Senior Digital Business Analyst – Lead Agile Public Services

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA); Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service pension

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays + Privilege Day

Staff discount portal

Professional development

EAP support

Job summary

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) seeks a Senior Business Analyst to lead business analysis within agile delivery teams, translating user needs into clear requirements and supporting user-centred digital services.

This permanent role offers a salary of £44,241 with a 28.97% employer pension contribution and Civil Service benefits, with flexible hybrid working from multiple UK offices including Birmingham.

Qualifications

• Hold The British Computer Society International Diploma in Business Analysis or equivalent.
• Experience delivering business analysis in agile, multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience leading analysis activities, identifying user needs and translating business requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Ability to investigate complex problems, assess options and model business processes using appropriate business analysis tools and techniques.
• Experience engaging a range of stakeholders and coaching, developing or mentoring other Business Analysts.
• Using Scrum or Kanban to deliver digital products or projects and manage competing priorities.
• Analysing functional, non-functional, stakeholder and transition requirements.
• Assessing the feasibility and operational impact of solutions using evidence and data.
• Candidates based in Uxbridge (contractual location Yeading) will receive a London Weighting allowance of £4,000.

Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis activities across digital projects and products, investigating business problems, user needs and opportunities for service improvement.
• Work with Product Owners and technical colleagues to define and refine user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional and non-functional requirements.
• Maintain and prioritise product backlogs, assess options and impacts, and help resolve risks, issues and changes affecting delivery.
• Engage stakeholders across the organisation, use appropriate analysis and process-modelling techniques, and coach and mentor other Business Analysts.

Skills

Business analysis in agile

User stories & acceptance criteria

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring analysts

Process modelling

Education

BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis

Job description

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) seeks a Senior Business Analyst to lead business analysis within agile delivery teams, translating user needs into clear requirements and supporting user-centred digital services.

This permanent role offers a salary of £44,241 with a 28.97% employer pension contribution and Civil Service benefits, with flexible hybrid working from multiple UK offices including Birmingham.