Senior Technical Specialist - Business Analyst
Dublin, IE
- Full Time permanent position
- Hybrid role based in our City Centre offices
What we offer
We have embraced a hybrid working model for most of our positions, which means that you can enjoy a balanced approach of working from home for part of the week and working from the office for the remainder of the week.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive salaries and bonuses, robust Learning and Development support, excellent Defined Contribution pension and comprehensive Wellbeing initiatives and support to name but a few.
Further details on our benefits package can be accessed here Benefits (life-careers.com)
At Irish Life, our purpose is to help people build better futures. Our company values shape everything we do and underpin our vision of being the driving force behind Ireland’s financial, physical, and mental well-being.
We believe in doing the right thing—acting with integrity and making fair, responsible decisions. We aim high, setting ambitious goals and constantly find better ways to innovate and improve. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, and we are dedicated to understanding their needs and exceeding their expectations. We believe that as a team we work best together, in a supportive, collaborative environment where every idea and contribution is valued.
Role Overview
Keyridge have a vacancy for a strong, experienced IT Business Analyst (BA) to work within the BA Team, which is the key client-facing interface between business and IT. The team has responsibility for the Requirements Gathering, Analysis and Testing of new applications as well as enhancements to and support of existing systems within the Keyridge Technical Architecture.
Key Accountabilities
• Act as a point of contact and build relationships with the business to gather, evaluate and clearly document requirements in a collaborative way;
• Liaise closely with developers to translate requirements into software and to plan and execute the test activities to ensure high quality deliverables in an agile framework;
• Be a team player and provide guidance, training and assistance to other members of the team;
• Take ownership of changes from initial assessment through to completion, managing outcomes, escalation points and blockages to ensure efficient delivery of changes;
• Work on a range of projects and small changes that make a real difference across all areas of the business;
• Be self-motivated with the ability to work as an individual or part of a team, taking ownership of issues and showing determination to follow things through, demonstrating good prioritisation and time management skills;
• Grow their knowledge of the business processes and use that to understand and alleviate problems as well as identify opportunities
Desired Knowledge / Experience / Skills
Keyridge are looking for ambitious individuals with strong potential and high energy, who will quickly become productive in our complex technical environment and have the people skills to perform the customer-facing aspects to the role.
Suitable candidates will ideally have:
• Minimum 6 years’ experience in a technical, business facing IT role, ideally in the Financial Services Sector.
• Technical writing skills to articulate complex information for non-technical stakeholders.
• Process mapping skills and experience in documenting as-is and to-be scenarios.
• Strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Requirements gathering experience / analysis skills in an IT project framework is desirable.
• Problem solver and analytical thinker with the ability to complete root cause analysis and propose solutions.
• Knowledge of SQL for querying databases and retrieving specific information.
• Testing experience would be beneficial.
• Proficiency in using Business Intelligence Tools such as Power BI, Power Automate to transform raw data into visual dashboards to enable decision making.
• Experience using JIRA and Confluence advantageous.
• Experience of agile methodologies beneficial.
• High levels of initiative, flexibility, enthusiasm, involvement, openness, and clarity.
Qualifications
• A third level computing qualification, ideally 2.1 degree or higher.
• Professional Business Analyst certification an advantage
About us
Keyridge an investment firm authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland, has been part of the Great West Lifeco group of companies since 2013. The firm manages assets of circa €110bn on behalf of a diverse range of institutional clients including pension plans, Investment Advisers, Insurance companies, corporations and charitable foundations, across a broad range of of asset classes.
Application Process
If you feel you would be a great fit for this role, please discuss your interest in the position with your line manager first.
We then welcome you to submit your application (CV and Cover Letter) via the SuccessFactors portal. Applications are to be made through this location only, we don’t accept email applications. If you are currently an External Contractor working in the Group, please contact LifeCareers@irishlife.ie for further details before submitting an application.
Please note the closing date for receipt of applications is 27/02/2026. Applications will not be accepted after this date. If the Employee Referral Programme applies to this opportunity the deadline for submitting referrals is the same date as above. Applications/Referrals will not be accepted after this date. The post will be advertised across the Irish Life/ Canada Life Group.
If this role is a Permanent role and you are successful in this selection process, the standard terms and conditions of the new role (and if applicable new business unit) apply. The new terms and conditions may differ from your current terms and conditions. These changes may affect benefits such as Health benefit/allowance, Flexi leave/Flexi time arrangements, Pension Contributions or your Bonus range so it is very important to check and understand what changes may apply to you should you be successful in the selection process.
If this is a Secondment opportunity and you are successful in the selection process, a secondment allowance may be payable if your job grade increases with this appointment. In the event that this Secondment role becomes a Permanent role, management reserves the right to offer the secondee the permanent role without re-advertising the role. It is important that you consider this when deciding to submit an application for the Secondment role.
We reserve the right to select a shortlist from the applications received. The selection process employed will be at the discretion of the Group. We have sized this role at the job grade noted above however we reserve the right to underfill this role if required, at the grade most suited to the successful candidate in the process.
Keyridge supports Equal Opportunity and is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.