JIRA Business Analyst/SME
Posted 1 day ago by Barclay Simpson Recruitment
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
Hybrid - WFH/London, Edinburgh or Leeds 2 days a week, UK
Summary: The role of JIRA Business Analyst/SME involves leveraging in-depth knowledge of JIRA and agile methodologies to enhance the tool's adoption and functionality within Cyber and Operational Resilience teams. Key responsibilities include designing JIRA processes, gathering user requirements, and providing training and support. The position also requires collaboration with the ERP Product Group to implement technical changes and improve interconnectivity among teams. This role can be offered on a part-time basis.
Key Responsibilities:
- Take ownership of JIRA design thinking processes
- Gathering and analysing Security Expertise and Advisory user requirements, translating them into technical JIRA specifications.
- Recommending JIRA fields, features, workflows, automation, and configurations to optimise use of the tool.
- Supporting wider Cyber and Operational Resilience teams in enhancing JIRA adoption, including creating workflows for teams not currently using JIRA but wishing to implement it.
- Enhancing JIRA dashboards, reports, and filters to meet reporting needs.
- Identifying opportunities to improve interconnectivity among Cyber and Operational Resilience teams through JIRA features.
- Ensuring JIRA aligns with agile practices and methodologies across the directorate.
- Providing training and support to JIRA champions within the directorate.
- Collaborating with the ERP (Enterprise Risk Planning) Product Group, which manages JIRA administration, to implement technical changes for Security Expertise and Advisory and Cyber and Operational Resilience projects.
Key Skills:
- Skilled in configuring and customizing JIRA projects, workflows, and fields
- Strong understanding of agile methodologies.
- Self-motivated, results-driven - Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience with JIRA plugins and add-ons is a plus
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
We are seeking an individual with in-depth knowledge of JIRA's capabilities and features, as well as expertise in agile methodologies.
Key responsibilities include:
- Take ownership of JIRA design thinking processes
- Gathering and analysing Security Expertise and Advisory user requirements, translating them into technical JIRA specifications.
- Recommending JIRA fields, features, workflows, automation, and configurations to optimise use of the tool.
- Supporting wider Cyber and Operational Resilience teams in enhancing JIRA adoption, including creating workflows for teams not currently using JIRA but wishing to implement it.
- Enhancing JIRA dashboards, reports, and filters to meet reporting needs.
- Identifying opportunities to improve interconnectivity among Cyber and Operational Resilience teams through JIRA features.
- Ensuring JIRA aligns with agile practices and methodologies across the directorate.
- Providing training and support to JIRA champions within the directorate.
- Collaborating with the ERP (Enterprise Risk Planning) Product Group, which manages JIRA administration, to implement technical changes for Security Expertise and Advisory and Cyber and Operational Resilience projects.
Skillset Sought:
- Skilled in configuring and customizing JIRA projects, workflows, and fields
- Strong understanding of agile methodologies.
- Self-motivated, results-driven - Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience with JIRA plugins and add-ons is a plus
N.B. This role can also be offered as part time.