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Company Description
Version 1 has celebrated over 28 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital-First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.
We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of Version 1 and what we do:
- UK & Ireland’s premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
- 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
- 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
- Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
- Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW
We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced, detail-oriented and strategic Business Analyst to join one of our customer teams. The ideal candidate will analyse business needs, identify areas for improvement, and work closely with stakeholders to develop effective solutions that align with organisational goals. This role involves gathering requirements, creating reports, and supporting project implementation to drive business performance and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into technical requirements.
- Analyse current business processes and systems to identify inefficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement.
- Develop business cases and feasibility studies for proposed initiatives.
- Create and maintain detailed functional and non-functional requirements documentation.
- Use tools such as data modelling, process mapping, user stories and workflow analysis to inform and support decision-making.
- Facilitate meetings, workshops, and presentations to gather and validate requirements along with communicating findings and recommendations.
- Support project managers and development teams during solution implementation to ensure solutions meet business needs and requirements.
- Provide support during the implementation and testing phases.
- Monitor project progress and measure outcomes against expected business benefits.
- Provide post-implementation support and assess solution effectiveness.
Qualifications
- Experience as a Business Analyst or in a similar role.
- Strong understanding of business processes, systems, and data analysis.
- Proficiency with business analysis and intelligence tools (e.g., Excel, SQL, Tableau, Power BI).
- Experience with project management and software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Waterfall).
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and attention to detail skills.
- Knowledge of database management.
- Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
Preferred Skills:
- Professional Certification such as CBAP, PMI-PBA, or similar.
- Experience with CRM, ERP, or custom software implementations.
- Familiarity with tools like JIRA, Confluence, Visio.
Additional Information
Why Version 1?
At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.
- Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company’s profits.
- Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme.
- Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance.
- Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme.
- Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies.
- Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.
- Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.
- Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.
And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.
Ashley Smith - Talent Acquisition Capability Partner
[email protected] #LI-AS1 #Hybrid
