Senior Data Analyst

Matchtech; West Midlands Combined Authority; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to join their Data, AI and Advanced Analytics Team. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in data analysis, with a strong understanding of business intelligence and Microsoft Azure tools. Responsibilities include conducting data analysis, assisting in forecasting, and translating business requirements into analytical frameworks. This role is homebased and offers competitive rates.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Data Analysis focusing on analytics solutions.
• Ability to build alliances and generate trust.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth data analysis for uncovering trends and actionable insights.
• Assist in forecasting and predictive modeling.
• Document complex business processes.

Skills

Data Analysis

Collaboration

Communication

Business Intelligence

Microsoft Azure

Database Management

Tools

Azure Synapse

Power BI

SQL Server

Oracle

Job description

Overview

Reporting to the Principal Data Analyst, the Senior Data Analyst is a senior role in the Data, AI and Advanced Analytics Team.

Key details

• Job title: Data Analyst
• Engagement Type: PAYE - on payroll
• Location: Homebased
• Start Date: 03.09.2025
• End date: 31.12.2025
• Hours per week: 37.5 hours
• Max Number of days: 5 days a week
• Charge Rate per hour: £600 days rate
• Is a qualification required for this role? Please see JD
• Eligible for Expenses? No
• Notice Period Atkins to Agency for termination of the Contractor Worker: 4 weeks
• Notice Period Agency to Atkins for termination of the Contractor Worker: 4 weeks
• Vetting Required: BPSS

Job Description

Senior Data Analyst

Reporting to the Principal Data Analyst, the Senior Data Analyst is a senior role in the Data, AI and Advanced Analytics Team.

Responsibilities

• As a Senior Data Analyst your responsibility is understanding the vision of the business and translating that vision into understandable requirements for the data engineers. You are going to interact with business users and subject matter experts, project management, technical development, quality assurance, and end users.
• As a Senior Data Analyst in Data, AI and Advanced Analytics, you will:
• Conduct in-depth data analysis to uncover trends, patterns, and actionable insights.
• Assist in forecasting and predictive modeling to support strategic planning.
• Translate business questions into analytical frameworks and data queries.
• Understand and document complex business processes in an environment having many Enterprise Applications used by various sectors.
• Exceptional cross-team collaboration and communicator. Partner with key stakeholders in the organization to drive the role clarity and effective cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Professional
• Experience: 10+ years of experience in Data Analysis focusing on analytics solutions delivery required.
• Collaboration: Ability to generate trust, build alliances, and orchestrate interdisciplinary teams to the benefit of customers required.
• Communication: Thought leader with executive presence, exceptional interpersonal, verbal, written and presentation skills required. Strong communication and storytelling skills with data.

• Technical
• Strong understanding of the Business Intelligence concepts like data warehouse, data platform, reports, dashboards required.
• Strong understanding and working knowledge of the Microsoft Azure artifacts related to Data & AI like Azure Synapse, Azure SQL Server, Azure Analysis Services, Power BI, Azure Data Lake …
• Experience with a variety of relational database servers is preferred - Oracle, SQL Server required.
• Proven ability to capture the customer's requirements and mapping them to existing enterprise systems needs to technical solutions required.
• Significant experience in data conversions and master data management experience defining, testing, and troubleshooting JD Edwards EnterpriseOne/Oracle EBS to 3rd party system data interfaces required.
• Empathy, curiosity, and desire to constantly improve, acquire new skills and drive for results required.
• Demonstrated competency in project planning and delivery required.