Senior Business Analyst - Government Projects

About the role

BlackStone eIT is looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst based in Dubai to lead strategic projects that require a deep understanding of government operating environments. The role bridges government stakeholders and technical development teams, ensuring solutions comply with regulatory standards and support digital transformation and operational excellence.

Key responsibilities

• Gather and document requirements through stakeholder workshops and interviews with government entities, producing Business Requirements Documents (BRD) and Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS).
• Ensure deliverables align with government policies, regulatory standards and legislative frameworks applicable in Dubai and the wider UAE.
• Analyse current workflows (As-Is) and design improved future-state processes (To-Be) to improve performance and service delivery speed.
• Act as the main liaison between government clients, technical teams and project managers, handling requirement sign-offs and change requests.
• Translate requirements into User Stories, acceptance criteria and backlog items for Agile development teams.
• Plan and take part in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to validate systems against regulatory standards and business needs.

Required profile

• 5 to 7 years of experience as a Business Analyst or in a technical/operational project analysis role.
• Proven experience in government entities, regulatory bodies or public sector institutions; prior experience with Dubai government entities is highly preferred.
• Arabic is mandatory, native or fully fluent (written and spoken); professional English is also required.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration or a related field.

Required skills

• Business process modelling tools such as MS Visio, Bizagi or Lucidchart.
• Project and requirement management tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Feasibility studies and analytical reporting.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation and negotiation skills, able to work in formal institutional settings.