Key Work Benefits
We take the health and happiness of our employees seriously and we’re consistently searching for new ways to make mkodo the best place to work. From retirement planning to a wellness offering supporting mental & physical wellbeing.
Remote/Flexible working
Generous Holidays
Tech Scheme
Employee Assist Program
Bonus and Profit Share
Birthday Off
Team Socials
Pension Contribution
The Role - Business Analyst
If this is the opportunity you have been waiting for, to work in a fast-paced company with cutting-edge technology, please send your CV to jobs@mkodo.com
Apply HereKey Skills and Attributes
• Self-motivated, capable of independent contributions.
• Use industry standard and best practices analysis techniques.
• Prioritises tasks using knowledge of the business, clients, and end users.
• Clear communication skills via a multitude of mediums to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Can drive and influence team members with positivity, passion, and enthusiasm for technology to meet goals and deadlines.
• An awareness of industry best practice.
• Active learner, both within your technical and professional area of expertise, & taking control of your own career development.
• Confident, independent Business Analyst that is Resilient, calm, and methodical and able to multi-task, prioritise and make decisions.
• First-hand knowledge of software development techniques and methodologies throughout the SDLC.
• Suggests improvements to existing Engineering processes.
About the Role
The Business Analyst Engineer role plays a vital role as a liaison among the customer, scrum team, and commercial teams. You will gather and interpret requirements coming from clients and translate them into technical requirements.
Main Responsibilities
• Requirement engineering: Elicit, analyse, and prioritise business requirements using various techniques such as interviews, workshop and document analysis. Translate business requirements into clear and concise technical functional specifications. Own the requirements.
• Agile/Scrum Methodology: Work within agile development frameworks such as Scrum, collaborating with product owners, developers, and testers to ensure efficient and iterative delivery of software solutions. Organise and Drive Backlog refinement session. Participate in sprint planning and sprint reviews.
• Technical documentation: Support the technical solution being delivered, with the Technical Lead who will own the overall technical implementation. Ensure solution is documented and requirements captured during scoping and delivery phases.
• Business Case Development: Assess and evaluate existing client and highlight and raise commercial opportunities or deviation from agreed scope. Contribute to business cases and proposals, outlining the anticipated scope and costs.
• User Interface (UI)/User Experience (UX) Design: Collaborate with UI/UX designers to create intuitive and user-friendly interfaces. Provide input on wireframes, mock-ups, and usability testing to enhance user experience.
• Education and training: Produce comprehensive technical documentation, including system specifications, user manuals, and training materials, to facilitate effective communication and knowledge transfer. This includes software demonstrations to internal teams and clients.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management: Cultivate strong relationships with key stakeholders, including business leaders, department heads, and technology teams.
More benefits
mkodo is a great place to work, with excellent benefits comprising:
● Hybrid/Flexible Working
● Quarterly team events
● Birthday Holiday
● Christmas Day-Off
● Generous Holiday Allowance
● Tech Loan Scheme
● Performance bonus & profit share scheme
● Cycle to Work scheme
● Travel Loan scheme
● Supplies of fresh fruits, cereals, biscuits, nibbles, etc. in the offices
● Relevant training and training budget.
● Digital Nomad Policy
● Generous refer a friend scheme
Graduate development journey
Day 1
Grads onboarded as a cohort and focus on specific roles
First 2 weeks
Onboarding sessions and initial training
2 weeks
Grad team project with mentoring support
3 months
Grads present project to execs/senior leadership team. Start more compex project.
6 months
Present second project to the execs/senior leadership team. Grads join a client project team. Tech debt and support issues.
9 months
Start contributing to client deliverables.
12 months
Graduate from Grad scheme and become billable resource.
or send your CV to jobs@mkodo.com
Recruitment Process
For our web, Android and iOS engineering roles, we follow the below process:
For our roles, we follow the below process:
For our graduate roles, we follow the below process:
Review
We review applications and screen against our requirement criteria
Intro call
Successful applicants are invited to a 30-minute chat with a member of our team to get to know you a little, and tell you more about the role
Technical Exercise
You will be invited to a partake in a Pair Programming session with two of our Engineers, to assess your level of technical and coding abilities
Final Interview
A final meet with our HR team, and a Head of Engineering - also the chance to ask any questions about the role, and what it's like to work at mkodo
Offer
We make an offer to the person we feel most suitable for the role and business
Review
We review applications and screen against our requirement criteria
Intro call
Successful applicants are invited to a 30-minute chat with a member of our team to get to know you a little, and tell you more about the role
Skills Assessment
You will be invited to a second stage in the process to meet with more members of the team, and to show off your skills in your area of expertise. There will be the opportunity to ask any questions, and find out more about the role, and also to discuss your experience in more detail.
Final Interview
A final meet with our HR team, and a Head of Engineering - also the chance to ask any questions about the role, and what it's like to work at mkodo
Offer
We make an offer to the person we feel most suitable for the role and business
Review
We review applications and screen against our requirement criteria
Intro call
Successful applicants are invited to a 30-minute chat with a member of our team to get to know you a little, and tell you more about the role
1-hour interview
You're invited to a second interview with developers you'll work with. It's a no-code whiteboard session to evaluate your problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills. Show us how you tackle challenges!
Offer
We’ll make offers to the successful graduates to join the cohort in early September
or send your CV to jobs@mkodo.com
Graduate Developer Scheme
mkodo operates its own 4-time, award-nominated graduate developer scheme across London and the Northeast. Check out our grad scheme page to learn more.
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