Technical Business Analyst

THE ROLE

We are seeking a technically adept Business Analyst to bridge business needs and technology solutions, focusing on functional design and outcome-driven product delivery within the Technology & Digital Services (TDS) portfolio. This role is critical in enabling NextEnergy Group’s digital transformation by ensuring requirements are clearly defined, validated, and translated into scalable, secure, and user-centric solutions.

You will work closely with product managers, UX/UI designers, engineers, and data teams to capture requirements, design functional specifications, and support delivery across multiple platforms and applications.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Requirements Gathering & Analysis

• Engage stakeholders to elicit, document, and validate business requirements.
• Translate business needs into functional specifications, process flows, and user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Analyse existing workflows and identify opportunities for digitization and optimization.

Functional Design & Documentation

• Develop detailed functional designs, including data models, integration points, and system interactions.
• Ensure designs align with architectural standards, security policies, and compliance requirements.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation throughout the product lifecycle.

Product Delivery & Agile Support

• Collaborate with product managers and engineering teams to prioritize backlog items and ensure timely delivery.
• Participate in agile ceremonies, providing clarity on requirements and functional design.
• Support testing phases by validating functionality against requirements and assisting with defect resolution.

Data & Integration Focus

• Work with data engineering teams to define data requirements, mappings, and transformation rules.
• Ensure functional designs accommodate integration with cloud platforms and analytics tools.

Risk & Compliance

• Partner with compliance and security teams to ensure adherence to regulatory and governance standards.
• Identify and mitigate functional risks early in the design process.

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in creating functional specifications, process maps, and user stories.
• Familiarity with data platforms, APIs, and integration patterns.
• Excellent communication skills able to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of agile delivery practices and tools (e.g., Azure DevOps).
• Understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements in technology solutions.
• Passion for our mission ‘to generate a more sustainable future by leading the transition to clean energy
• Our values: be a leader, build trust, be responsible, be innovative and ‘bring your alpha’.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS 

• Prior experience as a Business Analyst in a technology-driven environment.
• Hands-on experience with functional design for complex systems and integrations.
• Exposure to data platforms and analytics tools is advantageous.
• Experience working in regulated industries (energy, finance, utilities, or similar).
• The right to work in the UK.

WHAT WE OFFER

• A busy role in a supportive team, with plenty of opportunities to learn
• International scope – we operate in over 8 countries
• Hybrid working – we will need you in the central London (Mayfair) office at least twice a week, but you will normally be able to work remotely for the remainder of the week
• 30 days’ holiday per year (3 of which are taken during the festive shutdown in December)
• Private pension
• BUPA Healthcare for you and qualifying dependents
• Cycle to work and electric vehicle leasing schemes
• Annual discretionary bonus.

HOW TO APPLY

If you are interested in this opportunity, please follow the link to apply or send your application to careers@nextenergygroup.com. If you have been shortlisted for the next stage, we will be in contact within 14 days. 

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DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our approach to diversity and inclusion is a natural extension of our values. Our entrepreneurial culture inspires us to try new things, be open to different viewpoints and be bold. Our Group is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of connectedness that values difference and gives space for individual expression. The collective sum of our individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, and talent and hard work form the bedrock of who we are and who we aspire to be.

We are committed to equal employment and advancement opportunity irrespective of race, color, ancestry, social background, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability and gender identity.

ABOUT US

NextEnergy Group was founded in 2007 to become a leading market participant in the international solar sector.  Since its inception, it has been active in the development, construction, and ownership of solar assets across multiple jurisdictions.  NextEnergy Group operates via its three business units: NextEnergy Capital (Investment Management), WiseEnergy (Operating Asset Management), and Starlight (Asset Development). 

NextEnergy Capital manages the Group's investment activities and has invested in over 520 solar plants, exceeding 2GW in capacity across its institutional funds.

• NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF): Listed on the London Stock Exchange, NESF manages 102 solar and energy storage assets in the UK and Italy, with a total installed capacity of 983MW and a gross asset value of £1,014m.
• NextPower II (NPII): A private fund of 105 solar plants (149MW) focused on Italy, successfully divested in January 2022, delivering net IRRs exceeding its 10-12% target.
• NextPower III ESG (NPIII ESG): A private fund targeting solar infrastructure in OECD countries (e.g., US, Spain, Italy), with $896m raised, exceeding its $750m target.
• NextPower UK ESG (NPUK ESG): A private fund dedicated to new-build solar plants in the UK, with ~£600m raised.
• NextPower V ESG (NPV ESG): A private OECD solar fund investing in solar and adjacent technologies like battery storage. To date, it has raised $745m, targeting $1.5bn ($2bn ceiling).

WiseEnergy® is NextEnergy Group’s operating asset manager.  WiseEnergy is a leading specialist operating asset manager in the solar sector.  Since its founding, WiseEnergy has provided solar asset management, monitoring, technical due diligence and under construction services to over 1,500 utility-scale solar power plants with an installed total capacity in excess of 3.4 GW.  WiseEnergy clients comprise leading banks and equity financiers in the energy and infrastructure sector.  

Starlight is NextEnergy Group’s development company that is active in the development phase of solar projects.  It has developed over 100 utility-scale projects internationally and continues to progress a large pipeline of c.10GW of both green and brownfield project developments across global geographies. 

NextSTEP is the venture capital fund of NextEnergy Group, dedicated to investing in innovative startups in the field of environmental sustainability. The fund primarily focuses on investments in Italy and the United Kingdom but also extends its reach to the rest of Europe and the United States, targeting startups in the pre-seed and seed stages. NextSTEP pays particular attention to emerging entities from incubators, startup accelerators, universities, and research centers, supporting projects that address global challenges in crucial areas such as Climate Change, Energy Transition, CO2 Capture and Sequestration, Circular Economy, Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Mobility, Sustainable Fashion, Waste Management, Water and much more. 

NextEnergy Foundation is a non-profit organisation founded in 2016 by the NextEnergy Group that operates internationally and whose mission is to proactively participate in the global effort to reduce carbon emissions by providing clean energy sources in regions where they are not yet available and thereby contributing to poverty reduction. As the main sponsor of this foundation, the NextEnergy Group donates at least 5% of its consolidated net profits each year. The NextEnergy Foundation has no overhead costs and therefore 100% of the funds raised go to donations for the various projects. Since 2016, in 8 years of operation the foundation has donated more than £1.2 million, supporting over 30 projects in 27 different countries around the world.