Senior Business Analyst

Stealth iT Consulting; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Stealth iT Consulting is seeking a Senior Business Analyst for a permanent, hybrid role in the Brighton area. The position requires SC eligibility and offers leadership responsibilities with mentoring and guiding juniors.

The role focuses on client-centric IT delivery, shaping public service solutions, and delivering strategic outcomes with a consulting approach. You will lead workshops, manage stakeholders, and work with architects, PMs and UX designers to deliver end-to-end solutions in a

Qualifications

• Extensive BA experience in IT delivery within client-facing environments.
• Ability to influence and co-create with clients.
• Experience leading BAs and mentoring others.

Responsibilities

• Lead client workshops and manage stakeholders to reach agreed requirements.
• Take an evidence-based approach to inform decisions and challenge where needed.
• Bring clarity and reduce complexity in ambiguous situations.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects, Product Managers, UX Designers and other disciplines for end-to-end solutions.
• Identify industry trends and opportunities, drive innovation including AI-enabled improvements for client value.
• Lead Business Analysis on complex projects, including high-pressure scenarios and professional role modeling.
• Mentor and support career progression of other BAs.

Skills

User-centred design

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

Data-driven decisions

Mentoring

Public sector experience

Job description

Senior Business Analyst - Permanent - Hybrid - SC or Eligible

Location: Brighton & Hove - 2 days a week on-site

Salary: Senior to £68k (requires mentoring/guiding/supporting juniors exp) / Upper Senior to £80k (requires direct line management responsibility exp)

SC Eligibility or Active SC required

Candidates ideally need to be based in or around Brighton or Hove

You will be part of a growing, client-centric practice shaping the future of public service delivery, in a role offering a clear path to leadership. To support the growth of this modern, high-impact practice you will be highly customer focused, bringing extensive BA experience in IT delivery, as well as bringing a consulting approach to problem-solving, with the ability to influence, challenge, and co-create with clients.

You will build stakeholder relationships at all levels, deliver strategic IT solutions, provide expert guidance in complex, client-facing environments and further develop our business.

Your role

• Lead both face to face and virtual client workshops, managing stakeholders with differing priorities to reach agreed requirements
• Take an evidence-based approach, i.e. using data to inform, and where necessary constructively challenge, decisions, ensuring that the right outcome is reached.
• Work with ambiguity, bringing clarity and cutting through complexity.
• Work closely with Solution Architects, Product Managers, User Experience Designers, whilst also understanding how to work effectively with other disciplines to deliver an end-to-end solution which meets clients’ requirements.
• Understand industry trends, look for new opportunities for work within your projects, contribute to bid proposals and drive innovation which will increase client value e.g., use of Generative AI to enhance business processes.
• Take responsibility for leading Business Analysis on complex projects, often in high pressure situations, role modelling professional behaviours to colleagues.
• Have people management responsibilities, driving improvements across the BA profession, actively supporting the development and career progression of other BAs

Your skills and experience

• Working on user-centred product or service development projects.
• Working in a technical environment. Comfortable working closely with solution architects and other technical subject matter experts supporting technical requirements.
• Identifying and developing business opportunities with clients.
• Supporting and developing other BAs through activities such as people management and mentoring
• Working on projects in the Public Sector or other legislative driven sectors such Utilities, Energy or Pharmaceutical
• Incorporating a sustainability mindset into solutions