Trainee BA (Business Analyst) London, England
Job description
UK vacancies > Trainee BA (Business Analyst)
£24-£30K (DOE) - Increasing up to £40K
The role of the business analyst in software development is to be the bridge between clients, users and development teams. To succeed in this role you should have a natural analytical way of thinking and be able to explain difficult concepts to non-technical stakeholders. As part of a cross-functional team, Business Analysts at Geeks take ownership of the requirements of software development projects. That means explaining functionality to other team members, working closely with clients stakeholders to seek clarification, and incorporating change requests into low fidelity wireframes. In addition business analysts will create state diagrams, data maps and process models to enhance the team’s understanding.As a trainee business analyst at Geeks you are expected to learn how to maintain and update requirement backlogs in our project management tool AMP, and our prototyping tool visual spec. You will learn how to apply business analysis techniques and acquire knowledge of the software development life cycle. This will be achieved by shadowing senior business analysts and accessing online training material.
Continuous professional development:
By shadowing, and by completing case studies, you will learn how to elicit requirements, create business process documentation, create system diagrams and use our prototyping tool visual spec.
Knowledge of business software development is gained through online resources and internal training sessions. This knowledge underpins the practice of business analysis, so that in future you will be confident in discussion with client stakeholders.
Responsibilities
Learning how to create elicit and capture functional specification details in visual spec
Learning how to create business process documentation, such as swimlanes, business activity models and activity diagrams
Learning how to create system diagrams such as state diagrams and sequence diagrams
Updating low fidelity wireframes
Communicating and documenting change using AMP
Learning the basics of object-oriented languages
Cultivating broad knowledge of business terminology, for example: EBITDA, Margin, turnover, market share, overheads, ROI etc…
Learning the principles of user-centred design
Learning the Geeks approach, and where the BA team fits in the agile development process
Award-winning Training Program
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Required personal qualities
Agile and adaptable You see change as something positive, an opportunity to grow. You thrive in dynamic environments.
Positive thinker You naturally see the glass half full and focus on the bright side of things.
Impact-driven You genuinely care about the world. You are not driven by money, fame, comfort, or other self-interests, but by a burning desire to contribute and make an impact.
Driven and pro-active You love action and enjoy a high pace. You naturally assume responsibility and cannot just sit back. You do not give up until you have achieved the goals.
Curious and a lifelong learner You're naturally a curious person. You strive to always be better than yesterday. You seek feedback.
Required skills
Effective communication You can explain ideas and concepts concisely and succinctly. You know what to say, when to say, and how to say. You minimise misunderstandings.
Analytical problem-solving You are not easily overwhelmed by the complexity. You can break complex problems down into small and manageable components. You are quick to spot relationships between things and ideas.
Required experience / qualifications
Degree or Professional work experience You should ideally have a Bachelor’s degree or demonstrate equivalent practical work experience in a business-related field.
About Geeks
We don't make software. We make easyware, quickware, solutionware, awesomeware, the ware that makes the world better. We are the fixers, the doers, the problem solvers. We make technology and it makes us. If you cut us, we bleed innovation. Working here is fun and playful, and at the same time technically challenging and professional.
We reward ambition, technical excellence, and continued learning. If you share these values, we want you to join us. To learn more, check our Facebook and LinkedIn pages.
