Senior Business Analyst

We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst for a lucrative 6-month contract engagement with a government department’s Data Modelling and Engineering Team. This role is crucial in supporting ongoing efforts to modernise and stabilise data processes.

The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team of Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, Business Analysts, and Delivery Managers. The team is responsible for designing and building robust data pipelines and modelling data for analytical and operational use. This role represents an exciting opportunity to contribute to a high-impact government data initiative. You’ll play a key role in shaping how legal aid data is captured and used for analysis, supporting evidence-based policymaking.

Key Responsibilities:

Conduct detailed business analysis to map existing and proposed business processes.
Collaborate with data engineering and data modelling teams to inform dimensional model design.
Work with stakeholders to understand and document user needs and requirements.
Facilitate workshops, conduct interviews, and lead engagement activities.
Develop functional and non-functional requirements documentation.
Apply AGILE and UML methodologies to model user stories, epics, and use cases.
Provide assurance on deliverables by producing a suite of clear, consistent documentation.Essential Skills & Experience:

Proven ability to analyse and understand complex business problems and processes.
Strong experience initiating and building upon business analysis and modelling work.
Expertise in engaging with stakeholders to map out organisational, process, data, and technology dimensions.
Skilled in facilitating workshops and conducting research through interviews, surveys, and observations.
Demonstrated experience identifying and refining user and business needs for data service development.
Background in working within data modelling contexts, including prototyping and requirement gathering.
Proficient in compiling and managing functional and non-functional requirements.
Competence in using AGILE and UML tools and techniques to articulate system requirements.
Meticulous approach to documentation and quality assurance.Job Title: Senior Business Analyst
Location: London (Hybrid working options may be considered)
Contract Length: 6 months
Keywords: Business Analysis, Business Analyst, Data Analyst, MOD, Public Sector, Central Government
       
Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to resubmit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time.      
       
Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to sole British Citizens. Applicants who meet this criteria will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level