Senior Business Analyst

Government Recruitment Service; Leeds; Sur place; GBP 41 000 - 50 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Civil Service Pension

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Flexible working

Résumé du poste

Government Recruitment Service in Leeds is seeking a Senior Digital Business Analyst to provide business analysis expertise for DVSA digital projects, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and stakeholder needs.

You will work within agile/scrum delivery teams, collaborate with Product Owners and developers, maintain the product backlog and support line management and mentoring of other analysts.

This role offers Civil Service benefits and a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Business analysis expertise to define and validate digital projects and services.
• Experience coordinating with Product Owners and technical colleagues to deliver digital solutions.
• Experience mentoring other business analysts and participating in line-management activities.

Responsabilités

• Prioritise and maintain the product backlog.
• Coordinate communications and manage risks, issues and changes tied to the backlog.
• Support and mentor other business analysts and contribute to the capability of the analysis function.

Connaissances

Agile / Scrum

Backlog management

Mentoring

Documentation

Description du poste

The Senior Digital Business Analyst reports to a Lead Business Analyst. The post holder is responsible for providing business analysis expertise to define and validate digital projects, products and services, ensuring they are aligned to DVSA's strategic objectives. The scope of requirements definition includes business requirements (goals, objectives, needs); stakeholder requirements, solution functional and non-functional requirements and transition requirements.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• 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), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King's birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

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The post holder will be part of one or more agile / scrum delivery teams within DVSA’s Digital Services and Technology Directorate; working collaboratively with Product Owners and technical colleagues (e.g. software developers, testers) to develop digital solutions that deliver value to customers and the business and provides the team with all documentation.

In this role you will be responsible for maintaining, refining and ensuring the product backlog is prioritised as well as coordinating communications, escalating and facilitating resolution of risks, issues and changes tied to the backlog.

The post holder will contribute to developing and maintaining the capability of the business analysis function by supporting and mentoring other business analysts and participating in professional communities of practice. The post holder may also have line management responsibility for other business analysts.

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

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Company: Government Recruitment Service Salary: £45,900 to £45,900 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Leeds Job type: Permanent Posting date: 14 Oct 2026 Closing date: 4 Nov 2026

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