Lead Technical Business Analyst

Aker Systems | Enterprise technology and cloud infrastructure

16d 15h ago

Remote In-Country

Full Time

United Kingdom

Title: Lead Technical Business Analyst Location: Remote/Home Based, UK

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.

Experience in UK Public Sector / Utilities is Mandatory

We're looking for a Lead Technical Business Analyst to join our Delivery team—someone who thrives at the intersection of complex technical systems and business value delivery.

As a core contributor to our product evolution, you will work closely with Product Managers, Solution Architects, and client-facing teams to drive the design and execution of secure, scalable cloud-native platforms—primarily across AWS, GCP, Azure, with expansion from UK Public Sector into BFSI and other regulated industries.

This role requires a sharp analytical mind, a solution-oriented mindset, and the ability to navigate ambiguity with resilience and structure. You’ll be working with cutting-edge tech—Java, Kafka, Kubernetes, event-driven and big data architectures—in a culture that values security, trust, and forward-thinking innovation.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with Product Managers and Solution Architects to capture, refine, and validate business and technical requirements
Translate business goals into clear technical specifications, including user stories, process flows, and data models
Perform end-to-end technical, business, and data analysis across our product offerings and client projects
Engage with clients to understand integration, configuration, and deployment requirements
Contribute to the design of event-driven, microservices-based solutions using modern cloud and container platforms
Support domain modelling using Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles
Define acceptance criteria, support test planning and UAT, and contribute to release readiness
Facilitate backlog grooming, sprint planning, and cross-functional alignment sessions
Serve as the vital link between engineering, QA, product, and client stakeholders

Required Skills & Experience

Must-Haves:

Proven experience as a Technical or Systems Business Analyst within a software or product-led environment
Strong understanding of cloud-native and distributed systems architectures
Familiarity with technologies such as Java, Kafka, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
Experience with event-driven architectures, big data flows, and asynchronous systems
Proficient in reading and interpreting technical diagrams, architecture specs, and API contracts
Deep understanding of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and agile methodologies
Strong experience working in AWS or Azure environments
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
Analytical thinking with a knack for solutioning complex technical problems

Nice-to-Haves:

Exposure to regulated domains (e.g., BFSI, healthcare, telecom, public sector)
Familiarity with OpenAPI/Swagger, RESTful services, and API-first design
Experience with agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and tools like JIRA, Confluence, Git
Prior involvement in cloud infrastructure or platform teams

Mindset & Culture Fit

We’re a team of doers, solvers, and thinkers who don’t just ship features—we build platforms that enable resilience, agility, and trust in some of the world’s most secure environments.

To thrive in this role, you must:

Be solution-oriented: Always looking forward, not get stuck on roadblocks
Be resilient under complexity: Able to navigate evolving requirements and tight feedback loops
Think in systems: Understand how parts interact, not just in silos
Bring a product-first mindset: Driven by user outcomes, not just documentation

Value collaboration, curiosity, and accountability

Aker Systems Attributes

At Aker we work as a team; we are collaborative, hardworking, open, and delivery obsessed. There is no blame culture here: try things, and take responsibility for the outcomes. You are always part of the wider Aker. We help our colleagues and take pride in successfully achieving difficult tasks. We run towards problems and help to solve them. Communicate always, do so accurately and in a timely fashion.

In return, we offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, company paid medical insurance and life assurance, pension scheme, annual training allowance, wellbeing allowance, virtual GP, Employee Assistance plan and more.

Equal Opportunities

Aker Systems fosters a diverse environment that encourages openness in its communications and is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people regardless of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, veteran status or other personal characteristics. We embrace differences of opinion and diversity because they help challenge us and find new groundbreaking technical solutions.

Required Skills

awsazuregcpjavakafkakubernetesci/cd

Required Languages

🇬🇧 English