Business Analyst, SC Cleared

Sanderson Government & Defence; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Government and Defence sector is seeking a highly skilled Technical Business Analyst with over 8 years of experience. The successful candidate will be instrumental in evolving a modern cloud data platform, bridging the gap between technical and business stakeholders while ensuring clear requirements and agile practices are maintained. This role offers a dynamic opportunity to work within an inclusive community that values respect and equality.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Technical Business Analyst in data-centric environments.
• Proven ability to write user stories and manage delivery timelines.
• Strong communication skills to bridge technical and business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with various teams to gather and translate requirements.
• Define and manage delivery roadmaps with stakeholder alignment.
• Facilitate agile practices and support sprint planning.

Skills

Technical User Stories

Data Platforms

Delivery Planning

Stakeholder Management

Agile Methodologies

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Microsoft Office

Job description

Technical Business Analyst, SC Cleared

We are seeking a highly skilled Technical Business Analyst with over 8 years of experience to support the evolution of enterprise modern cloud data platform used for ingesting and processing large volumes of streaming and batch data sets to support analytical and AI use-case. As a key interface between the technical and business stakeholders, you will be responsible for translating data engineering, architectural and analytical requirements into detailed, actionable user stories with clear audit tracking and version control.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Data Architects, Engineering teams, Security, Product teams and business stakeholders to gather, analyse, and translate their needs into clear and technically sound requirements.
• Facilitate discussions and refinement sessions with cross-functional teams to clarify requirements and drive technical scoping.
• Define, own, and manage delivery roadmaps and ensure alignment across stakeholders.
• Utilise tools like Jira, Confluence, and project timeline software to manage documentation, workshops, and planning visuals.
• Participate in architecture and design discussions, ensuring user stories reflect necessary technical considerations and integrations.
• Track progress, identify risks or bottlenecks, and work with stakeholders to mitigate issues.
• Champion agile practices, facilitating sprint planning and retrospectives where needed.

Key Skills

• 8+ years of experience as a Technical Business Analyst in complex, data-centric environments.
• Proven ability to write technical user stories for data pipelines, ETL processes, and analytics platforms.
• Strong understanding of data platforms, data lifecycle, and processing frameworks.
• Experience working with Solution Architects and engineering teams in technical environments.
• Demonstrable experience in delivery planning, roadmap definition, and timeline management.
• Advanced proficiency in tools such as JIRA, Confluence and Microsoft Office tools
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to bridge technical and business language.
• Comfortable facilitating workshops and aligning cross-functional teams on delivery goals.
• Knowledge of Agile / Scrum methodologies and practices.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

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