business analyst Belfast, Northern Ireland
Job description
Business Analyst Summary
Analytics Engines is looking for a motivated, adaptable individual who is excited by the impact that Data and AI
can have within organisations. The Business Analyst role will contribute to projects by engaging with customers,
gathering requirements, analysing customer data, producing initial solution designs broken into high-level user
stories, and data visualisation/dashboard development.
Key Tasks and Duties
Working with customers to determine requirements, understand their data and existing processes, create
speci�cations and architectures, understand usage, and manage acceptance testing.
Ability to scope and write advanced PowerBI dashboards
Scoping and planning customer projects, collaborating with stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.
Designing and implementing user-friendly dashboards for visualisation of customer data.
Contributing to the delivery of data analytics solutions to customers.
Working with colleagues to design new systems, develop existing technology, or test theoretical designs.
Reviewing other colleagues work and providing structured feedback.
Writing speci�cations, test plans and technical reports and determining operational feasibility.
Leading production of technical reports, documentation and visualisations.
Contributing towards customer proposals/presentations and working with members of the Business
Development team.
Evaluating the technical and business impacts from developed solutions.
Researching and implementing analytics algorithms to solve customer problems.
Following de�ned development processes and complying with project plans and industry standards.
Writing well designed, testable, e�cient code and integrating software components into a fully functional
system.
Keeping up to date with developments in technologies and regulations.
Supporting customers through delivery, hand-over, and into support in line with agreed SLAs.
Attending meetings and events at customer sites in Europe and Internationally.
Any other duties as may be reasonably requested from time to time.
The responsibilities highlighted in this job description are indicative and may vary over time. Post holders are
expected to undertake other duties and responsibilities relevant to the nature, level and extent of the post.
Required Behaviours, Skills and Competencies
Has a keen interest in technology and actively increases their technical knowledge.
Understands fundamental data structures, algorithm design, problem solving and complexity analysis.
Is proactive about innovation and continuous improvement and encouraging to others.
Is driven and enthusiastic and works well in a dynamic environment.
Is empathetic to customer needs and provides them with the right solution to their challenges.
Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills, using the correct level of communication for a given
audience.
Able to independently research and solve problems and develop new solutions.
Works to timelines and establishes plans with measurable milestones.
Anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks, taking responsibility for commitments.
Can discuss technical issues in a way that is understandable to everyone and work in close contact with
non-technical customers.
Must have access to a car and a full clean UK driving license.
Required Experience
Experience gathering requirements via user research to de�ne solutions to customer problems.
Experience with Business Intelligence tools, speci�cally Power BI.
Experience writing technical reports and documentation.
Experience in Python, SQL, or statistical packages.
Experience in software development methodologies, speci�cally Agile/SCRUM.
Desirable Experience
Demonstrable data analytics project development or delivery experience.
Experience using Power BI Q&A feature and/or Power Apps.
Experience managing project discovery and handover to delivery teams.
Experience working in cloud environments such as Azure or AWS.
Bachelor or master’s degree at 2.1 or above (or equivalent), preferably in Computer Science, Engineering,
Physics, or Mathematics.
Experience of collaborative software development using version control preferably Git.
Experience in using modern software development practices and technologies including continuous
integration, deployment, and release; automated testing and quality assurance; iterative product
development.
Experience using container technology such as Docker or Kubernetes.
Company
We are specialists in data science, data strategy, search, integration and visualisation. Analytics Engines
leverages connected technology and data analysis to deliver better insights and outcomes for customers. We
break down our customers’ data silos and enable organisations to understand their data.
Bene�ts
You will be joining a dynamic and innovative company at an exciting time in its growth. In addition to a
competitive salary, we o�er:
35 days annual leave (including public holidays).
Up to 10 days annually of additional unpaid leave.
Flexible working around core hours.
Pension scheme.
Private health insurance scheme.
Contribution towards gym membership.
Opportunities to invest in your development, be it courses, books, exams or conferences.
Support for personal charitable time.
Weekly knowledge sharing presentations and regular company outings.
Monthly acknowledgement of outstanding sta� and regular celebrations of company success.
We are currently working remotely part-time with regular days in the o�ce. We expect a gradual increase in
o�ce attendance in Belfast in 2023 but you will have �exibility to work remotely or in our o�ce the rest of the
time. Analytics Engines is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We do not discriminate against our job applicants or
employees, and we aim to select the best person for the job.
To apply for this position, please send your CV to [email protected]
