • Assist in preparing documentation for approvals (SRA, BIA, DPIA, GDPR compliance).

Key Skills:

  • Strong experience in business analysis within large-scale data or analytics platform migrations.
  • Requirements elicitation and stakeholder management in complex environments.
  • Knowledge of SAS technologies (SAS 9.4, SAS Viya 3.x/4) and analytical workflows, Data governance, compliance, and security frameworks.
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills.
  • Familiarity with Agile delivery and tools (Jira, Confluence).
  • IIBA or BCS Business Analysis certification (desirable).
  • Experience in government or regulated environments (desirable).
  • Understanding of cloud platforms (AWS) and DevOps principles (desirable).

Salary (Rate): £492 daily

City: Telford

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you.

Job Title: Business Analyst (SAS Migration) Orange 4
Clearance Required: SC
Duration: 6 months
Location: Telford with 2 days/week in office
Max Rate: 492 Pounds/day on Inside Ir35

Job Description:

Purpose of the Role:

  • To act as the key liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams during the migration of clients SAS estate (including SAS 9.4 and Viya 3.5 components) to SAS Viya 4 on DPS AWS.
  • The role ensures requirements are captured, validated, and translated into actionable deliverables, supporting a smooth transition with minimal disruption to business operations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Requirements Gathering & Analysis
  • Engage with client business areas to capture functional and non-functional requirements for migration.
  • Document current-state processes and define future-state requirements aligned with SAS Viya 4 capabilities.

Impact Assessment:

  • Analyse dependencies between Legacy SAS services and downstream systems.
  • Identify risks and constraints related to data flows, scheduling, and business processes.

Process Mapping & Documentation:

  • Produce detailed process maps, user stories, and acceptance criteria for migration activities.
  • Maintain traceability between requirements and technical deliverables.

Stakeholder Engagement:

  • Act as the primary point of contact for business teams, ensuring clear communication of migration plans and timelines.
  • Facilitate workshops and walkthroughs to validate requirements and design decisions.

Testing Support:

  • Collaborate with Test Manager to define UAT scope and ensure business sign-off.
  • Support defect triage and resolution from a business perspective.

Governance & Compliance:

  • Ensure all business requirements comply with clients security and data governance standards.
  • Assist in preparing documentation for approvals (SRA, BIA, DPIA, GDPR compliance).

Required Skills & Experience:
Strong experience in:

  • Business analysis within large-scale data or analytics platform migrations.
  • Requirements elicitation and stakeholder management in complex environments.
  • Knowledge of SAS technologies (SAS 9.4, SAS Viya 3.x/4) and analytical workflows, Data governance, compliance, and security frameworks.
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills.
  • Familiarity with Agile delivery and tools (Jira, Confluence)

Desirable Qualifications:

  • IIBA or BCS Business Analysis certification.
  • Experience in government or regulated environments.
  • Understanding of cloud platforms (AWS) and DevOps principles.
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