- Company Name
- Alexander Ash Consulting Ltd
- Job Title
- Technical Business Analyst – Application Migration Programme
- Job Description
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**Job Title:**
Technical Business Analyst – Application Migration Programme
**Role Summary:**
Partner with architects, engineers, and application owners to analyze complex systems, define migration strategies, and ensure seamless transition of large-scale infrastructure and applications into modern hosting environments.
**Expectations:**
Deliver comprehensive assessment reports, migration plans, and dependency matrices; manage risks and sequencing; engage stakeholders; and produce high‑quality documentation supporting the migration roadmap.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Assess application architecture, dependencies, integrations, and risks.
- Define migration strategies (rehost, replatform, refactor, retire).
- Validate target environments, create runbooks, and establish readiness criteria.
- Map inter‑application impacts, sequence migrations, and track blockers.
- Liaise with SMEs and programme teams, presenting findings and recommendations.
- Produce assessment reports, migration paths, and dependency matrices.
**Required Skills:**
- Business analysis experience in infrastructure or application migration programmes.
- Deep understanding of application architectures and hosting models (UNIX/Linux, Windows, middleware, databases).
- Proficiency in mapping dependencies and defining migration paths across complex estates.
- Exposure to data centre, hybrid, or cloud migrations (AWS, Azure, private cloud).
- Strong analytical, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Proficient with MS Project, Excel, JIRA, and PowerPoint.
- (Desirable) Knowledge of networks, infrastructure fundamentals, distributed systems, and controlled release/change management.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analysis, or related field.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CBAP, ITIL, AWS/Azure, or equivalent) preferred.