Business Analyst

CDL Software

Business Analyst joining agile software engineering teams at CDL. Eliciting business needs and driving continuous improvement in technology solutions for insurance and finance.

Posted 7/14/2026full-timeStockport • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £43,000 - £48,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in eliciting, analyzing, and documenting business requirements, translating them into user stories, and managing product backlogs. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams in an agile environment, utilizing tools like Jira, and maintaining documentation to support successful delivery.

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Business Requirements ElicitationUser Story DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesJira ProficiencyAWS Cloud Awareness

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Hard Skills

Business AnalysisRequirements DocumentationBacklog ManagementProcess Flow CreationSolution DesignIncident ManagementUser Story WritingStakeholder ManagementAI ValidationCloud Technologies

Soft Skills

Collaborative Problem SolvingProactive LearningAdaptabilityCommunicationFacilitation

Tools & Technologies

JiraAWS ServicesAgile ToolsDocumentation ToolsAnalysis Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

AWS Cloud Practitioner

Industry Keywords

Insurance SectorFinancial ServicesAI-Driven DeliverySoftware Development LifecycleContinuous Improvement

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Actively participate and contribute to the Analyst community of practice, sharing experiences and knowledge with other analysts.
Maintain and increase knowledge of design processes, tools, analysis best practice and architecture of CDL applications.
Operates with a continuous improvement mindset towards the products they look after.
Liaise with Product Owners to identify value and develop requirements.
Develop requirements storyboards and write user stories with the squad.
Work with the squad to refine backlog and prepare tickets for sprint planning using INVEST criteria.
Carry incident management and investigation based on set priorities.
Work with cross-functional teams to solve problems and develop solutions.
Write scoping briefs and solution design documents.
Contribute to a BA community of practice to improve skills and working practices.
Facilitate workshops in person and online.
Manage technical, product and business stakeholder groups.

Requirements

What you’ll need

You have experience eliciting, analysing and documenting business requirements, translating them into clear user stories and supporting the maintenance of a prioritised product backlog.
You are confident in identifying, analysing and helping solve business problems, working collaboratively with stakeholders to shape effective solutions.
You demonstrate a proactive approach to learning and are keen to develop your understanding of CDL's products, services and technologies.
You can clearly and concisely define complex problems, helping teams understand challenges and identify appropriate solutions.
You enjoy working collaboratively within agile, cross-functional teams and actively contribute to ceremonies such as stand-ups, sprint planning and retrospectives.
You are comfortable creating and maintaining documentation, including process flows, diagrams and other analysis artefacts using appropriate tools.
You have a good understanding of the software development lifecycle and how business analysis supports successful delivery.
You have experience working closely with Product, Engineering, QA and other business stakeholders in cross-functional delivery teams.
You are confident using Jira to manage requirements, support backlog refinement and track delivery activity.
You have an awareness of cloud technologies, ideally including AWS services and solutions.
You are comfortable working in an AI-enabled delivery environment, validating AI-generated outputs, challenging assumptions and ensuring solutions align with business needs and customer outcomes.
You are curious, adaptable and capable of working through ambiguity to translate desired outcomes into clear, actionable requirements.
AWS Cloud Practitioner certification (Desirable)
Experience working with AWS serverless architectures (Desirable)
Experience within the insurance or financial services sector (Desirable)
Exposure to AI-driven delivery approaches and an understanding of how AI can support business analysis and software development lifecycles (Desirable)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid Working (2 Days a Week in the office - SK4 2HD)
Flexible working
25 days holiday to start, increasing by 1 day per 1 year of service up to 30 days
Top employer for 10th year running
Excellent training and development platform
Opportunities for career progression
Health and Wellbeing Programme
Virtual activities, lunch and learns, coffee mornings and meetups
Life and health assurance
Electric Vehicle Scheme
Established Recognition Award System
Great Parental Benefits
Diversity and Inclusion network
Pension scheme
Community projects and volunteer days
Refer a friend bonus
On-site free parking
Open plan modern offices
Quiet Spaces are also available
Shuttle bus to and from the station
Subsidised restaurant
Games room, pool & table-tennis tables and chill out zone
Annual Hackathon & Deep Racer Events
Social activities, regular social events through our social group Xtra, including a summer BBQ, competitions, bowling, go-karting, football games, Winter party and much more
Car wash, barber, yoga classes, boot camp and massage services all on site
Cycle to work scheme
Shower and dry rooms