Technical Business Analyst

Why Aqovia?

At the Intersection of Innovation and Impact, introducing Aqovia . Aqovia is a UK-based technology firm dedicated to creating tangible value through the power of AI, data-driven, and bespoke software solutions and services.

Our unique approach extends beyond traditional service and solutions delivery, we strategically invest in and nurture a diverse portfolio of promising companies operating across vital sectors including; financial services, health, infrastructure management, sustainability, education, and business intelligence.

This commitment to fostering innovation across a broad spectrum allows Aqovia to stay at the cutting edge, delivering transformative solutions and creating significant impact. For our clients and strategic partners, Aqovia offers a unique opportunity to be part of a dynamic and forward-thinking group shaping the future

Job Description

Aqovia is looking for a Technical Business Analyst to join our software engineering department. You will work in fast-paced development teams for our own products and/or client projects. As a Technical Business Analyst you will be working on our consulting projects, primarily designing RESTful API services.

Here's what you'll do:

• Capture and curate business requirements and system documentation in JIRA/Confluence as , user stories, API design, API enhancements
• Write estimate-able user stories, in JIRA, for developers including acceptance criteria
• Design RESTful web APIs for new and existing products in an API first context, in accordance with strategic guidance provided by the technical architect.
• Collaborate with engineering team members and business stakeholders to:
  1. Design RESTful web APIs
  2. Design Data Models
  3. Design event-driven processes in a distributed systems (micro-services)
  4. Specify contracts for messaging and web services, primarily using JSON Schema and Open API Specification (Swagger), respectively.
  5. Validate/verify APIs by creating requests and asserting responses in Postman.
  6. Document processes and data models, primarily using BPMN
  7. Define acceptance test scenarios in a DSL, such as Gherkin and generate test data sets
• Support product owners and QA in acceptance testing
• Participate in agile team ceremonies
• Write customer facing documentation
• Coach / mentor junior analyst(s)
• Support data engineers responsible for on-boarding customers/data into platform

We're looking for someone who has:

• Understanding of REST and its application to web APIs, able to use tools like Postman and Insomnia
• Understanding of headers, authentication, authorization and response codes
• Commitment to agile and lean development principles.
• Commercial experience as a technical business analyst across multiple different customers / projects
• Excellent business interpersonal, written and oral communication skills. Able to translate business needs to engineers, and explain complex details to non-technical people.
• Experience of writing user stories for agile development teams.
• Strong analysis and problem-solving skills
• Experience documenting processes using standards such as BPMN and UML.
• Understanding of event driven workflows
• Comfortable working with source code (Git) to manage API specifications.
• Able to work with a web API testing tool such as Postman, including crafting authentication tokens

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Prototyping and wireframing
  
• Experience of agile leadership such as a Scrum Product Owner or Scrum Master.
  

Joining Aqovia means:
If you're a technically adept problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment and shares our commitment to positive impact, we encourage you to apply!

Equal Opportunity Employer
At Aqovia, we believe in the strength of diversity. We strive to reflect the varied markets we serve and foster an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcome, valued, and empowered to be their authentic selves. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to embracing all forms of diversity across our organisation.