.Technical Roles with Industry Focus function hiring in: Bulgaria Work Preference Option(s): Hybrid Ascent is proud to be trusted in setting up and scaling out a Centre of Excellence in Sofia that is fully integrated into BDO Global Office's core operations.About BDO Global Office BDO invests heavily in people, motivating and supporting talented teams across the globe. In 2015 they made the strategic decision to extend their core technical infrastructure team with a nearshore insourcing approach, bringing on high quality talent that could be fully integrated into the global world-class team of employees delivering outstanding service to their member companies. BDO's focus was on quality and cultural fit, building out a team of great people committed to working for BDO for the long term, developing and acquiring new skills and responsibilities, and adding consistent value to the entire BDO Global Office team. Ascent helped to build out BDO Global Office's core infra team and cloud support resources in Sofia, originally focused primarily on Microsoft cloud (Azure/ Office365) technology. The team expanded rapidly in both volume and discipline and today BDO's teamincludes application support, business analysts, data analysts, project managers, solution architects and various business support roles, split across Bulgaria, Portugal, and the UK.About Ascent Ascent is a design-led software, data and cloud business that specialises in advanced analytics and AI. We are an engineering business. We design, build and manage cloud-native products, solutions, platforms & experiences on Azure. Our pan-European community of engineers, architects, data scientists and digital consultants helps customers take on challenges and opportunities, so they can do something new, or do existing things better. From global insurance, consultancies, pharma, healthcare and retail to smart home devices, space exploration and cricket - we get to work with some of the sharpest minds in the brightest businesses.About the role The Senior Business Analyst works with senior stakeholders from key business units and related third parties to define and document complex business processes and advanced software requirements for Global IT's product suite, including online products, content management systems, and business information systems. This role involves strategic oversight and guidance in aligning business objectives with IT deliverables to ensure comprehensive and effective solutions. The purpose of this position is to act as the pivotal intermediary between senior business stakeholder groups and IT, ensuring that intricate business requirements are meticulously translated into robust IT solutions. This includes leading the development of detailed reports and preparing and analysing information from diverse internal and external data sources to support high-level compliance-oriented business decisions, strategic projects, and other critical initiatives