Technical Business Analyst

Technical Business Analyst - Technology Consulting – Belfast

In Digital Engineering we shape, concept and build innovative solutions that address the most important issues and opportunities for our clients. Our consultants work in agile, cross-functional teams addressing some of most significant issues facing society today, such as transition to sustainable energy, digitisation of government, scaling high-growth businesses, exploiting the potential of AI and improving wellness with digital healthcare.

The core capabilities of our team include:

• Digital strategy, horizon scanning, and strategic planning. Working in combined teams with Business Designers, Researchers, Strategists, Industry and Functional Specialists, we develop a vision, roadmap and case for change to address fundamental issues facing our clients, such as “how can we grow?”, “how do we respond to disruption?” and “what can we do next?”
• Digital technology delivery management. Using principles of lean start-up and agile, we manage large-scale delivery programmes that include custom software and SaaS solutions, using an ecosystem of EY, client and partner agency resources. We have a range of skills across programme management, solution architecture, product management, business analysis and delivery management, 
• Digital software engineering. Many of our solutions involve custom engineering of unique solutions and experiences created from modern web-scale technologies, such as HTML5, JavaScript, Micro-Services, Cloud Computing and Machine Learning.

As a technology specialist, EY offers you the opportunity to apply your skills in a highly strategic context, working on meaningful and impactful solutions that build a better working world. EY is a leader in Business Transformation services and the Digital Engineering team is rapidly growing to enable us to deliver more of our technology work.  This is an exciting time for new joiners who will have many opportunities to make their mark on the business and accelerate their personal and professional growth.

The opportunity

EY is actively growing our Digital Engineering team in Belfast and are expanding our Business Analyst team. As a BA you will have work across a wide range of products that are transforming how our client’s work. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a leading firm whilst being instrumental in the growth of our service offering.

Your key responsibilities

• Work closely with product owners, architects, developers, and QA teams to translate complex business needs into clear, accurate functional/technical requirements
• Create detailed artefacts such as user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows and API designs
• Facilitate requirement‑gathering workshops, technical discussions, and backlog refinement sessions
• Act as the bridge between business stakeholders and engineering teams to ensure shared understanding and alignment
• Work with delivery managers to refine the backlog, track progress, and ensure timely delivery of features.
• Champion standards for requirements quality, documentation, traceability, and version control.
• Support non‑functional requirement definition including performance, security, compliance, and scalability considerations.

Skills and attributes for success 

• Experience as a Technical BA or product analyst in a technology driven environment
• Strong experience in translating complex business requirements into technical requirements for Engineers to consume. It would be advantageous to have experience working on backend microservices, e.g. impact analysis on API mapping and microservices 
• Hands‑on experience with tools such as Swagger/OpenAPI, Postman, Confluence, JIRA, and Visio/MIRO.
• Ability to understand and articulate technical concepts (e.g., caching, event driven process, error handling, integration endpoints)
• Experience working in Agile delivery frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, DevOps).
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Ability to create clear documentation, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
•  Strong analytical mindset, problem‑solving skills, and attention to detail.
• Desired knowledge of front‑end and backend architectures to support design discussions effectively

To qualify for the role, you must have

•  A proactive, self‑starter mindset.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities in fast‑paced environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills.
•  A collaborative approach and willingness to work closely with cross‑functional teams.
•  High‑quality written and verbal communication in fluent English.
• An analytical approach combined with practical problem‑solving ability.