Senior Business Analyst

Release Management:

Plan, schedule, and execute software releases following strict release management guidelines and governance frameworks

Maintain release calendars, deployment windows, and lead release readiness reviews

Coordinate release activities and manage handoffs between development teams

Configure and maintain JIRA workflows, screens, and schemes to support release management processes

Create and manage release-specific JIRA projects, epics, and version tracking

Establish and enforce JIRA hygiene standards across development teams

 

 

Business Analysis:

Lead business analysis for Global Equities strategic initiatives and translate into requirements

Partner with stakeholders to define, document and prioritise requirements

Build and drive delivery plans across multiple Technology and Business teams, managing scope, timelines and resources

Partner with development and testing teams to ensure a detailed understanding of requirements

Manage project conflicts, dependencies, and risk risks throughout delivery, escalating issues and maintaining stakeholder alignment

Lead and take part in governance forums with transparent progress reporting

 

 

Essential Requirements:

 

Degree from accredited university or equivalent experience

Knowledge of equities products / trading systems

3+ years of release management experience in technology environments

Strong JIRA administration skills including workflow configuration and reporting

Knowledge of software development lifecycle and release processes

Good communication skills with ability to coordinate across different teams

Analytical mindset with attention to detail for process compliance

 

Desirable Requirements:

JIRA certification or advanced JIRA experience

Experience with Confluence and other Atlassian tools

Experience with DevOps tools

Agile/Scrum experience and process improvement initiatives