Technical Systems Analyst

We’re looking for a Senior Technical Systems Analyst to join our Architecture team and play a pivotal role in shaping the technology solutions that support our Logistics & Fulfilment landscape.

This is more than a traditional analyst role. You’ll sit at the heart of solution delivery, translating architectural designs into detailed, build-ready specifications that enable engineering teams to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions.

Working closely with Architects, Product Owners, Engineering Leads and Data specialists, you’ll be the authoritative voice on functional design, interface contracts and data mapping, ensuring that complex initiatives are clearly defined, understood and successfully delivered.

If you enjoy solving complex business problems, influencing technical direction and creating specifications that drive real-world outcomes, we’d love to hear from you., As a Senior Technical Systems Analyst, you’ll be responsible for producing and maintaining the functional and interface specifications that underpin successful technology delivery., * 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., 1st stage - A one hour face-to-face interview with the hiring team to discuss your skills and relevant experience + competency questions. This is also a great opportunity to find out more about the role and to ask any questions you may have.

We’re looking for a highly experienced Technical Systems Analyst who combines strong analytical capability with a deep understanding of systems design and integration.

You’ll bring:

• 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 (Software Development) 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.

Some of our benefits

• Flexible, hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews

• 30 days holiday + bank holidays
• LinkedIn Learning access
• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)

• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk

• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be found on our career site

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Our purpose, helping families get more out of life, powers everything we do.

And we want our people to get more out of life too! If you’re high-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return, you’ll enjoy heaps of flexibility, great perks and benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go.

If you love making a difference, you’ll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers.