Technical Business Analyst

Technical Business Analyst – Data Centre Exits & Cloud Migration

• 2/3 positions available
• Yeovil - remote with occasional visits
• 6 month contract initially
• Outside IR35
• Circa £450-500 per day

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Technical Business Analyst to support large-scale data centre exit initiatives and cloud migration programs. This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to analyse current infrastructure, define requirements, map workloads, and support the seamless transition of services from on-premise environments to cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct detailed analysis of existing infrastructure, applications, and workloads housed in on-premise data centres.
• Gather and document business and technical requirements related to cloud readiness and migration.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and project managers to define migration strategies and timelines.
• Develop current vs. future state diagrams, application dependency mappings, and gap analyses.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and opportunities associated with cloud migration and data centre decommissioning.
• Support testing, validation, and post-migration activities to ensure minimal disruption.
• Facilitate stakeholder communication and reporting throughout the migration lifecycle.

Key Skills and Experience:

• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and migration methodologies
• Experience with infrastructure analysis, application inventorying, and dependency mapping.
• Proficiency in business analysis tools and frameworks (e.g., BPMN, UML, Jira, Confluence).
• Excellent stakeholder management, documentation, and communication skills.
• Experience with data centre exit or large-scale IT transformation projects.