What we’re looking for
We’re seeking a dynamic, forward-thinking Business Analyst with excellent communication skills. You will be open-minded, happy to work on your own or as part of a team and want to learn new technologies and promote best practice.
Job type
Full time, permanent. We encourage those who may need a more agile approach to the structure of their working day to apply; we are always willing to discuss flexible options where we can.
Location
You’ll be expected to travel to our customer’s site and potentially sites UK wide; working from client/office/home locations as appropriate.
As an Agile Business Analyst you will:
- Build highly collaborative internal and external stakeholder relationships
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of customer/stakeholder needs
- Work collaboratively with scrum team members to deliver digital deliveries; fully engage and contribute in agile ceremonies (e.g. sprint planning sessions, daily stand ups and retrospectives)
- Take ownership and be accountable for sprint tasks
- Produce user stories and acceptance criteria
- Consistently produce work of a good quality, to sprint plan deadlines
- Flag risks or blockers in advance and voice concerns but offer solutions
- Work with the Product Manager, Digital Service Manager and User Researchers to refine the services in light of external factors such as changes to policy, legislation, technology or user requirements
- Seek continual improvement opportunities within own and other scrum teams
- Assist/support user research/user experience activities for the team
- Work closely with internal/external customers (public) so digital services meet user needs
- Motivate self and others to do a good job, build a strong team ethos
- Engage in a Business Analyst Community of Practice and share knowledge and best practice
- Communicate effectively with a wide range of digital delivery disciplines and talent both internally and externally
- Analyse and map the risks of this product approach and propose mitigation solutions
- Define how the predicted user and financial benefit can be realised
- Make a recommendation for action against the analysis done
- Need to be comfortable writing technical user stories for the delivery of APIs
- Analyse propositions and assess the user needs
Knowledge/experience
You will need:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- A collaborative ethos and enjoy working with various teams
- Proven experience of working within an Agile environment
- Demonstrable knowledge of appropriate Agile tooling
- The ability to provide support and encouragement to others
- The ability to manage yourself and align with team goals
In return you’ll receive
- An above rate salary
- Company pension
- Group life cover
- 25 days holiday per year, plus your birthday off!
- 2 days paid leave for voluntary work
- Annual training budget
- Enhanced maternity/paternity package
- Employee Assistance Programme
- We also offer an electric vehicle scheme and cycle to work scheme
*Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and the ability to pass BPSS vetting
