About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Risk and Control Objective

Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.

Working Flexibly

We're committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers' and clients' needs. Whether you have family commitments or you're a career, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life.

If you would like some flexibility then please discuss this with the hiring manager.

• In today's complex business environment, an organisation's adaptability, agility, and ability to manage constant change through innovation can be key to success. Barclays achieve goals through projects that translate business needs into new products, services, and profits. Business Analysts can make it all happen more efficiently and effectively.
• The business Analyst's primary objective is helping the business implement technology solutions in a cost-effective way by determining the requirements of a project or program, and communicating them clearly to stakeholders, facilitators and partners.

What will you be doing?

• The role holder will liaise with Business and relevant stakeholders including Global IT teams and Vendor partners to define and document detailed User Stories and Impact Assessment documents
• The role holder will undertake investigations into the system and understand system integrity across a range of IT systems.
• The role holder will identify and manage requirements change, and its implications, across the lifecycle and manage traceability of requirements.
• The role holder will conduct functional impact analysis in the event of changes to business objectives, requirements and/or technical architectures/platforms.
• The role holder will identify & specify as necessary "as is" and "to be" business processes, business systems and associated data dependencies.
• The role holder will support the technology and business teams involved in a project through the full SDLC.
• This includes ensuring initial analysis is accurate, assisting development teams with queries. Writing and executing test scenarios and test cases. Support the business through the UAT phase by being responsible for answering questions about system functionality and ensuring business requirements are met by the system.
• Providing support to the Lead Business Analyst, helping to define analysis approach in line with the strategic vision of the programme and preferred methodology of the organization
• Calculating the estimates for the change requested by the business and solicit the approval on cost estimates from the Project Managers
• Working independently to elicit, validate and document systems requirements in either BRDs or user/feature stories depending on the SDLC in use by the development teams
• Work with the Lead Product Manager and support them to evangelize roadmaps and run them through forums to gather support and drive adoption

What we're looking for:

• Experience of Business Analysis in Banking domain (preferably Retail banking)
• Experience in Agile methodology and understanding of Agile ceremonies
• Experience of writing user stories/EPICS in JIRA
• JIRA tool and confluence exposure
• Exposure to writing JQL queries
• Basic knowledge of SQL queries
• Stakeholder management skills
• Requirements elicitation skills
• Good analytical skills
• Good understanding of as-is and to-be states in context of business requirements
• Good communication skills
• Self-learner, ability to work independently, and good co-ordination skills with others
• Ability to articulate requirements in business terminology
• Good documentation skills
• Language Proficiency (English)
• Good understanding of Banking fundamentals

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Past experience in Java development would be desirable but not mandatory
• Experience in Interface analysis (API field mappings etc.), good to have basic understanding of API's

Where will you be working?

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Be More at Barclays

At Barclays, each day is about being more - as a professional, and as a person. 'Be More @ Barclays' represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It's the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.

Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.

Our Values

Purpose, Values and Mindset

We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.

Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

Respect

We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.

Integrity

We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.

Service

We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.

Excellence

We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.

Stewardship

We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.

Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Empower

Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.

Challenge

Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.

Drive

Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.

Our Diversity

We aim to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to our vision and goals.

Our Benefits

Our customers are unique. The same goes for our colleagues. That's why at Barclays we offer a range of benefits, allowing every colleague to choose the best options for their personal circumstances. These include a competitive salary and pension, health care and all the tools, technology and support to help you become the very best you can be. We are proud of our flexible working options for colleagues. If you have a need for flexibility, then please discuss this with us.