Lead Technical Business Analyst

Aker Systems was founded in 2017 by a team of experienced technology professionals who recognised an opportunity to provide highly secure enterprise data platforms to large organisations. We build and operate ground-breaking, ultra-secure, high performance, cloud-based data infrastructure for the enterprise. Our proprietary technology solutions drive performance and reduce costs while helping our clients to improve the management and sharing of data across their organisations. In 2024, Aker Systems won the Breakthrough Culture Awards highlighting growth companies putting culture first. In 2020 Aker Systems was recognised as a ‘One to Watch’ on the Sunday Times Tech Track. The Company was also recognised at the Thames Valley Tech Awards 2020; winning the Thames Valley Tech Company of the year, the Emerging Tech Company and High Growth Tech Business categories. We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, and supportive place for you to do your very best work. ​ We're looking for a Lead Technical Business Analyst to join our Delivery team - someone who thrives at the intersection of complex technical systems, business needs, and delivering value. You will work closely with Product & Delivery Managers, Architects, and client-facing teams to translate business objectives into clear requirements, supporting the delivery of complex technology initiatives, including major procurement programmes and cloud data platform projects spanning AWS, Azure and GCP. ​ ​ This role requires a sharp analytical mind, exceptional attention to detail, and a structured, methodical approach to eliciting, analysing, and documenting complex business and technical requirements. You’ll build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels, using your communication skills to understand business needs, navigate ambiguity, and drive alignment across complex procurement and technology programmes. Operating at Lead level, you’ll bring structure and clarity to challenging conversations, facilitate collaboration between business and technical teams, and ensure requirements are clearly articulated, thoroughly analysed, and aligned to business objectives . Technical understanding is important, but the ability to ask the right questions, build trust, influence stakeholders, and produce high-quality analysis is key to success in this role. ​ ​ The role will be primarily remote based, with travel to client site s (primarily in Croydon) as required . ​ ​ Key Responsibilities ​ Build and maintain strong relationships with client stakeholders across business and technical teams, establishing a clear understanding of their objectives, priorities, and requirements. ​ Lead requirements elicitation through stakeholder interviews, workshops, and collaborative working sessions, ensuring business needs, constraints, and expectations are thoroughly understood. ​ Analyse, structure, and document complex business and technical requirements, producing clear, comprehensive, and traceable requirements documentation to support major procurement and technology programmes. ​ Translate business objectives into well-defined requirements, user stories, functional specifications, and supporting artefacts that provide clarity for procurement, solution design, and delivery. ​ Challenge assumptions, identify gaps, dependencies, risks, and conflicting requirements, and work with stakeholders to reach consensus and drive decisions forward. ​ Work closely with architects, engineers, product teams, and delivery managers to ensure requirements are understood, feasible, and appropriately reflected in proposed solutions. ​ Support requirements validation, acceptance criteria definition, test planning, and user acceptance testing (UAT), ensur