Infrastructure Business Analyst (Banking/Financial domain)

Summary: The role of an Infrastructure Business Analyst focuses on collaborating with stakeholders, IT teams, and vendors to deliver infrastructure solutions within the banking or financial services sector. This hybrid position requires on-site presence three days a week in either Sheffield or Birmingham. The analyst will gather and document requirements for various infrastructure initiatives, ensuring alignment with business and regulatory needs. Strong experience in infrastructure projects and business analysis is essential for success in this role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the liaison between business stakeholders and IT infrastructure teams.
• Gather, analyse, and document requirements for infrastructure-related initiatives including data centres, Servers, networks, cloud migration, and cybersecurity upgrades.
• Translate business needs into functional and non-functional infrastructure requirements.
• Support infrastructure project delivery by ensuring alignment between business goals and technical solutions.
• Participate in RFPs/RFIs and vendor assessments where required.

Key Skills:

• 5+ years' experience as a Business Analyst, preferably within banking or financial services.
• Strong background in infrastructure projects (Cloud, Networks, Datacentre migrations, End-User Computing, Storage, Security, Middleware).
• Good understanding of Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid infrastructure models.
• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements in financial services (eg, FCA, PRA, GDPR, SOX).
• Proficiency in business analysis tools (JIRA, Confluence, MS Visio, Power BI).
• Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work under pressure in a global, complex, and regulated environment.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Sheffield

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

An Infrastructure Business Analyst with a solid background in the banking or financial services sector to join our team in either Sheffield or Birmingham.

This hybrid role requires you to be on-site 3 days a week, collaborating with stakeholders, IT teams, and third-party vendors to deliver robust infrastructure solutions that meet critical business and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the liaison between business stakeholders and IT infrastructure teams.
• Gather, analyse, and document requirements for infrastructure-related initiatives including data centres, Servers, networks, cloud migration, and cybersecurity upgrades.
• Translate business needs into functional and non-functional infrastructure requirements.
• Support infrastructure project delivery by ensuring alignment between business goals and technical solutions.
• Participate in RFPs/RFIs and vendor assessments where required.

Skills & Experience Required

• 5+ years' experience as a Business Analyst, preferably within banking or financial services.
• Strong background in infrastructure projects (Cloud, Networks, Datacentre migrations, End-User Computing, Storage, Security, Middleware).
• Good understanding of Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid infrastructure models.
• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements in financial services (eg, FCA, PRA, GDPR, SOX).
• Proficiency in business analysis tools (JIRA, Confluence, MS Visio, Power BI).
• Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work under pressure in a global, complex, and regulated environment.