Senior Data Business Analyst

VIQU IT; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm is looking for a Senior Data Business Analyst for a 6-month contract in Leeds. The successful applicant must have security clearance and experience in data management and business analysis. Responsibilities include eliciting and refining complex business requirements, mapping data processes, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure alignment on solutions. The role also entails producing high-quality analysis artefacts and requires excellent communication skills. This position offers a hybrid working model, with approximately 40% onsite presence.

Benefits

Referral bonus of up to £1,000

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Proven background as a Business Analyst on initiatives or programmes.
• Experience eliciting and managing business requirements.
• Clear understanding of data management principles.

Responsibilities

• Elicit and refine complex business requirements from stakeholders.
• Map current and future state data processes for improvement.
• Produce high-quality business analysis artefacts.

Skills

Security Clearance

Data management principles

Business analysis

Stakeholder discussions

Excellent communication

Process documentation

Business architecture concepts

Scaled Agile delivery models

Job description

Security Cleared Senior Data Business Analyst - 6 months Contract - Inside IR35.

Location: Leeds

Security Cleared Required.

VIQU IT are partnering with a large organisation, requiring a Senior Data Business Analyst who will be playing a key part in the success in fulfilling its strategic objectives, through accurate business analysis.

The Senior Data Business Analyst must have experience in eliciting, analysing and managing complex business requirements, working on large-scale transformation projects, using data and insight to influence decision-making and drive change.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Security Cleared required.
• Must have experience in data management principles (including data mapping and analysis).
• Proven background working as a Business Analyst on initiatives or programmes, with accountability for gathering, analysing, and managing business requirements.
• Experience leading workshops and stakeholder discussions to capture requirements and confirm proposed solutions.
• Has a clear understanding of data management principles.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the capability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to elicit, analyse, and document business and solution requirements, develop operating models and process designs (e.g. BPMN), and assess the impact, risks, and dependencies of proposed system and process changes.
• Understanding of business architecture concepts, with experience working across data lifecycles including analysis, integration, and migration.
• Familiarity with scaled Agile delivery models (including hybrid Agile/Waterfall environments) and possession of relevant professional certifications such as Agile, DevOps, or equivalent.

Key Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyse, and refine complex business requirements by working closely with stakeholders through workshops, interviews, and collaborative sessions.
• Map current and future state data processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and recommend solutions that support business change and transformation initiatives.
• Produce high-quality business analysis artefacts, such as process flows, impact assessments, and documentation, to support delivery and development teams.
• Collaborate with developers, testers, and other delivery partners to ensure solutions align with business needs and agreed requirements.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation and clearly communicate outcomes, decisions, and next steps to ensure alignment across the wider team.
• The Security Cleared Senior Data Business Analyst is required to work hybrid, dedicating 40% of your time to working onsite (from 2-4 days per week).

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