Business Analyst

Role overview

Core responsibilities

• Establish, manage, and optimise requirements for AWS cloud infrastructure and integration platform delivery.
• Understand business problems and opportunities through research, analysis, and stakeholder engagement.
• Define requirements, support service design and delivery, and use evidence-based insights for prioritisation.
• Lead small to medium-sized projects and support larger, more complex initiatives.
• Apply analysis across people, processes, data, technology, and organisational needs.
• Elicit, analyse, document, and validate business, user, and technical requirements.
• Identify improvement opportunities through technology and business change.
• Support transformation programmes and ensure solutions meet user and organisational needs.
• Champion user-centred design and contribute to the Business Analysis profession.

Methods and tools

• The role uses Business Analysis standards and processes within an Agile environment.
• Scrum delivery practices, Jira, and Confluence are used to support delivery.
• The branch works with AWS platforms and integration technologies such as Boomi.

Experience and qualifications

• Experience of business and technical analysis in an Agile or digital project environment.
• Experience applying stakeholder management techniques to influence key decisions.
• Ability to work independently, manage relationships, and apply understanding of the business area.
• The role is aligned to the Business Analyst profession within the Government Digital and Data Profession.
• Successful candidates must complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard before appointment.

Working pattern and location

• The role uses a hybrid working style with time spent in either the Glasgow or Dundee office.
• There is an expectation of at least two days per week in the assigned location.
• The posting also states that interviews or the role location may be in person in Dundee or Glasgow.

Working hours and timeline

• Standard working hours are 35 hours per week, with flexible working options depending on role needs.
• The stated sift week commences 5 October 2026, and the interview week commences 26 October 2026.
• Applications are due before 23:55 on Monday 5 October 2026.

Assessment process

• Applicants must provide a CV and supporting statement of no more than 750 words.
• Assessment includes experience, behaviours, a technical assessment, and potentially a telephone interview.
• The technical assessment includes a written exercise based on a scenario.

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