Job Specifications
Technical Business Analyst – Application Migration Programme
Location: London/Dubai
Employment Type: Contract - 6 months rolling
About the Role
We’re looking for a Technical Business Analyst (TBA) to join a large-scale infrastructure & application migration programme. You’ll partner with architects, engineers, and application owners to analyse complex systems, define migration strategies, and ensure smooth transitions into modern hosting environments.
What You’ll Do
Assess applications: analyse architecture, dependencies, integrations, and risks.
Define migration strategies: rehost, replatform, refactor, or retire.
Support infrastructure alignment: validate target environments, create runbooks, and readiness criteria.
Manage dependencies & risks: map inter-application impacts, sequence migrations, and track blockers.
Stakeholder engagement: liaise with SMEs and programme teams, presenting clear findings and recommendations.
Produce high-quality documentation: assessment reports, migration paths, dependency matrices.
What We’re Looking For
Proven experience as a Business Analyst in infrastructure or application migration programmes.
Strong understanding of application architectures, hosting models (UNIX/Linux, Windows, middleware, databases).
Skilled in mapping dependencies and defining migration paths across complex estates.
Exposure to data centre, hybrid, or cloud migrations (AWS, Azure, private cloud).
Excellent analytical, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Proficiency with MS Project, Excel, JIRA, PowerPoint.
Desirable:
Financial services or regulated industry experience.
Knowledge of networks, infrastructure fundamentals, and distributed systems.
Familiarity with release/change management in controlled environments.
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