Digital Business Analyst in Wigston, Leicestershire

Digital Business Analyst
Wigston, Leicestershire | Hybrid, 3 days per week on site
£45,000-£50,000 per annum (Pro Rata) + Benefits | 6 Month Fixed Term Contract | Strong Possibility of Going Permanent

Excellent opportunity for a Digital Business Analyst to join an established business on a six-month fixed term contract, helping shape an active ecommerce platform with a strong possibility of moving into a permanent position.

This company are looking for a hands-on Business Analyst to improve the quality of requirements moving into development, supporting closer collaboration between business stakeholders, Product, Engineering and QA. You will join as an employee on a fixed term basis, with access to the company's employee benefits package.

In this role, you will lead discovery sessions, validate requirements and break down complex features into clear, sprint-ready user stories. You will write detailed acceptance criteria, identify edge cases and dependencies, and support engineering and QA throughout development and testing.

The ideal candidate will have experience as a Business Analyst within an Agile digital delivery environment, with strong practical knowledge of INVEST principles and Gherkin acceptance criteria. Ecommerce experience would be particularly valuable, alongside the ability to understand unfamiliar systems and resolve gaps in requirements.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a visible contribution to a digital platform, develop your experience across ecommerce delivery and potentially build a longer-term career within an established business.

The Role:

• Six-month fixed term contract with a strong possibility of becoming permanent.
• Run discovery workshops and stakeholder interviews to gather and validate requirements.
• Translate business needs into clear user stories with testable Given / When / Then acceptance criteria.
• Break down epics and features into appropriately sized, independently deliverable stories.
• Identify business rules, edge cases, error states and dependencies before refinement.
• Work closely with the Product Owner, UX, Engineering and QA through development, testing and defect triage.
• Improve requirements templates, Definition of Ready and backlog quality.

The Person:

• Experienced Business Analyst within an Agile digital product or technology delivery environment.
• Strong requirements elicitation, workshop facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to write INVEST-compliant user stories and detailed Gherkin acceptance criteria.
• Experienced in breaking down complex requirements and supporting developers and QA through delivery.
• Ecommerce experience desirable, particularly B2B accounts, pricing, checkout, order management or API integrations.
• Comfortable joining on an initial six-month fixed term contract.
• Able to attend Wigston three days per week, ideally available immediately or at short notice.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.