Senior Business Analyst

Maritime and Coastguard Agency; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Staff discount portal

Career development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working

Job summary

Maritime and Coastguard Agency is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to define business needs and analytical requirements within a programme delivering analytical products and curated datasets for high‑quality insight and decision‑making. You will work with the Data Insights & Analytics team to shape analytics that support the organisation.

Based in Cardiff/Southampton with hybrid working, you will lead business problem framing, collaborate with analysts, validate logic with SMEs and drive value

Qualifications

• Applied knowledge of business analysis methods including requirements elicitation and process mapping.
• Experience with Agile ways of working and delivery tooling such as DevOps.
• Experience working with data, metrics or analytical products and collaboration with analysts to translate needs into analytical requirements.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to senior non-technical stakeholders.
• Assess benefits and inform prioritisation of analytical work for value.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and subject matter experts to ensure analytics meet business needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition and framing of business problems and translate needs into structured analytical requirements, rules and success measures.
• Partner with Data Analysts to ensure feasibility and alignment with analytics best practice.
• Engage subject matter experts to validate logic and constraints for trusted context.
• Iterate using Agile methods, refining requirements and delivering incremental insight with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with IT and other stakeholders to smooth release and handover of analytical products.

Skills

Business analysis

Agile

Power BI

Elicitation

Process mapping

Benefits analysis

Stakeholder comms

Tools

DevOps tooling

Job description

Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 23rd August 2026

Location: Cardiff, Southampton (This role is suitable for hybrid working)

Salary: £44,241 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Contract Type: Fixed term (24 months) – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Senior Business Analysts lead the definition of business needs and analytical requirements within the programme of delivering analytical products and curated datasets that support high‑quality insight and decision‑making across the agency.

Operating from within the Agency’s central Data function, they work as part of the Data Insights & Analytics team, collaborating with colleagues to shape and deliver analytical products that support decision‑making across the organisation.

Senior Business Analysts report to the Head of Data Insights and Analytics and lead the definition of business needs, shaping analytical requirements to ensure analytical work is aligned to organisational priorities and delivers clear business value.

Top Responsibilities

• Lead the definition and framing of business problems, analysing business processes and logic and translating business needs into structured analytical requirements, business rules and success measures.
• Work in close partnership with Data Analysts to ensure requirements are feasible, unambiguous and aligned with analytical best practice, supporting the development of analytical products that deliver measurable value.
• Engage subject matter experts to validate business logic, operational processes and constraints, ensuring analytical products reflect accurate, trusted business context.
• Work iteratively using Agile ways of working, contributing to the progressive elaboration, prioritisation and refinement of analytical requirements, and supporting incremental delivery of insight in partnership with Data Analysts and stakeholders.
• Work with IT and other relevant stakeholders to support the smooth release and ongoing operation of analytical products, helping ensure appropriate handover, clarity of ownership and effective routes for resolving issues as they arise.

For more information on the role and responsibilities please see the full job advert on CS Jobs using the link provided.

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

About You

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Applied knowledge of business analysis methods, including requirements elicitation, process mapping and benefits analysis.
• Experience with and enthusiasm for Agile ways of working, including familiarity with DevOps or other delivery or project management tooling.
• Experience working with data, metrics or analytical products, including collaboration with analysts to translate business needs into clear analytical requirements, and familiarity with analytical tools such as Power BI.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to senior non‑technical stakeholders.
• Assess expected benefits and inform prioritisation of analytical work, contributing to a value focused analytical roadmap.
• Work closely with stakeholders and subject matter experts to validate that analytical products meet agreed business needs, answer the right questions, and are fit for their intended decision‑making purpose.

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Sunday 23rd August 2026