Technical Business Analyst- Manchester

About The Role

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Technical Business Analyst to work for our client within the public sector. This is initially a 3-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in Manchester

We are seeking an experienced and highly capable Technical Business Analyst to act as the bridge between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of gathering, analysing, and documenting requirements from a broad and diverse range of stakeholders, translating business needs into clear functional and non-functional requirements and user stories.

This role requires a strong understanding of technology, software development lifecycles, and enterprise systems, including ERP platforms. The Technical BA will work closely with Developers, Product Owners, Project Managers, and business stakeholders to ensure solutions are successfully designed and delivered.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyse, validate, and document business requirements from a wide range of stakeholders across multiple business functions.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, and discovery sessions to gather detailed functional and non-functional requirements.
• Create high-quality user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, use cases, and business requirements documentation.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications that can be effectively understood and actioned by development teams.
• Partner closely with Developers, Architects, Product Owners, and Project Managers throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support the design and implementation of new systems, software solutions, and ERP platforms.
• Analyse existing business processes and identify opportunities for improvement, optimisation, and automation.
• Collaborate with technical teams to clarify requirements, resolve ambiguities, and support solution design activities.
• Assist with backlog management, prioritisation, and sprint planning activities within Agile delivery environments.
• Support testing activities, including reviewing test cases, validating business outcomes, and assisting with User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Ensure delivered solutions meet agreed business objectives and stakeholder expectations.

About You

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst within technical and software delivery environments.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, or similar tools.
• Understanding of cloud-based technologies and SaaS platforms.
• Demonstrable expertise in creating and managing functional requirements, non-functional requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process maps, and workflows.
• Experience working on new system implementations and software development projects.
• Strong understanding of ERP platforms and enterprise technology solutions.
• Ability to engage confidently with both business stakeholders and technical development teams.
• Experience working closely with Developers and understanding technical concepts, APIs, integrations, system architecture, and software delivery processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working in Agile, Scrum, or hybrid delivery environments.

About Us

FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees.

FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK ‘Best Employer’.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension