This intermediate level Business Analyst role sits within the Integration Platform team, helping define how customers and partners integrate with Vista systems through APIs.

Work closely with product, engineering, and architecture teams to translate integration and data requirements into clear specifications that support scalable and secure API-based solutions. This role is ideal for someone with strong BA fundamentals and a good understanding of APIs, data, and platform-based systems.

What you’ll be doing

• Support discovery, scoping, and requirements gathering for integration and API-driven initiatives
• Work with product, engineering, and other SMEs to clarify integration use cases and data requirements
• Contribute to defining API requirements, data mappings, and user stories
• Assist in analysing data to ensure it is exposed in a clear and usable way via APIs
• Support the definition of integration flows between Vista systems and external platforms (e.g. partners, third-party services)
• Capture and document non-functional requirements such as security, performance, and scalability
• Facilitate workshops and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment and clarity of requirements
• Produce clear and structured artefacts including user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and documentation

About you

• Proven experience gathering and documenting requirements relating to software delivery APIs and integrations
• Strong analytical thinking and ability to break down problems into structured solutions
• Confident communicator who can engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Comfortable working in evolving environments and adapting to new problem areas

Technical and domain capabilities

• Good understanding of APIs and integration concepts (REST or similar)
• Exposure to working with data structures or databases
• Understanding of how systems interact and integrate, even at a high level
• Awareness of non-functional requirements such as security and performance

Core skills

• Strong collaboration skills and experience working in Agile teams
• Ability to clearly communicate requirements and work through feedback with engineering teams
• Good stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation skills
• Structured approach to requirement gathering, documentation, and validation

What success looks like

• Deliver clear, well-structured requirements that enable engineering teams to build effectively
• Develop a strong understanding of APIs, data, and integrations over time
• Proactively identify gaps or inconsistencies in requirements or data
• Contribute to building solutions that are consistent and reusable where possible
• Grow into thinking about platform and integration design, supported by senior team members

For this particular role, we are currently only considering applicants with the right to live and work in New Zealand without the need for employer sponsorship.

About Vista

Vista is a world-leading company that makes software for the cinema industry. Started in Auckland, New Zealand, over 25 years ago, we now serve cinemas, film distributors, and moviegoers worldwide.

Our HQ is in the City Works Depot in Auckland. We have offices and subsidiary companies in Sydney, Los Angeles, London, Amsterdam, Cape Town, Shanghai, Mexico City, and Kuala Lumpur. We use the latest technologies and offer a fun, agile and collaborative environment. We continue to innovate and build our reputation as one of the best Kiwi tech companies to work for.

Shared Standards

Our Shared Standards act as a compass for how we work together and reflect the behaviours we value at Vista Group. The way in which each member of our crew embodies these Shared Standards is an indicator for performance and success, as it aligns with our vision and strategy.

One Crew • We're a diverse team, in different places and functions, and we're at our best when we connect, help and collaborate

Shine a Light • We communicate openly, we explain the why, and we ask when we don't understand. We don't leave people in the dark

Make it Happen • We make good things happen as people and as teams through our focus on delivery

Chase Great • We challenge ourselves and each other to keep improving

You will be supported to continually learn and improve your tech skills, share knowledge and ideas in the team, and be part of a dynamic and open culture.

We have a range of benefits that include:

• Excellent work/life balance including a 4 ½ day working week
• Hybrid working (home and office-based split, requiring 1-2 days attendance per week in the Auckland office)
• Medical and Life insurance (after qualifying period)
• Volunteer day, enhanced paid parental leave and wellness benefits
• Strong mentoring & career development focus
• Fun team events including the Vista Innovation Cup

If you enjoy a challenge and working in a dynamic and collaborative team, you’ll love working at Vista.

We value inclusivity celebrate diversity and are committed to offering equal opportunity to our staff and candidates — regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity, marital status, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religious, ethical beliefs or political opinion. This commitment is reflected in all our employment policies and procedures.