Job Description

Job Categories: Business Analyst


Job Type : Contract | Full Time


Job Location : Ebbsfleet, Kent, UK


Do you strive to make a difference? Goaco is looking to build a team to continue solving problems using software and technology for our clients. We are developers at heart - and by the mind too. We thrive on challenges and live for logical thinking. Formed over a decade ago, we have built on our successes, all of whom have benefitted from their level-headed software solutions. The team is all like-minded individuals, with a drive to succeed in their own fields.

Outside IR35 Contract - 3 months (January - March)

ROLE OBJECTIVE

The Technical Business Analyst (AI) will bridge procurement domain needs, AI-enabled capability, and platform delivery. The role focuses on translating commercial and operational use cases into clear technical requirements, feasible delivery options, and evidence-based roadmaps, while ensuring alignment with governance, data constraints, and Responsible AI standards.


The role does not design or build AI systems, but enables informed decision-making on what should be built, how, and when.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Use Case Analysis & Feasibility

Analyse AI use cases across the procurement lifecycle (e.g. GEARS, CDP, workflow automation). Elicit and document functional and non-functional requirements. Assess feasibility across: + data availability
+ technical constraints
+ governance and policy
+ user readiness
Support prioritisation and scoping decisions.

2. Requirements Definition

Translate business needs into: + structured requirements
+ interaction flows
+ data requirements
+ acceptance criteria
Define clear input/output expectations for AI-assisted workflows. Identify dependencies, assumptions, and constraints early.

3. AI & Data Mapping

Work with architects and data specialists to: + map data sources
+ understand data quality and limitations
+ identify gaps and risks
Support creation of artefacts such as: + data opportunity maps
+ AI readiness assessments
+ prototype input/output schemas

4. Options & Roadmap Development

Support the development of

technical options

(e.g. COTS, hybrid, custom). Assess trade-offs between: + feasibility
+ cost
+ complexity
+ reuse potential
Contribute to: + options roadmaps
+ sequencing plans
+ future-phase recommendations.

5. Stakeholder Engagement

Work closely with: + procurement SMEs
+ AI Working Group members
+ architects and engineers
Facilitate workshops and structured discussions. Translate SME insight into actionable artefacts for delivery teams.

6. Governance & Assurance

Ensure requirements and options align with: + UK Government AI Playbook
+ Responsible AI principles
+ Procurement Act considerations
Support identification of: + risks
+ mitigations
+ audit and assurance needs
Contribute to evaluation and decision packs for senior stakeholders.

Key Deliverables

Use case analysis and feasibility assessments Functional and non-functional requirements documentation Data and AI readiness artefacts Options and trade-off analyses Inputs to AI roadmaps and delivery plans Clear documentation to support governance and approvals

Skills & Experience

Strong experience as a Business Analyst on digital or platform programmes Understanding of AI concepts (not necessarily model development) Experience working with data-driven systems Ability to assess technical feasibility and delivery options Comfortable working with senior stakeholders and SMEs Familiarity with public sector governance and delivery environments Highly desirable: domain knowledge in procurement and grants .

Working Style

Evidence-led and analytical Comfortable operating in ambiguity Strong communicator between technical and non-technical audiences * Pragmatic, outcome-focused, and delivery-aware