Senior Business Analyst

Job Description

Are you a highly skilled Business Analyst who has experience using a wide variety of tools and techniques within an Agile environmentAre you passionate about improving processes to drive the best outcomes for both claimants and the taxpayerAre you able to bring together stakeholder requirements and user needs to deliver changes quicklyIf yes, we want you to join us at DWP Digital.You will work as a Senior Business Analyst in the Children and Families Digital team. We help run and maintain products and services that improve the outcomes for children, by enabling parents to put in place and manage sustainable child maintenance arrangementsin an efficient and convenient way.Few other organisations globally can offer an opportunity to work within a service at this scale and to make such a critical difference to millions of people.We want you to be at your best in these important roles, so well invest in your development and your career. And youll have a chance to manage our junior BAs, develop your leadership skills, and share your knowledge and experience with the BA leaders of the future.DWP. Digital with Purpose.Were working on stuff that is genuinely massive. And were driven by a unique and extraordinary purpose.

• Youll join the biggest, best established BA community of practice in UK government with access to all the support and learning you need to be a better BA and grow your career.
• 1bn lines of code in over 12,000 code repos and 90+ programming languages. We run around 294 days worth of testing every day through automation.
• Over 22 million people - 1/3 of the UKs adult population - access our services daily.
• Over 110,000 colleagues and agents use the kit, tools, and systems we roll out within DWP.
• Were one of the biggest payers in Europe with over £195bn payments made annually.

What youll need to be successful

• Leading business analysis activities within complex projects/environments.
• Using a wide range of tools and techniques to identify improvements and make recommendations.
• Working collaboratively within an agile environment to deliver the best outcomes.
• Building and maintaining relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Supporting colleagues to take responsibility for their own learning and development.
• You will translate the business problem and user needs into a set of detailed requirements for the solution that align to best practice methodology, with the appropriate use of epics, features, user stories and defined acceptance criteria.

Details. Wages. Perks.Youll join us in our Newcastle digital hub.Our hybrid working offer means you can work from home about 60% of the time.We offer flexible hours, and flexible working so you can do your job in a way that works for you.Pay for this role is up to £59,589Our pension offer is great too - with over 27% pension contributions. For a starting salary of £59,589 that would mean DWP put over £16,500 in your pension pot every year.Some of the benefits our team love

• Generous leave package starting at 26 days, rising further with service
• Extra days off using flexi time (up to 3 a month)
• Flexible working options to enable you to achieve the work life balance that is right for you including part-time, flexi time and job sharing
• Civil service pension with employer contributions of over 27%
• Training and development opportunities
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

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