Job Title: Business AnalystLocation: SheffieldSalary: CompetitiveJob type: Full Time – Permanent.An extraordinarily talented group of individuals work together every day to drive TNS' success, from both professional and personal perspectives. Come join the excellence!OverviewTNS is looking for a passionate, motivated Business Analyst to join our Automation Development Team. Responsibilities to be focused on assisting with the development of automation tools to support TNS Global products and services.The role includes driving awareness of requirements across business units and identify systems, processes, and applications in need of automation; helping gather and document user requirements for new work and updates to existing systems; and ensuring maximum value of incoming requests across TNS lines of business.The position will require interaction with internal teams (Service Delivery, Operations, Planning, and Business Units) for requirements gathering and deployment coordination.Responsibilities * Partner with stakeholders across business units to develop analyses in a collaborative way. * Explain solutions by clearly articulating features and responding to technical questions. * Gather, evaluate, document, and communicate business requirements on a continuing basis. * Design and present proposals for enhancing TNS solutions via automation. * Keep up to date with industry standards, emerging technologies, and automation trends. * Incorporate security best practices into solution design to protect TNS data and systems.Qualifications * 5+ years of experience in analytics and systems development. * Proven analytical abilities. * Excellent communication skills, with an ability to translate data into actionable insights. * Experience with the software development life cycle. * Working knowledge of networking practices and automation development. * Self-motivated; able to work independently or within a team environment.DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE: * Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in information technology or computer science. * Strong working knowledge of relevant Microsoft applications, including Visio. * Experience with data visualization. * Proficiency in technical writing. * Understanding of operational problems typically encountered in large scale deployments in telecommunications networks and ability to anticipate for and mitigate the risks of occurrence of such problems. * Experience in telecommunications systems and protocols.If you are passionate about technology, love personal growth and opportunity, come see what TNS is all about!TNS is an equal opportunity employer. TNS evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Process Analyst, Business Planning Analyst, Business System Analyst, Data Analyst, Commercial Analyst, Analyst, Information Analyst, Business Insight Analyst, Business Performance Analyst, Project Analyst, Business Planner, Strategic Programme Manager, Programme Manager, Public Sector Business Analyst, Transformation and Change, Change Analyst will also be considered for this role