Senior Technical Systems Analyst

Salary: £45,000 - 85,000 per year

Requirements:

• Significant experience within Technical Systems Analysis, Systems Design, Solution Design or a similar role.
• A proven track record of producing high-quality functional specifications, interface contracts and data mapping documentation.
• Strong knowledge of systems analysis methodologies and SDLC practices.
• Experience working within complex, multi-system environments.
• Understanding of modern integration approaches, including APIs, events and file-based interfaces.
• Experience defining data transformation rules, validation logic and exception handling processes.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate between technical and non-technical audiences.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
• Experience conducting impact assessments and managing requirements traceability.
• A collaborative and consultative approach, with the confidence to influence stakeholders across Technology and the wider business.

Responsibilities:

• Translating solution architecture into detailed, implementable technical specifications.
• Creating and maintaining functional specifications, process/workload documentation and interface contracts.
• Defining data mappings, transformation logic, validation rules and error-handling behaviours.
• Supporting delivery teams with clear, accurate and testable requirements throughout the SDLC.
• Conducting impact assessments across systems, interfaces and data models.
• Ensuring traceability across requirements, processes, specifications and technical designs.
• Collaborating with Architects to resolve design ambiguities and ensure alignment to enterprise standards.
• Working closely with Engineering and QA teams to ensure solutions are implementable, testable and operationally robust.
• Contributing to logical data modelling, data governance requirements and GDPR/PII considerations.
• Identifying opportunities to improve specification standards, templates and delivery practices across the Architecture community.

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We are the team behind digital retailer Very, and our purpose of helping families get more out of life powers everything we do. We want our people to get more out of life too, with flexibility, great perks and benefits, and the freedom to be yourself and keep learning. We are looking for a Senior Technical Systems Analyst to join our Architecture team and help shape technology solutions for our Logistics and Fulfilment landscape. This is a flexible, hybrid role with an inclusive culture, a 1000 flexible benefits allowance, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, LinkedIn Learning access, bonus potential, up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk, and matched pension up to 6%. The role includes a one-stage interview process and our recruitment process may include credit, CIFAS, Right to Work and, where required, DBS checks.

last updated 36 week of 2026