Senior Consultant Technical Business Analyst

ABOUT SQUARCLE / THE TEAM

Squarcle is a growing strategy, operations and digital consultancy dedicated to driving the performance of our clients. We are people-orientated and pride ourselves on our people-first culture. Unlike many consultancies, Squarcle is as equally dedicated to delivery as it is to design. 

The Enterprise Digitisation & Change capability support the delivery of Squarcle consultancy tasks through managing transformation and ensuring robust programme management. The team is made up of subject matter experts, including P3M and Business Analyst specialists, that work within client facing tasks to deliver the against a specified mandate. Working together but often independently, each consultant will be expected to work, onsite and remotely, with the client on complex and engagements.

Squarcle is committed to equality and diversity, and our aim is to build a diverse, dedicated, and high-performing team of subject matter experts to help our clients achieve resilient supply chain, asset management, and operational excellence.

JOB OVERVIEW / INTRODUCTION

Management consulting is problem-solving. Organisations today face many problems which affect their ability to perform. With the ever-changing landscape and the emergence of innovative technologies, organisations need to evolve faster than ever. They need help to identify, design and implement the changes vital to their economic health. Our senior consultants supply their expertise to help our clients attain their performance ambition through the proposed changes.

Reporting to a manager and working directly with the client the Senior Consultant Technical Business Analyst bridges business needs and technology delivery by translating requirements into detailed technical specifications, ensuring systems, data, and integrations are designed and implemented to meet business outcomes.  

Squarcle consultants work across both project delivery and business development:

• Delivery: Squarcle management consultants work to supply solutions to the client’s changing business needs. The scope of engagements is highly variable and can include core strategy development, large scale implementation, process optimisation, change management, and innovative technology introduction.
• Business development: Squarcle places an emphasis on leading sector thinking in the development of latest ideas. This can include producing white papers and internal research on relevant changes occurring in the sector and the impact of the general economy.

Senior consultants will have the opportunity to work across four broad subject areas:

• Strategy: Strategy consultants provide clients with guidance in various spheres of business, including corporate strategy, business transformation, and digital and innovation capabilities
• Operations: Operations consultants provide clients with guidance about business process optimisations to improve operational business capabilities and support ongoing client delivery.
• Information Technology: Information technology consultants supply and implement technological solutions for the client.
• Human Capital: Human capital consultants provide clients with solutions with change management and aide with any organisational changes that may affect the employees  
  

PRIMARY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Squarcle Management Responsibilities

• Encourage effective working in diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution.
  

Requirements Engineering 
Elicit, analyse, and refine business requirements with stakeholders and translate requirements into detailed technical specifications. Produce: 

• User stories with technical acceptance criteria
• Functional and non-functional requirements (NFRs)
• Ensure requirements are clear, testable, and build-ready 

Solution & Systems Analysis
Break down how requirements map to systems, components, and services. Define:

• System behaviours
• Process flows
• Support solution design documentation 

Data Analysis & Modelling
Analyse and document data structures and data flows across systems. Define:

• Data mappings and transformations
• Data quality and validation rules
• Support creation of logical data models and schemas 

Stakeholder Relationships
Act as the translator between non-technical stakeholders and engineers to challenge ambiguity and resolve conflicting requirements. Facilitate workshops across:

• Product
• Architecture
• Engineering
• Operations 

Testing & Validation
Define test scenarios and acceptance criteria; support validation activities to ensure delivered solutions meet business intent and technical specifications. Support:

• System Integration Testing (SIT)
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Change & Impact Assessment
Support backlog management and prioritisation and identify risks and dependencies early. Assess impact of changes across:

• Systems 
• Data
• Interfaces 

Documentation & Governance
Produce and maintain:

• Technical specifications
• Interface control documents (ICDs)
• Data dictionaries
• Ensure traceability from requirements to design to build to test
  

Business Development

• Identify and pursue follow-on work and new business opportunities with existing and potential clients
• Support the sales and bid processes
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive landscape

Team Leadership and Mentorship

• Provide guidance for more junior consultants, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment

Thought Leadership and Industry Expertise

• Stay updated on industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies relevant to the consulting domain
• Participate in professional development activities, such as attending seminars or pursuing relevant certifications
  

SECONDARY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Production of internal reporting
• Develop and refine Squarcle methods
• Support to wider team activities, such as, knowledge sessions and recruitment

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL

• Bachelor’s degree (2:1) or higher in Computer Science
• 3 years + experience of working as a Technical Business Analyst
• Understanding of system architecture (microservices, APIs, data modelling)
• Familiarity with integration patterns (event-driven, ETL, messaging) and Cloud platforms
• Strong problem-solving and structured thinking
• Ability to break down complex systems into components
• Data analysis and interpretation
• Translate complex technical concepts into business language
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops
• Manage conflicting priorities and viewpoints
• Competence with requirements tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps)
• Understanding of end-to-end delivery lifecycles, DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• A strong work ethic with an ability to be self-directed and be an independent contributor to the team
• Ability to lead teams
• Successful candidates must be prepared to apply for, and pass security clearance, before they are appointed 
  

DESIRABLE

• Business Analyst Qualification from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT: Foundation or Practitioner level
• Experience of the Defence sector
• Modelling tools (Visio, Lucidchart, Draw.io)
• API tools (Postman, Swagger)
• Data tools (SQL, Excel, Power BI)

What we offer

We believe great work deserves great rewards. Here’s what you can expect as part of the team:

• Generous leave package
  • 26 days of annual leave (including your birthday!) plus UK bank holidays - increasing to 27 days after three years, and 28 after seven years
  • You’ll also get five extra days for your five and 10-year anniversaries
  • Additional leave for members of the Reserve Forces and CFAV.
• Private medical insurance
  • Provided once you’ve completed your probation.
• Recognition and rewards
  • £1,000 referral bonus for successful hires
  • Performance-related awards
  • Milestone and life-event hampers to celebrate life’s big moments
• Development & learning
  • Annual training week abroad
  • Funding for qualifications that benefit both you and the business
• Travel & wellbeing
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Discounted travel through funded railcards
• Pension
  • Our pension provider is NOW Pensions, pension contributions are 3% employer and 5% employee

We review our benefits regularly to ensure they stay competitive and meaningful - so this list may evolve as we grow.

Our working hours are 8:30 am – 5:30 pm (with an hour for lunch), Monday – Friday.

Apply now and take the next step toward doing work that matters, with a team that’s shaping the future of supply chain consulting.

Want to learn more about who we are and how we work? Our Recruitment Booklet gives you a deeper insight into our culture, values, and what it’s like to be part of our team. It also explains our grading structure, so you can understand how roles are positioned, how progression works, and what we look for at each level, helping you decide if we’re the right fit for you, and you’re the right fit for us.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

This role requires you to have lived in the UK for the last 5 years and obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance. Clearance must be obtained without any caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role you’ve been recruited for. If it isn’t obtained, or is obtained but with caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role, any conditional offer made to you will be withdrawn. Obtaining SC security clearance can be a lengthy process, and we reserve the right to withdraw any conditional offer made if the necessary security clearance isn’t obtained within 6 months. If you hold dual citizenship or nationality from another country, please make us aware of this during the application phase. We’re unable to offer visa sponsorship.

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