Technical Business Analyst

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Technical Business Analyst to work for our client within the public sector. This is initially a 5-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in Leeds. Our client is seeking a Technical Business Analyst who will be working on a complex data and systems migration programme. The successful candidate will bridge technical and business domains, supporting a transition from legacy systems to new architecture, including DynamoDB and API-driven integrations.

Responsibilities

• Elicit and document complex functional and non-functional requirements
• Create detailed data mapping documents between legacy systems and new structures
• Maintain clear 'As-Is' and 'To-Be' system/process flows
• Develop epics and user stories with testable acceptance criteria
• Lead agile workshops to resolve technical and integration challenges
• Communicate effectively with technical teams and senior business stakeholders
• Support assurance processes and produce artefacts like feasibility reports and options analyses

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Technical Business Analyst on at least one large-scale, complex data or systems migration project
• Experience working with legacy systems, including data mapping, indexing, and migration to cloud-based or NoSQL databases (e.g., DynamoDB)
• Demonstrated experience in agile, cross-functional teams delivering technical solutions
• Exposure to software development life cycles and modern development practices
• Hands-on experience in writing and owning data mapping documentation and working closely with technical teams for implementation
• Strong ability to elicit, analyse, and document complex functional and non-functional requirements
• Proficient in writing user stories, use cases, and acceptance criteria
• Deep understanding of data structures, legacy systems, and API-driven integrations
• Ability to analyse and map data from legacy systems to modern databases (e.g., DynamoDB)
• Capable of interpreting technical architecture and translating it into business impacts for non-technical stakeholders
• Confident in using agile tools such as Jira and Confluence
• Experienced in process modeling techniques (e.g., BPMN) to highlight system interactions and improvement areas

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave, work-place pension and BAYE share scheme

About FDM

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 3,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.