SC Cleared Business Analyst (SAS Migration)

SC Cleared Business Analyst (SAS Migration)

Posted 2 days ago by fortice

£500 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Hybrid - Telford, UK

Summary: The Business Analyst (SAS Migration) role involves acting as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams during the migration of HMRC's SAS estate to SAS Viya 4 on DPS AWS. The position requires capturing, validating, and translating requirements into actionable deliverables to ensure a smooth transition with minimal disruption. The role also includes stakeholder engagement, process mapping, and compliance with governance standards. Strong experience in business analysis within large-scale data migrations is essential for success in this position.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Engage with HMRC 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 HMRC 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): £500/day

City: Telford

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Business Analyst (SAS Migration) Orange 4
Clearance Required: SC
Duration: 6 months
Location: Telford with 2 days/week in office
IR35 Status: Mandated PAYE only

Job Description:

Purpose of the Role:
To act as the key liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams during the migration of HMRC's 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 HMRC 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 HMRC 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.