Business Analyst

Covernet have been named Northern Ireland’s Best Workplace and Best Development Workplace in our category by the Great Place to Work Institution for 2025 and the Belfast Telegraph Best Place to Work in IT for the last 4 years in a row.
Well-established and working at the cutting edge of innovation, we’ve been helping the insurance industry to get to market faster, better and smarter for over 30 years. Today, our customers span Ireland, the UK and Europe and our web-based software solutions power big names such as AXA, RSA, Allianz and Marsh.

We’ve built a team that is confident and highly-experienced, they inform and reflect our values of Teamwork, Excellence, Respect and Innovation. And we look after them by giving them everything they need to deliver for our customers, ongoing training and development..

The Business Analyst will have a key role working with clients and the technical and business teams in Covernet.

• Leading client requirements gathering for projects
• Carrying out detailed analysis and asking relevant questions
• Producing requirements specifications for projects
• Leading project calls, driving the overall organization and delivery of projects as part of a project team
• Creating accurate project estimates
• Carrying out post-project review, actual vs projected cost analysis, and lessons-learned exercises to ensure a process of continual improvement
• Building and developing client relationships
• General office duties
• Understand and adhere to all information security best practices as referenced in ISO-27001

You’ll be educated to at least higher level in a Business, Management, Computer Science or related discipline and have a 2:1 or equivalent
You’ll have at least 2 years commercial experience working as a Business Analyst, or in a role where you have been heavily involved in the analysis and delivery of software in a commercial environment.
Experience of producing documentation using Microsoft Office tools such as Word, Excel and Powerpoint is also essential.
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You’ll also be:

• A confident communicator, that can manage interactions with internal and external stakeholders both verbal and written.
• A critical thinker, with a solution orientated focus.
• An effective and enthusiastic team player.
• Self-motivated, independent working and pro-active approach.
• Methodical and logical in your approach.
• Organised and have an eye for detail.

We’d also be interested to hear about:

• Any professional qualifications in Insurance or Project Management
• Experience working in the Insurance Industry
• Experience working within a supplier organization servicing enterprise scale clients.

Our culture is set up for you to develop a progressive rewarding career. Along the way, you’ll also benefit for the more immediate rewards of a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Hybrid Working
• Core Hours Flexible Working
• Up to 39 days’ annual leave with service (including public holidays)
• Career Development Framework
• Professional Certification self-study Framework
• Volunteering Opportunities
• Colleague Reward and Recognition scheme
• Pension
• Health Insurance
• Life Assurance Cover
• Income Protection Cover
• Discounted Car and Home Insurance
• EAP and Health and Wellbeing support package
• Eye care scheme
• Team Day Pizza
• Organized social events
• Christmas Party
• Summer BBQ
• Wellness Sessions and Wellness Room
• Service Awards
• Fruit and cereal