Senior Business Analyst – Arabic Speaker

Location: Abu Dhabi UAE
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: AED 12000 per month
Language: Arabic (Fluent) and English (Strong Communication)
Experience: 8 years in IT Business Analysis

We are looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to lead business requirements gathering requirements analysis business process analysis solution definition and stakeholder management across complex technology and digital transformation initiatives.

The successful candidate will work closely with business stakeholders IT teams project managers solution architects QA teams and system integrators to translate business needs into clear functional and non-functional requirements and support solutions throughout the project lifecycle.

The role requires strong experience working in Arabic and English bilingual environments with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Lead requirements elicitation through workshops interviews meetings and collaborative sessions with business owners IT teams and system integrators.
• Analyze document and translate business requirements into functional and non-functional requirements specifications user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Develop and maintain Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) Software/System Requirements Specifications (SRS) process models BPMN diagrams UML diagrams use cases and other business analysis artifacts.
• Analyze existing business processes and identify opportunities for process improvement operational efficiency automation and compliance with government standards and policies.
• Work closely with solution architects technical teams and stakeholders to support solution definition and validation.
• Collaborate with QA teams to define test scenarios test cases acceptance criteria UAT plans and UAT execution.
• Maintain end-to-end requirements traceability from requirements discovery and analysis through development testing deployment and implementation.
• Coordinate closely with Project Managers Product Owners Architects Developers QA teams and technical stakeholders to ensure requirements are clearly understood and delivered.
• Provide business analysis and subject matter guidance throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Ensure proposed solutions remain aligned with business objectives government policies regulatory requirements and stakeholder expectations.
• Analyze business processes system integrations data flows and technology dependencies to identify gaps and impacts.
• Facilitate communication between business and technical teams ensuring effective translation of business needs into technical solutions.
• Support both Agile and Waterfall project delivery methodologies as required.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Information Technology Business Analysis Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of professional experience in IT Business Analysis.
• Proven experience in requirements gathering requirements management business process analysis and solution definition.
• Experience working in Arabic and English bilingual environments.
• Fluent Arabic language skills are mandatory.
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to facilitate influence challenge negotiate and align diverse stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of requirements elicitation techniques business analysis methodologies documentation standards and process modeling.
• Hands-on experience creating BRDs SRSs user stories acceptance criteria BPMN UML use cases and process flows.
• Solid understanding of systems integration data flows APIs enterprise applications and technology fundamentals.
• Experience working with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps Jira and Confluence.
• Experience supporting QA UAT solution validation and requirements traceability.
• Experience working with government public-sector or large enterprise environments is preferred.

Business Analysis Senior Business Analyst Requirements Gathering Requirements Elicitation Requirements Management Business Requirements Functional Requirements Non-Functional Requirements BRD SRS User Stories Acceptance Criteria BPMN UML Use Cases Process Modeling Business Process Analysis Process Improvement Stakeholder Management Systems Integration Data Flows UAT QA Agile Waterfall Azure DevOps Jira Confluence Government Digital Transformation Arabic English

• Fluent Arabic is mandatory.
• Strong English communication skills are mandatory.
• Must be willing to work onsite in Abu Dhabi UAE.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills are required for working with Arabic- and English-speaking business and technical stakeholders.