Senior Business Integration Analyst - Financial Services

Introduction

At IBM CIC, we provide technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK.

A career in IBM CIC means you’ll have the opportunity to work with leading professionals across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. You will get the chance to deliver effective solutions, driving meaningful business change for our clients, using some of the latest technology platforms.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You’ll be encouraged and supported to constantly reinvent yourself, focusing on skills in demand in an ever changing market. You’ll be working with diverse teams, coming up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, who may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

We Offer

• Many training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognized certifications

Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us

Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year

Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks

A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome

Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees

Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme

More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.

Your Role And Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced Business Integration Analyst to join IBM and support our Financial Services customer base. In this role, you will be responsible for integrating business processes, systems, and requirements across complex financial services environments. You will work closely with stakeholders, technical teams, and delivery partners to ensure seamless alignment between business needs and technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Gather, document, and analyze business and integration requirements from a wide range of stakeholders.
• Define project scope, objectives, and integration success criteria in collaboration with business and technical teams.
• Support cross-functional teams by translating business needs into clear functional, technical, and integration specifications.
• Contribute to integration process flows, interface definitions, user stories, and business cases.
• Facilitate workshops, meetings, and training sessions to support effective collaboration and knowledge sharing across IBM and client teams.
  
  

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Requirements

Required technical and professional expertise

• Proven experience in business analysis with a focus on process or systems integration.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across both business and technical groups.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and adapt to changing priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, or a related field.

Experience with business analysis and integration tools (e.g., Lucidchart, Visio, JIRA).

Familiarity with Agile methodologies and the Scrum framework.

Knowledge of the software development life cycle (SDLC).

Experience in data analysis and reporting.

Passion for continuous learning and professional development.

Eligibility

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. To be eligible for this role, you must have the valid right to work in the UK. We do not offer visa sponsorship. You must also be a UK resident and have lived continuously in the UK for the last 5 years.

Desirable Certifications

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
• IIBA Certification of Competency in Business Analysis (CCBA)
• Agile Scrum Master (e.g., PSM I or CSM)
• TOGAF Certification (for integration and enterprise architecture alignment)
• IBM Integration Bus or IBM Cloud Pak for Integration certification