Job Ref: 212632237

Date: 2020-10-21 17:07:12

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Senior Business Analyst

£60-£65,000 per annum + 5% annual bonus

Security Clearance: SC clearance – not needed before starting but must be eligible to undergo SC Clearance.

Location: Role based Milton Keynes and / or Euston (tbc based on Workstream) – Due to COVID-19 initially the successful candidate will work from home

Division: Technology Solutions

Job Spec Summary

Develop unambiguous, complete and consistent business requirements specifications to support the delivery of the Workstream

Key Objectives

Outputs and Outcomes including:
Benefits case development
Identify, document and analyse As-Is and To-Be business processes
Develop business level requirements using methods such as EPICS, Use Cases, User Stories, Wireframes, requirements traceability matrices, Functional and Non-functional Requirements.
Identify data entities, attributes and develop conceptual/logical data models
Assess the impact of the changes with respect to:
Data and Information and its quality
Security
Data Protection
Contribute to the development of business change plans and benefits profiles
Contribute to the production of high-level project plans and identify, assess and escalate project risks and issues as appropriate
Contribute to the production of Safety and Hazard documentation and plans

Essential Experience/Skills:

Proficiency in Agile and Waterfall delivery
Data analytics delivery experience in one or more of the following contexts:
Operational dashboards
OLAP / Data Mining
Artificial Intelligence in support of predicative analysis
Data Management, Data Cubes, Data Warehouses, Data Lakes
Thorough and up to date understanding of analysis approaches, tools and techniques including (Use Cases, Conceptual Data modelling, BPMN)
Intermediate to strong Excel skills. Ideally able to develop macros if called on.
Know how an operational P&L works
Facilitate and influence challenging negotiation workshops
Able to validate benefit case opportunities
Measure and report delivery of actual benefits
Strong leadership skills; able to engage with coordinate & successfully lead multiple BAs

Desired Experience/Skills:

Minimum 3-5 years' experience working in a Senior position
ITIL Manager or ITIL V3 Expert and ISO/IEC 20000 consultant qualifications are desirable
Experience within the Utilities and / or Rail sector
Experienced in EA Sparx and Jira
Ability to rapidly acquire and simulate subject matter expertise of network rail asset management operations and translate into business analyst artefacts.

Personal Attributes:

Able to adapt to change at short notice
Creative problem solving and analysis skills with an ability to identify develop and implement solutions to gaps to meet the needs of the business
A self-starting individual with a strong work ethic capable of planning and managing own time effectively. Ability to perform under pressure and to work using own initiative as well as part of a team
Confident and assertive in potentially demanding situations, engaging diplomacy where necessary
Excellent verbal and written (including presentation) communication, influencing and interpersonal skills
Able to build strong, trusted relationships with stakeholders and network at all levels
Experience in customer facing roles, specifically within Capita, is desirable
Able to demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy
Able to think laterally to consider options which will optimise the requirements of the business
Takes personal responsibility for making things happen and achieving results. Displays motivation, commitment, perseverance and conscientiousness
Needs to be highly resilient, able to deliver to tight timelines maintaining high quality.
Strong team player
Able to rapidly acclimate & acquire knowledge ~ Quick learner able to grasp new concepts and apply quickly
Ability to multi-task
A highly resilient and tenacious professional in pursuit of delivery
Strong analytical thinker

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